OSU Linn County Extension

06/03/2026

Watershed field tour: Middle McKenzie River
Explore large-scale floodplain reconnection projects in the Middle McKenzie River. Join OSU Extension and the McKenzie Watershed Council for a field tour of large-scale restoration projects in the McKenzie River watershed, covering topics like riparian forest, floodplains, habitat restoration and water quality. Speaker: Jared Weybright, Executive Director, McKenzie Watershed Council

When: June 6, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Where: Finn Rock Landing, Vida, OR
Event cost: $5 per person (scholarships available)
Register: beav.es/fw7

06/02/2026

Come join Tina, this Thursday for the next Strong People class. It's FREE just bring yourself and your willingness to have fun while building strength, balance, and flexibility.

Location - OSU Extension Service, 33630 McFarland Rd, Tangent

Questions - call Tina Dodge 541-730-3541
Email - [email protected]

05/29/2026

We just announced our 4th annual 4-H/FFA t-shirt contest winner. The youth and volunteers will get shirts with this on the front and our generous sponsors on the back. Watch for them at the Linn County Fair, open to the public this year July 16-18th.

We have a WINNER for our 2026 fair t-shirt. Congratulations to ROXANNE MCMILLEN! We look forward to seeing her great design printed on the front of the Linn County Fair t-shirts.

Thank you to everyone that participated this year. There ARE so many creative designs making it tough to pick just one winner. We've enjoyed seeing them hang at the office and hope you'll watch for them all to be posted on social media and acknowledge them all.

05/28/2026

Love homemade jam but not all the sugar?

OSU Extension shares safe ways to make lower-sugar jams, jellies and fruit spreads without sacrificing flavor.

Because sometimes the fruit should do the talking.

Learn more, https://beav.es/fhi.

05/28/2026

Willamette Community Lamb Farm Tour - Insights to AMP Grazing
Wednesday, June 3rd
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Albany, OR
$5 *Veterans attend free!

Register Here: https://beav.es/fq4

Join Willamette Community Lamb, a 30-acre Veteran owned farm in Albany, as Jacob Mogler shares his ”Insights from AMP Grazing" and pasture lambing.
He is implementing portable fencing, rotational grazing, sustainable methods, and is working to connect & grow the local sheep industry.
This is a Regional Small Farm tour, open to all!

Questions or accommodations? Contact [email protected] or (541) 730-3539.

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/events/willamette-community-lamb-farm-tour-insights-amp-grazing

05/27/2026

Turns out slugs really, really love bread dough.

Research from Oregon State University found that bread dough was the most successful slug attractant tested, outperforming everything else researchers offered them. In one instance, more than 18,000 snails were trapped in just 48 hours.

“We gave them a choice of food and they consistently went for the bread dough,” said Rory McDonnell, OSU associate professor and Extension gastropod specialist. “They really, really like it. They went bonkers for it.”

So how can home gardeners use this research? By making what we lovingly call… slug slurry.

To make a bread dough slug trap:
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups water (plus more as needed)
• 1 packet yeast
• Small container like a yogurt or cottage cheese tub

Mix ingredients into a loose slurry and pour into the container. Dig a shallow hole in the garden and place the container so the rim sits at or just above soil level. Slugs are attracted to the fermenting dough and fall into the liquid. (The liquid itself doesn't kill them, unless they drown. It acts as bait, drawing the slugs in. You may have to "dispatch" the slugs yourself.)

Check and refresh daily. The mixture works best when kept moist.

Prefer hand-picking instead? Use less water to create a thicker dough blob and place it directly in the garden.

One important note: keep dogs away from bread dough in the garden.

Here is your step by step tutorial to walk you through it: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gallery/how-create-slug-trap-using-bread-dough-slurry

Interested in hearing more? Join us for Slug Chat with OSU slug expert Rory McDonnell Wednesday at noon.
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/events/slug-chat

05/26/2026

Bring your lunch and join us Thursday
Diabetes Basics FREE lunch and learn
May 28th - 12:00pm-1:00pm
OSU Extension Linn County, 33630 McFarland Rd, Tangent

More information - Tina Dodge (541) 730-3541

05/25/2026

Spencer Shadow Ranch Tour - Silvopasture & Cattle
Thursday June 11th
10:00am-12:00pm
$5, *Scholarships available
Register Here: https://beav.es/xvd

Join us as we tour Doug McCarty's Spencer Shadow Ranch, a 340-acre cattle ranch near Eugene, where the family has been growing their own grazing forage, and running grass fed, grass finished cattle for 11 years. The owners have also developed a national educational website for farmers and ranchers to stay on top of their local conditions and to navigate USDA funding programs: farmersnavigator.com
Topics of the tour will include raising cattle without employees, integrating permaculture and silvopasture techniques, oak woodland restoration, and implementing NRCS and FSA programs on the ranch.

Questions or accommodations?
[email protected] or (541) 730-3539

05/25/2026

Watershed field tour: Monroe Drop Structure
OSU Extension and the Long Tom Watershed Council are teaming up for a field tour at the Monroe Drop Structure, a low-head dam on the Long Tom River. This dam is slated to be removed in 2027, restoring fish passage to over 3.5 miles of river habitat. Discussion topics will include: fish passage barriers, habitat restoration and the importance of watershed connectivity. Speaker: Jed Kaul, Fish Biologist and Director of Programs, Long Tom Watershed Council

When: May 28, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Where: Monroe City Park, Monroe, OR
Event cost: $5 per person (scholarships available)
Register: beav.es/fwh

05/24/2026

Join our Linn County Master Gardeners for the 25th annual Albany Garden Tour featuring six local gardens.
June 20th 10am-4pm
Tickets are now available at the Albany Visitors Association, Garland Nursery, and online at:
https://www.linnmastergardeners.com/albany-garden-tour-2026