Our friends at East Multnomah County Soil and Water Conservation District have a number of opportunities coming up to learn about rain gardens, naturescaping, and site planning. From the EMSWCD website:

Itching to dig up fresh ideas for your yard & Garden? Don't forget about our fabulous (and FREE!) workshops that offer low-cost, sustainable gardening tips & resources for all levels of do-it-yourself yard & garden enthusiasts. (You can view the full workshop descriptions here.)

Rain Gardens 101: Learn to grow a rain garden!

* 3/23 - Whitaker Ponds Nature Park

* 4/6 - Troutdale Community Building

* 4/21 - Hollywood Senior Center

* 4/27 - Pilgrim Lutheran Church

Naturescaping Basics: Learn low-maintenance, natural gardening techniques that save you time, money and energy!

* 3/30 - Tabor Space

* 4/14 - Historic Kenton Firehouse

* 4/20 - Livingscape

* 5/5 - Kennedy School

* 5/18 - Troutdale Community Building

Site Planning 1: An extension of Naturescaping Basics: how to prepare a naturescaping site plan.

* 5/4 - Historic Kenton Firehouse

* 5/19 - Whitaker Ponds Nature Park

Site Planning 2: Share your landscape site plan and receive personalized advice from our landscape specialists.

* 4/17 - EMSWCD Office

* 5/15 - EMSWCD Office

Click here to register for a workshop today!