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Inspiring and supporting voluntary stewardship of the Marys River watershed.
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Garden Planning Starts Now!
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Winter’s cold, quiet days offer a chance to slow down and look ahead. While the landscape rests, it’s the perfect season to imagine what’s next, sketching garden plans, choosing plants, and thinking about how our outdoor spaces will grow and change come spring
time.
We are lucky to live in a place that hosts so many community environmental learning opportunities, and we have a great talk coming up to share with you! Author Dr. Doug Tallamy will be speaking about how to save nature right in your own yard. You can find more
information and the flyer down below. If this talk inspires you to include more native species in your garden plan, now is a great time to order native seedlings, seeds, and even put some plants in the ground!
If you're still in need of native plants, there are many local sources that you can choose from. Here is a nonexhaustive list of local vendors selling native plants.
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How can I Help? Saving Nature in Our Own Yards
A Talk by Dr. Doug Tallamy
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Learn simple, effective steps to help restore and protect nature through the choices we
make in our own landscapes with acclaimed author and entomologist Dr. Doug
Tallamy, founder of Homegrown National Park and author of the New York Times best
seller, Nature’s Best Hope.
Topics include:
- Creating wildlife-friendly habitat
- Why native plants—and keystone species—matter
- How insects and plants support healthy bird populations
Event Details:
- Saturday, Jan. 24, 1–2 p.m. (doors open noon; book signing follows)
- CH2M Hill Alumni Center, 725 SW 26th St., Corvallis
- Tickets: $20 advance | $25 at the door | All are welcome
- Get tickets:
www.bentonmg.org/doug-tallamy
- Questions: bcmgat...@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Benton County Master Gardener Association
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Location: Common Fields in Corvallis
Date: Thursday, February 19th, from 5:30-7:30pm
Want to learn about a Japanese style of fly fishing that uses only a rod, line, and fly to catch fish and how it fits here in the PNW?
Amanda Hoffner, also known as
Lady Tenkara Bum on social media, is an international
tenkara angler who recently moved from the east coast to the Willamette Valley. She has fished and caught trout with a tenkara rod in 30 states (including Oregon), and plans to continue to inspire and bring together anglers and outdoor enthusiasts to explore
the art and traditions of tenkara and fixed line fishing.
During this Tap Talk, Amanda will tie some recognizable tenkara flies and some variations of her own while talking about tenkara and how effective it can be in the PNW. Please feel free to bring your own vise (BYOV) and tie along with her as she will provide
some materials and the knowledge.
Common Fields generously donates 10% of proceeds from the night to the Marys River Watershed Council.
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