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Wild Edibles: Stinging Nettle

Stinging nettle is a delicious and nutritious food. It’s also a plant that can sting and cause welts. With these tips, you can learn how to safely gather, prepare and preserve this wild edible.

Danita Macy, Glenda Hyde, Jennie Brixey, Olivia Davis | Nov 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Bats in my attic—what should I do?

Q: Before sunrise, I sit on my deck and a couple of times recently, I've seen a bat fly into the eves and not come out. I can see there is a separation where a bat could squeeze in. I am wondering what to do to get rid of the bats and not put my family at risk of disease.

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Stink bugs and boxelder bugs everywhere?

Q: The exterior of my house is covered in stink bugs and boxelder bugs. Occasionally, some also get inside my home. How do I get rid of them without using pesticides?

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How do I get rid of the frogs on my porch?

Q: I have five frogs that sit on my porch light by my front door and eat bugs. They are a nuisance. They leave droppings on the porch and I can’t use my front door because they will jump in the house. I do not ...

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4-H Investigators at Home provides summer enrichment for students and families

Students receive a monthly box designed for third- through fifth-grade students with activities, instructions and all the needed materials to explore hands-on STEAM activities.

Chris Branam | Aug 18, 2022 | News story

How can I support the endangered Monarch butterfly?

Q: I recently read in the news that the Monarch Butterfly was added to the endangered species list. What can I plant in my garden to help the butterfly? I read that milkweed plants are their natural habitat. Yesterday I ...

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JUNTOS

Juntos Para Una Mejor Educación Program (Together for a Better Education) improves access to higher education by empowering K-12 Latinx families, engaging the entire family and school partners in the students’ educational goals. ...

José R. García | Jul 2022 | Video

4-H Lamprey in the Classroom returns to Portland area after pandemic hiatus

Education is key to saving the lamprey, but no school programs were in place to get the word out to the generations that will help conserve the ancient fish.

Maureen Hosty | Jun 2022 | Impact story

Warm Springs students explore ecology in collaboration with OSU Extension

The course launched in October and included six field trips of about eight hours each and four after-school sessions.

Tracy Wilson, Thomas Stokely | May 2022 | Impact story

Clackamas County youths reconnect with outdoors through OSU Extension forestry education programs

Over 900 students in second through eighth grades and 100 adult chaperones in Clackamas County attended an enrichment program at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest during the summer and several other groups came in early fall.

Peter Matzka | Mar 2022 | Impact story