Are you battling pests in your urban garden? Meet the beetles, bugs, flies, lacewings and other invertebrates such as spiders and centipedes that work around the clock to provide free pest control. You will discover plant types and management practices that provide habitat to attract and sustain beneficial insects that help your garden thrive. You’ll also learn how to keep an eye out for some of the invasive insect pests that currently threaten our state.

GROUNDWATER 101
Saturday November 19, 9:00am – 1:30pm

Join the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for Groundwater 101 – a FREE educational workshop that teaches groundwater basics including local geology and hydrology, the role groundwater plays in our drinking water system, and what we can do to protect this important resource. This interactive workshop is presented with a mix of hands-on and classroom-style teaching and is appropriate for adults and high school students aged 14 & up. Light refreshments will be provided. Pre-registration is required.

After the workshop, interested participants are invited to take a guided tour of the Portland Water Bureau Groundwater Facility (approximate tour time – 30 minutes).

 

Learn more & register at: https://columbiaslough.org/events/event/71/

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THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER

The Colunbia Children’s Arboretum will be one of the sites for this year’s Parke Diem, Portland Park’s city-wide volunteer event on October 14 & 15.