Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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By Judy Scott Buckwheat field Photo by Alex Stone, OSU Farmers and home gardeners are finding buckwheat to be a good "green manure. Need a summer cover crop? Farmers and home gardeners are finding buckwheat to be a good "green manure" during the warmer part of the year in Oregon. A fast-growing summer cover crop, buckwheat is a succulent that can be grown as a green manure because it adds nutrients and organic matter to the soil. It also can smother weeds, protect the soil surface and provide habitat for pollinating and other beneficial insects...
McKenzie River Reflections...
Boaters/floaters should avoid north channel of McKenzie River below Walterville Boat Landing Chevon construction The Eugene Water & Electric board is warning boaters and other McKenzie River recreational users to avoid the north channel of the river immediately below Walterville Boat Landing due to potential low water flow across the utility’s rock drop structures. Also known as “chevrons,” the structures direct water into the Walterville Power Canal. As the water volume diminishes through the summer months, the rock drop structures in the n...
