Oct 4, 2021 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
Submitted by Barbara Fisher, OLWC council member and Friends of Hallinan Heights Woods coordinator You have probably never heard of Gans Street. It’s a short dead-end street in the Hallinan Heights neighborhood. The OLWC has been working to restore ¾ of acre on this...
Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, Soil Health
By Stephanie Wagner, OLWC Board Chair What makes up Healthy Soil? “We Need Space!” This is the cry from plant roots and all the small and microscopic critters that live in soil. We all know that plants need water but did you know that their root systems...
Jul 2, 2021 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
The fingerprints of climate change are becoming more pronounced with the record crushing temperatures this past weekend in the Pacific Northwest. As prolonged heat and drought become part of the normal rhythms of the season, how do we take care of our trees?...
Jun 22, 2021 | Featured, Soil Health
Healthy soil supports a myriad of creatures and they in turn help support healthy soil. To name a few: nematodes, springtails, fungi, bacteria, algae, protozoa, mites and other larger organisms. Characteristics of healthy soil include space for air and water, a...
Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Opportunities, Past Projects, You can get involved!
Green Team Updates Lake Oswego High School- Nate Foster The students of the LOHS Green Team have continued in their efforts since the last newsletter, with each committee contributing. The Native Plants committee has hosted two monthly ivy pulls after the planting...
Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Uncategorized
Book Review: The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristen Ohlson Stephanie Wagner Thousands of years of poor farming and ranching practices – and, especially, modern industrial agriculture...