Drought in Oregon

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Water is a critical natural resource. This year's drought in Oregon is putting extra pressure on this critical, and limited, resource. In this new website, the OSU Extension Service has compiled publications and information to help Oregonians cope with water shortages at home, in the garden and on the farm.

Publications

Home water use
Conserving Water in the Kitchen EM 8356-E
Conserving Water in the Home: Washing Clothes EM 8358-E

Gardening
Conserving Water in the Garden: Designing and Installing a New Landscape EC 1530-E
Conserving Water in the Garden: Landscape and Lawn Care EC 1531
Landscape Plants (preview only, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) EC 1546
Conserving Water in the Garden: Growing a Vegetable Garden EM 8375-E
El riego en los huertos y jardines (Watering vegetable and ornamental gardens) EM 8765-S-E

Livestock management
Livestock Water Management During a Drought EM 8588-E

Irrigation
Measuring Well Water Levels EC 1368
Estimating Water Flow Rates EC 1369
Irrigating Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees in Oregon EC 1424
Oregon Crop Water Use and Irrigation Requirements (preview only, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) EM 8530
Irrigating Peppermint EM 8662
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8530.pdf Western Oregon Irrigation Guides (preview only, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) EM 8713
Simple Irrigation Scheduling Using the "Look and Feel" Method EM 8716
Drip Irrigation: An Introduction EM 8782
Strategies for Reducing Irrigation Water Use EM 8783
Irrigation Runoff Control Strategies PNW 287
Irrigation Scheduling PNW 288
Sizing Irrigation Mainlines and Fittings PNW 290
Irrigation System Walk-Through Inspection Analysis PNW 293

News Articles

How to cut water use in the garden

Clearing fire-prone vegetation near your home crucial in drought

Lawns and drought - what should you do?

The art and science of watering the garden

Websites

Oregon Drought Resources
Links to information about livestock management, farm production, monitoring and mitigation during drought.

2005 Oregon Drought and Fire Conditions
Part of Governor Kulongoski's comprehensive strategy to respond to drought and fire emergencies this spring and summer.

Real-time Data for Oregon: Streamflow
USGS provides daily updates of streamflow on 181 Oregon rivers and streams.

Drought and cattle: from the Cattle Producers' Library Cow-Calf Management Guide
Strategies to help maintain healthy pastures and hayfields, reduce livestock losses, and improve recovery of lands from drought.

Wildfire in Oregon
OSU Extension information to help you prepare for and respond to wildfire in Oregon.

The Grazier (pdf)
OSU Department of Rangeland Resources newsletter includes information on livestock water management and drought effects on range plants.

Oregon Climate Service
Links to state and national weather and drought monitoring.

Xeriscape Pictorial Plant Guide for Central and Eastern Oregon

Information for irrigators facing water shortages