We are seeking a part-time, seasonal Farm Operations Assistant to engage in a wide range of activities related to running and maintaining Headwaters Farm. The Headwaters Farm Operations Assistant will help support Headwaters Farm staff during the growing season while practicing sound stewardship, maintaining equipment, and operating tractors and other machinery, among other general farm tasks.

The application period for this position has closed. Thank you for your interest! Application materials should have been sent by no later than Friday, June 10^th, 2016.

Thanks to everybody who attended our Naturescaped Yard Tour! The event took place on Saturday, May 14th. Six residential yards and two school yards were featured in the tour, each showcasing unique and creative ways of integrating naturescaping and stormwater management. In spite of a little rainy weather, over 400 people attended the tour! Stay tuned; we will post more information and photos from the event soon.

• Learn more about Yard Tour!
• Check out our gallery of the 8 yards in the tour.

Update, 5/2/2016: The application period for this position has now closed. Thank you for your interest!

We are hiring for an Invasive Weed Technician! This position works with our Rural Lands team to map and control high-priority invasive weeds, with the long-term goals of restoration of native plant communities, protecting ecosystem processes and water quality, and preventing erosion.

The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, a helpful personality, and experience in restoration, vegetation management and utilizing mapping technology and software. This position is part time (20 hours per week) and temporary; the job will begin in May and end on September 30^th, 2016.

Learn more about the position here.

If you are a farmer, you can take part in a nationwide survey on cover crop use — whether or not you plant cover crops! The survey takes about 15 minutes at most, and is anonymous. You can also enter into an optional drawing for a $100 gift card for completing the survey.

Click here to take the survey! – Edit: survey is now closed.

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We would like to get a better understanding of your needs when it comes to preventing soil erosion. We are working with Pivot Group to conduct a phone survey over the next few weeks. Your answers will be compiled with other respondents to give us a better idea of the challenges you face and how we can help you address them.

Please contact Chelsea for more information: chelsea@emswcd.org or (503) 935-5376.

Thank you for supporting our 2016 Native Plant Sale! The plant sale pickup day went very well: a nice break in the recent rainy weather, and more than 10,000 native plants were sent on their way to new homes in and around the District, which will help restore native habitat, lower outdoor water usage and support beneficial wildlife. We also want to thank our amazing volunteers for helping us put together customer orders and distribute them on Saturday! Our Plant Sale would not have been possible without your efforts.

If you are looking for more native plants, or were not able to order all the plants you wanted, please see our Local Sources of Native Plants page. There are many great retail locations that offer native plants, and several other nearby native plant sales coming soon!

If you were not able to pick up your plants on Saturday or did not receive some of the plants you ordered, we will process a refund or partial refund for your order this week. You can email Alex Woolery, our Marketing and Media Manager, or call him at (503) 935-5367, if you have any questions about your order.