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Soil School 2017

Saturday, Apr 8
8:00am - 4:00pm
PCC Rock Creek Event Center
17705 NW Springville Road
Portland, OR, OR 97210
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Carolyn
5032384775
carolyn@wmswcd.org
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West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
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Soil School 2017 will be a day packed full of information for small acreage farmers, landscapers, gardeners, grounds managers and anyone else who wants to improve their soil. The health of your soil determines the health of everything growing in it—the food you eat and the crops you produce.


When: Saturday, April 8, from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Check-in 8-8:30 am)

Where: PCC Rock Creek Event Center, 17705 NW Springville Road, PDX

Cost: $30 per person or $50 for two people (Breakfast snacks & lunch provided)

Register: https://wmswcd.org/soil-school-2017-registration/


Keynote speaker: Eileen Stark, Portland based landscape designer and Author of Real Gardens Grow Natives.

Attendees will learn about soil structure/composition and analysis as well as topics such as planting for pollinators, cover crops, irrigation, landscaping with native plants, composting, invasive weeds, fungi, permaculture, composting, pest management, and rebuilding urban soils.

Speakers/panelists to date include:

• James “Dr. Soil” Cassidy, Oregon State University soil scientist

• Dean Moberg, Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Weston Miller, OSU Extension Community & Urban Horticulturist

• Kim Galland, Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Michelle Delepine, West Multnomah SWCD Invasive Species Program

• Kathy Pendergrass, Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Naomi Montacre, Naomi’s Organics

• Jordan Weiss, Jordan’s Mushrooms

• Marisha Auerbach, Permaculture Rising

• Travis Godeaux, Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Glen Andresen, OSU Extension

• Cory Owens, NRCS


Soil School 2017 is sponsored by West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, and OSU Extension.


For more information, please call WMSWCD Communications Coordinator Carolyn Lindberg at 503/238-4775, ext. 101 or email at carolyn@wmswcd.org.


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Registration required. Cost is $30.00 for singles and $50.00 for doubles.
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