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EMSWCD Free Yard & Garden Workshops - Fall 2025


Join East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District at a FREE workshop this fall from the comfort of your own home or in your neighborhood!  Learn tips and ideas from landscape experts on how to create an attractive, low-cost, and low-maintenance landscape that will benefit people, water, and wildlife. With topics ranging from naturescaping to attracting wildlife to climate resilience and more, you will learn how to plan and care for the land in ways that benefit people, water, and wildlife!

A few workshops that are coming soon!

·       Sun 9/14 2-4:30 PM - Native Plants online via Zoom

·       Wed 9/17 6-7:30 PM – Intro to Naturescaping online via Zoom

·       Sat 9/20 10-12:30 PM – Creating an Edible Landscape w/Portland Fruit Tree Project at Leaven Community Center (5431 NE 20th Ave)

·       Sun 9/28 2-4:30 PM – Urban Invasive Weeds online via Zoom

·       Thu 10/2 6-7:30 PM – Intro to Stormwater at EMSWCD Office (5211 N Williams Ave)

·       Sat 10/4 11-12:30 PM – Returning Fire to the Landscape at Leach Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave)

·       Wed 10/8 6:30-8 PM - Rain Gardens 101 at Rockwood Market Hall (458 SE 185th Ave)

·       Thu 10/9 6-7 PM – Landscaping for Wildlife online via Zoom

To check out our full schedule of workshops and to register, visit our website (emswcd.org/events/yard-garden-workshops/)!