FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ESP Friend of Extension Award Don Wiley – recipient of the Epsilon Sigma, Friends of Extension award Congratulations to Don Wiley, recipient of the Epsilon Sigma, Friends of Extension award, recognizing individuals and professionals consistently exhibiting Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SNAP-Ed Leads ‘Nutrition in the Forest’ Project Five plant part salad. In November 2022, the SNAP-Ed Program was awarded a $2,000 Farm-to-School grant that provided funding to build raised beds at Hopkins Demonstration Forest. High school Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Coming to Your Community: A New and Improved Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program Master Food Preserver volunteer making blackcap jelly. The Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program is changing. In addition to delivering topical research-based food preservation Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Growing Tomorrow’s Stewards: The Benefits of Youth Forestry Education Students examine the differences across species of pine cones. (Photo by Amanda Loman) Nestled in Clackamas County’s woodland ownership, the Hopkins Demonstration Forest has been a partner Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Bigleaf Maple Trees in Clackamas County are Becoming Pretty Sweet While bigleaf maple syrup may not be as well-known as its counterparts from the northeastern U.S., it has been gaining popularity in recent years. Bigleaf maple Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Education Opportunities in Response to Tree Dieback Douglas-fir tree exhibiting signs of dieback. (Photo by Glenn Ahrens) Questions about sick or dying trees are on the rise, amounting to about 40% of all inquiries received in Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Helping Clackamas County Residents Restore Their Forests Proper seedling planting technique taught at Reforestation Workshop. (Photo by Sarah Cameron) Farm and forest owners in Clackamas County are still facing challenges to restore woodlands after wildfires, storms, Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Meeting Demand for In-Person Learning Steve Fitzgerald and Hunter Holeman teach Thinning Your Forest workshop at Tree School Field Day. (Photo by Amanda Loman) This year we saw a return to a more normal slate of Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH A New and Improved Oregon Farm Direct Marketing Law Good news for agricultural producers who want to produce and sell low-risk farm direct, value-added products directly to consumers without having to obtain a processing license. Due Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Partnering with Portland State University to Launch ‘Food for All in Clackamas County’ Project In January 2023, the OSU Family & Community Health (FCH) Program began working with a student team enrolled in the Portland State Read More