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Join us for our March 25th, 2021 Columbia County Master Gardeners monthly chapter meeting via Zoom at 6:30pm and hear a special online guest presentation by Helena Wagner, Landscape Design, Consulting & Coaching at 4 Season Gardens. Aging in Your … Continue reading →

You are invited to a Zoom Presentation on March 16th, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Register in advance for this meeting HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Chip will address some previously … Continue reading →

Join the CCMGA for their February 2021 monthly chapter meeting on Thursday, 2/25/2021 at 6:30pm and hear a special guest presentation on “Houseplants: Gardening Indoors” with Ann Amato. Open to Master Gardener volunteers and members of the public, too! About … Continue reading →

We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and the gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty … Continue reading →

What does the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. mean to you? As a Master Gardener? As a gardener? How can we honor his teachings in our own work? Join us for a moderated online Zoom discussion January 18th, … Continue reading →

Chip Bubl is Columbia County’s OSU Agriculture Extension Agent, and a local newspaper guest columnist. You may reach Chip online with your gardening, farming and livestock questions through the OSU Extension Website. You are invited to a Zoom Presentation on … Continue reading →

Posted Jan. 8th, 2021 in the Capital Press, by Sierra Dawn McClain The Western bumble bee.   Oregon State University has a program that teaches volunteers to locate, identify and preserve the more than 620 species of native bees in Oregon … Continue reading →

This monthly zoom series kicks off in January, offering education for the experienced gardener led by OSU horticulture experts from across the state. Take your gardening knowledge to the next level with timely topics from gardening in a changing climate … Continue reading →

By Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/OregonLive CORVALLIS – Reality can get skewed when there are so many sources of information – books, magazines, newspapers, nurseries and, most of all, the internet and social media open up lots of room for … Continue reading →

Voles continue to be a problem Meadow mice, more properly known as voles, are short tailed and plump. They can’t climb much so spend their lives in shallow tunnels or foraging on the surface. Their populations rise and fall for … Continue reading →