Protecting, conserving, and enhancing natural resources in Hood River County and beyond
We help landowners, managers, and residents improve and sustain natural resources in Hood River County.
The Hood River Soil & Water Conservation District (HRSWCD) is one of 45 conservation districts in Oregon established to promote and enhance our natural resources. To do so, the District helps landowners employ a wide variety of conservation techniques and management practices designed to protect, conserve, and enhance natural resources. Work is done entirely on a voluntary, non-regulatory basis.
Technical Assistance
We help Hood River County residents better manage their land for the conservation of natural resources. The HRSWCD has helped landowners, residents, and others obtain technical and financial assistance to implement a myriad of projects including:
- installing efficient irrigation systems
- fencing livestock out of waterways
- planting native trees and shrubs along streams
- enhancing riparian habitat
- improving fish habitat and restoring fish passage
- identifying and treating invasive weeds
- providing educational training opportunities
- monitoring stream and habitat conditions
Plant Sale!
We will be hosting the annual SWCD Native Plant Sale spring of 2025! Explore species information, availability, and planting tips.
Our 2024 numbers that speak
Whether it’s selling native plants, securing grants, conducting useful workshops, or providing free technical support, these numbers from last year help tell the story of how the HRSWCD makes a measurable difference!
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Mobile Chipping Service
Mobile wood chipping is back in 2025! We are excited to announce that local landowners in Hood River County will have access to free mobile wood chipping for debris generated through defensible space work. The free chipping is compliments of...
Native Plant Sale- Next Week!
Hood River SWCD Native Plant Sale is Next Week. The plant sale Friday April 4th 12-5pm and Saturday April 5th 9am-1pm at the OSU Experiment Station at 2990 Experiment Station Dr. Hood River. Visit the plant sale page for more...
Spanish Field Scouting for Pest Disease & Beneficial Insects
Please join course instructor, Eduardo Garcia M.S., for two days of a practical and hands-on Field Scouting for Orchard Pest and Disease and Beneficial Insect training . Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1261204760389?aff=oddtdtcreator When: Wednesday May 14th 11am-4pm & Thursday May 15th from...
