This year, Reedville Café will be serving up a pulled pork lunch to the hundreds of county residents who worked up an appetite exploring the 54-acre farm of Robert and Myrna Daly. The Dalys’ farm, located near Banks, includes Christmas trees and other crops. The tour will highlight the 5-acre riparian restoration project along Bledsoe Creek, which was enrolled in 2007 in the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District’s Enhanced Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (commonly referred to as ECREP).
The Dalys also have a 3.6 acre upland planting project – together, these projects protect water quality, reduce erosion, attract wildlife, and are good for pollinators. The District expects to field several questions on that last topic as pollinator conservation has received a lot of media attention due to the recent bee kill events in the area. Information on how to protect and enhance pollinator habitat will be provided, and landowners will have a chance to learn about the District activities and USDA programs that support protection of all these resources through technical assistance and financing.
Washington County residents who wish to attend this
event are strongly encouraged to RSVP to hold their place at the table.