Oregon's lava hole bee hadn't been seen in Oregon for almost 50 years when OSU Extension Master Melittologist Ellen Watrous rediscovered the bee in 2018 for the Oregon Bee Atlas. This bee had only been seen in Oregon four ...
Lincoln Best, Andony Melathopoulos |
Nov 2021 |
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Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Agriculture (Cropped from original)
Yellowjackets are a fact of outdoor life during the summer and fall in Oregon. While they are beneficial to the environment, their painful sting poses a hazard to people. Here's how to avoid them.
Start an active compost pile in winter, and you could have rich compost to add to your vegetable beds by spring. Livestock farmers can combine used bedding and manure to produce a valuable soil amendment — no matter the time of year.