Agricultural Learning Center

The Douglas County Extension Service Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) is a facility dedicated to all things agricultural. The ALC is overseen by the OSU Extension Service Douglas County in collaboration with Douglas County Public Works. The ALC is home to research plots for OSU Extension faculty, as well as several Master Gardener™ powered programs.

What can you find at the Agricultural Learning Center:

Research Plots by Extension Faculty
- Current Research: Professor Shelby Filley, Livestock and Forages Agent, is studying the efficiency and viability of the inter-planting of various forage crops. This plot is one of only four in the US participating in an international Herbal Leys research project.
Master Gardener™ Programs
- The Discovery Garden, demonstration garden open to the public daily, dawn to dusk.
- The Victory Garden, MG Volunteers grow over 1000 pounds of produce every year for donation to the Feeding Umpqua program.
- Nursery & Greenhouses, two separate nursery facilities with a total of 5 greenhouses for the propagation and tending of plants for sale at their annual fundraiser. Nursery areas are not open to the public.

Douglas County Master Gardener Association Website

Photo: Geoff Puryear (Cropped from original)

Browse related Extension resources

Browse all OSU Extension resources by topic. Or search for resources.

OSU Douglas County Extension Service Agricultural Learning Center

238 River Forks Park Rd
Roseburg, OR 97471
United States

Meet our experts

Shelby Filley

Regional Livestock & Forages

Logan Bennett

Small Farms and Master Gardener Program Coordinator

Contact for Farming and Gardening Questions in Douglas County