What are native plants? Either you love them, hate them or don’t really know what they are. If you fall into the latter category, don’t worry. Native plants are often hard to define. And some people ...

As a verb, “hedge” first meant to create a border with shrubbery. But it’s not just land that can be hedged: so too can bets, investments and words. By Sarah Diamond In June, Debra Kamin, who covers ...

Since 2019, the Willamette Riverkeeper has been working with the City of Salem to remove Ludwigia, an invasive aquatic weed, from the Willamette Slough at Minto-Brown Island Park. The plant threatens ...

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