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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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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

How do we help our backyard hummingbird?

Q: I am wondering if I can get more information on the hummingbird that has decided to nest outside my Portland window. Can you tell me what kind of hummingbird it is and are there any interesting facts about their nesting ...

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Achieving ADA Accessiblity at Camp Fire Wilani

OSU Extension Service Outdoor School offered grants that encouraged outdoor school providers and sites to focus on equity work in their programming and site. Camp Fire Wilani was a grant recipient. They updated the 1960s-developed...

Charissa Jones, Elissa Kobrin | Jan 2022 | Video

Open Campus Brings Culturally-Relevant Programming

After recognizing a gap in accessible and culturally relevant programming in Spanish, OSU Extension’s Open Campus program focused on three areas: college access, community engagement in the outdoors—both recreationally and as a ...

Jeff Sherman-Duncan, Gina Galaviz-Yap, José R. García, Natalie Macias | Jan 2022 | Video

Teaching Outside: Connecting Outdoor Learning to Environmental Literacy

Preparing Oregon’s future generations to protect and sustain our state’s natural resources is critical to Oregon’s economic, environmental and social sustainability. Through outdoor learning, students have the ...

Lee Ann Mikkelson, Maggie Livesay, Norie Dimeo-Ediger, Jenna Mendenhall | Jun 2021 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Oregon 4-H Earth Science Project Leader Guide

This leader guide for the 4-H Earth Science Project is designed for use in traditional 4-H clubs and camps and also for school enrichment delivery.

Virginia Thompson, Alex Bourdeau | Apr 2021 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

170 - Halie Cousineau - School gardens and pollinators

Hailie is the Oregon State University Extension Service Lane County Pantry Food Heroes Coordinator and State Wide Food Hero Garden Education Coordinator. She is also an Indonesian specialist and world traveler who is passionate ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2021 | Podcast episode