The Willamette Basin Conservation Project was created to help people and programs work together toward positive results in Oregon’s Willamette Basin for people, lands, communities, waters and native species.
Have you ever watched a squirrel? Watching squirrels is fun. They
look like a circus act as they jump from tree to tree. They run along
tree branches, leaping from branch to branch—it is unbelievable that they can move so fast and not fall! Sometimes you
can hear them barking...
Can you imagine eating bugs and berries and living inside a tree?
Western bluebirds do just that! They are members of the thrush family,
meaning that they are related to robins. There are three species, or kinds, of bluebirds in the United States: the Eastern
bluebird, the Western bluebird, and...
Weed management is a continual challenge to Oregon table beet growers. Research over the last several years has documented that s-metolachlor (Dual Magnum) will substantially improve weed control and crop yields when applied alone or in concert with other registered herbicides such as Roneet and Pyramin, with the potential to...
Weeds reduce the value of nursery crops. They compete with crops for nutrients, light, and water. Some vine weeds climb nursery crops, requiring excessive labor for hand removal. Most serious are perennial weeds, which can be harvested with nursery crops and infest the field or landscape where they are subsequently...
Part 1: Bean mold project: What is an effective alternative to Ronilan for control of gray and white mold in snap beans when mold pressure is severe? When can we use a less expensive single fungicide application without putting the bean crop at significant risk?
Part 2: 12 Spot Beetle...
Home gardens produce the best yields when planted with
vegetable varieties adapted to local growing conditions.
These variety trials may assist market growers and home
gardeners in choosing adapted varieties, based on qualities
that are important to them (such as appearance, earliness,
flavor, yield, and disease resistance).
As part of the U. S. GLOBEC NorthEast Pacific Program we made repeated seasonal hydrographic surveys in the northern California Current system (Figure 1) between July 1997 and September 2003. These surveys included early spring sampling along a pair of hydrographic sections, one north (at 44.6ºN) and one south (at...
The project team surveyed and interviewed forty identified experts within the diverse tsunami community. The survey revealed that this community is a sophisticated user of Internet search engines and tools and is very familiar with existing information. The sites mentioned most frequently as being helpful were those of the National...
The listing of many Pacific Northwest anadromous fish stocks as threatened or endangered has heightened the need to protect or enhance the health of entire river systems. Salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish swim from the ocean to the headwaters of their home river, where they spawn. Their young hatch...
Describes chipmunks and their habits. Explains what type of habitat they need and how you can provide habitat in your yard. Includes sources of additional information and “fun facts.”