COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Grow an Extra Row project fills critical need Compost bins under construction at GAER garden, with OSU Master Gardeners (from left to right) Priscilla Robinson, Eve Freeman, Kathy Krentz, Nancy Muir, Will Hughes, and Kirk Pearson. Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE ‘Fall into Gardening’ and ‘10-Minute University’ go virtual 10-Minute University went virtual this year, engaging over 10,000 viewers. Navigating another year of challenges, how do you continue to engage and inform a community clamoring for sustainable Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Summer Enrichment Program kicks off return to in-person learning Arbor School of Arts and Sciences students test water quality during a forest hike at Hopkins Demonstration Forest, which returned to in-person learning last summer. Hopkins Demonstration Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Sustaining Forestry Education through COVID pandemic OSU Forestry and Natural Resources had to adapt its outreach methods during the COVID pandemic, but we are keeping pace with the seasonal cycles of forest growth and woodland management. Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Reforestation after natural disasters New plantings, such as these noble fir Christmas tree seedlings, were particularly vulnerable during the heat wave last year. OSU Extension is helping growers assess and recover from heat damage to trees. Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Fire Aware, Fire Prepared This home survived the Beachie Fire because it was designed and maintained to resist fire. Fire Aware, Fire Prepared webinars help people prepare homes and landscapes to reduce risk of severe fire Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Popular Garden Webinar Series Garden webinar series shares reliable gardening information. Weed identification class at 2020 Master Gardener Training. Annually, the metro Master Gardener program trains nearly 200 community members – who, on completion of training, Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Community education adapts to COVID When it is safe, Extension will offer more field workshops like this one on planting trees held in February 2020. Our Extension Forestry and Natural Resources education program has been changed Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE OSU Master Gardeners™ – Trained Community Educators Master Gardener trainees use lots of helpful techniques to learn how to identify weeds. Master Gardener studying an insect during a Master Gardener hands-on workshop. In the winter months, Read More