Our Native Plant Sale store is now closed, and plant pick-up day is coming up! If you made an order from our online store, be sure to mark your calendars, plant pick-up day is on February 18th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We cannot accommodate early or late plant pick-up. For more important details, please see our Pick-up Day Details page here.

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Here are some resources and information on staying cool through this hot weather! This post will be updated with any new information and resources as they become available.

• If you need a place to cool off, Multnomah County has an interactive map of cooling centers, libraries, and water/recreation locations you can cool off at here. You can also find any updated information on cooling centers, misting stations and more at their Help for when it’s hot page, and information in additional languages.
• Cooling centers are open 24 hours a day. Current locations include:
  • Charles Jordan Community Center: 9009 N. Foss Ave., Portland
  • East Portland Community Center: 740 S.E. 106th Ave., Portland
  • Portland Building: 1120 S.W. 5th Ave., Portland
  • Sunrise Center: 18901 E. Burnside, Portland

• In addition, a daytime cooling center is open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM in Old Town at 435 N.W. Glisan St., Portland.
• Several Multnomah County libraries are open until 9:00 PM through to Saturday the 30^th. Find Multnomah Library locations here.
• For transportation needs, TriMet will not turn anyone away if they cannot pay fares during the hot weather. TriMet asks riders to let their driver know they are headed to a cool place.

For more information or to find a cooling station near you, visit 211info.org or dial 211.

EMSWCD is once again providing a dumpster for disposing of pulled and bagged garlic mustard. The dumpster is located on the Historic Highway, in front of the ball field across the street from the Corbett Water District.

The dumpster is marked clearly as GARLIC MUSTARD DUMPSTER. A tracking sheet is located below the dumpster – please fill out all of the information requested on the sheet so we can track how much time was spent pulling garlic mustard and where it came from. A dumpster will be provided each spring to help the community dispose of garlic mustard.

Additionally, starting in 2022 we are also allowing residents to dispose of tansy ragwort in this dumpster. Please only use this dumpster to dispose of garlic mustard and tansy!

2022 Update: our garlic mustard/tansy dumpster is featured in the Corbett Area Newsline!

Have any questions? Send an email to Chris    Learn more about pulling invasive garlic mustard

23 de mayo 18:00 a 19:00

Los insectos proveen muchos servicios benéficos en nuestros jardines y nuestras granjas. Aquí en Oregon, tenemos cientos de especies de abejas nativas, junto con numerosas moscas, escarabajos, polillas, y mariposas que polinizan nuestras flores y cosechas. Tenemos también un ejército de insectos benéficos, incluyendo escarabajos, moscas, avispas, chinches de alas de encajes que proveen control de plagas gratuito al atacar las plagas que viven en nuestros jardines y nuestras granjas.

En este taller, aprenderá sobre los diferentes tipos de insectos benéficos en Oregon, y usted descubrirá plantas y prácticas de manejo que proveen alimentos, agua, y refugio para atraer insectos y sostenerlos todo el año.

Acompáñenos a un taller de una hora y después tendrémos tiempo para preguntas y respuestas.

Organizado por Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District y East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. La grabación se publicará en el canal de YouTube de Tualatin SWCD después del taller.

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