Protecting, conserving, and enhancing natural resources in Hood River County and beyond
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2026 Respirator Fit Testing
This bilingual opportunity is for pesticide applicators and handlers to receive onsite medical evaluations and OSHA certified respirator fit tests by medical professionals. Certification of compliance provided after fit test. This event is a collaboration with Providence Occupational Health, One...
2024/2025 Annual Report
Explore our freshly designed and digital 2024/2025 Hood River Soil & Water Conservation Annual Report! Throughout the past year, we have broadened our agricultural trainings, implemented numerous upgrades to on-farm irrigation systems, initiated various water and soil conservation projects, expanded...
 Spanish for Orchard Managers January 2026
Spanish for Orchard Managers REGISTER HERE! Dates & Times: Location: Columbia Gorge Community College – Hood River Campus Target Audience: Orchard managers, farm owners, and supervisors. All Spanish langauge skill levels are welcome. Course material will be adjusted to participants’...
Native Plant Sale!
Get ready to unleash your inner gardener-our 2026 Annual Native Plant Sale is sprouting up this January! Pre-order bareroot conifers, deciduous trees and shrubs by clicking the button below. Don’t miss the exclusive wildflower selection, blooming on the sale days in April!
We help landowners, managers, and residents improve and sustain natural resources in Hood River County.
The Hood River Soil & Water Conservation District (HRSWCD) is one of 45 conservation districts in Oregon established to promote and enhance our natural resources. To do so, the District helps landowners employ a wide variety of conservation techniques and management practices designed to protect, conserve, and enhance natural resources. Work is done entirely on a voluntary, non-regulatory basis.
Technical Assistance
We help Hood River County residents better manage their land for the conservation of natural resources. The HRSWCD has helped landowners, residents, and others obtain technical and financial assistance to implement a myriad of projects including:
- installing efficient irrigation systems
- fencing livestock out of waterways
- planting native trees and shrubs along streams
- enhancing riparian habitat
- improving fish habitat and restoring fish passage
- identifying and treating invasive weeds
- providing educational training opportunities
- monitoring stream and habitat conditions
