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The Hood River SWCD works with landowners, managers, and residents to implement projects and provide educational opportunities that benefit natural resources, promote water and soil conservation and enhance agricultural productivity.

11/03/2026

Hi there and welcome to November! This month’s W**d of the Month is English Ivy! While most invasive w**ds are dying back, a few, like English ivy, keep going strong. It may look pretty climbing up fences, but make no mistake, this fast spreading w**d will shade out and smother other plants. Now’s a great time to act since the ground is nice and damp. Grab your favorite gardening tool, start digging and make sure to dig the entire root out. Bag it up and toss it in the trash. For more tips on getting rid of English ivy, check out our flyer!

10/27/2026

Did you know that letting fallen leaves hang out in your yard and garden is great for birds and pollinators? Check out some tips and info on how to handle both small and large piles of leaves: https://xerces.org/leave-the-leaves

10/20/2026

Keep an eye out for October’s W**d of the Month: pokew**d! This toxic and pushy plant can grow up to 8 feet tall and loves to take over its surroundings. You can spot it by its dark purple berries and deep red-purple stems. It often pops up in disturbed areas like roadsides, forest clearings, and neglected garden spaces. Seen any around? For smaller patches, make sure to wear gloves and try to pull out as much of the root as you can. Want to know more about pokew**d and how to tackle it? Check out the flyer and scan the QR code!

10/19/2026

The Community Wildfire Leaders Meeting is an opportunity to connect with others who share that goal. Through semi-regular gatherings (monthly or quarterly), participants can exchange ideas, share successes and challenges, learn from wildfire professionals, and explore funding and collaboration opportunities.

At our first meeting on 10/29, we'll discuss what participants hope to gain from the group and gather input on meeting topics, format, and frequency to help shape the program moving forward.

When: October 29, 5:00 PM (future recurring meeting dates and times will be decided in this meeting)

Where: Hood River Library Group Meeting Room

RSVP: https://luma.com/d7wtwekw

Who should Attend? This group is intended for anyone interested in helping organize their neighborhood around wildfire preparedness and mitigation. If you know other community leaders, volunteers, or engaged neighbors who may be interested, please feel free to invite them.

09/16/2026

Join the Hood River Forest Collaborative, Wasco County Forest Collaborative, and Oregon State University for a community film screening and panel discussion. The event will feature tabling with agency personnel and local fire staff who will share information about preparing your home and property for wildfire, evacuation and emergency planning, and smoke preparedness. The event will feature a short film, produced by OSU graduate student Maddie Washburn, highlighting a collaborative fire history study, exploring what the research reveals about the role of fire in shaping forests around Mount Hood. The film screening will be followed immediately by a panel discussion and audience Q&A with OSU researchers and local partners.

Date 1: Thursday, September 24 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM / Granada Theatre - 221 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR
Date 2: Friday, September 25 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM / Mt. Hood Town Hall - 6575 OR-35, Mount Hood, OR

6:00 - Tabling w/ local partners
6:30 - Film Screening
7:00 - Moderated Panel and Q&A

You can learn more about the research project here: https://treeringlab.forestry.oregonstate.edu/trl-projects

See you there!

09/11/2026

Join the Columbia Gorge Master Gardeners in celebrating edible gardening, native plants, pollinators, community engagement and the fall harvest season in the third annual Hood River Front Yard Garden Tour!

Walk, bike, roll, or stroll your way through the neighborhoods of the Hood River as you visit gardens and learn how to transform water-thirsty lawns into more sustainable and nourishing landscapes for humans and pollinators alike!

The Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District will be hanging out at the Nearly Native Garden on Eugene Street, giving away FREE blanket flower seed packets. Plus, we'll have loads of info on native plants, w**ds, wildfire prep, and a whole lot more! See you on Saturday!

For more information, go to: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver/events/2026-hood-river-front-yard-garden-tour

09/10/2026

Mark your calendars for Community Education Night! Stopping the Spread of Rush Skeletonw**d. Thursday, Sept. 17th, 6:30pm at the Mosier Grange. Please register for the event as seats are limited: https://luma.com/mo46wkr6

09/08/2026

🌼 A peek at this Saturday's Hood River Garden Tour map!
September 12th 9am-1pm

📜 Printed garden tour maps are available for pick up at the HR OSU Extension Office
today, Tuesday through Friday 9am-4pm as well as at each garden site on the day of the tour.

🌻Join us in celebrating edible gardening, native plants, pollinators, community engagement and the fall harvest season in the 3rd annual FREE tour.

🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍➡️Walk, bike, roll, or stroll your way through the neighborhoods of the Hood River as you visit gardens and learn how to transform water-thirsty lawns into more sustainable and nourishing landscapes for humans and pollinators alike!

🌺 Come check out your neighbor's gardens, get inspired, and explore what our region can grow! 🌿

09/04/2026

As the days get cooler and wetter, w**ds just keep growing. Meet September’s W**d of the Month: knotw**d! This plant clogs up small streams, pushes out native plants, and increases stream bank erosion.

Knotw**d can look a lot like bamboo when it’s all grown up, with its green stems and jointed segments. Don’t be tricked! There are plenty of ways to tackle this w**d, depending on how bad the infestation is. For more info, check out the flyer and scan the QR code!

09/03/2026

Worker Protection Standards Train the Trainer in English and Spanish, October 28-29th, 2026!

The “Train the Trainer” is a 2-day course taught in English and Spanish by trainers from the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Oregon State University. This is a hands-on and interactive course designed to train agricultural employers, farm managers, supervisors and individuals on how to successfully administer in-house Worker Protection Standards and safety training of agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. It provides individuals with the knowledge and tools to conduct practical pesticide safety training that complies with state and federal requirements of the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard (WPS).

For Worker Protection Standards in English, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/english-language-worker-protection-standards-train-the-trainer-tickets-1990913823841?aff=oddtdtcreator

For Worker Protection Standards in Spanish, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spanish-language-worker-protection-standards-train-the-trainer-tickets-1990907180972?aff=oddtdtcreator

Address

3007 Experiment Station Drive
Hood River, OR
97031

Telephone

+15413864588

Website

https://hoodriverswcd.org/

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