

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Soil School 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 08:15 am (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Calling all gardeners– from aspiring to advanced–to Soil School 2026! The event offers 10 sessions taught by experts to learn about how improving soil health improves plant, garden, and habitat health. $35 covers the whole day, including breakfast and lunch. Scholarships are available, see details and registration link below.

Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 8:15 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.
All sessions are in-person
Portland Community College Rock Creek Event Center
17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229

Agenda for Soil School 2026

Doors open 8:15 – 8:45 am: Check-in and breakfast.
Please make sure you have received a confirmation email from us after your registration. There will be no on-site registrations.

Welcome and Opening Session 8:45 am: It’s ALL about SOIL! with James Cassidy, Oregon State University

Breakout Session 1, 10:15 am
Soils 101, with Scott Gall, West Multnomah SWCD
What’s Your Garden Future? Adapting to a Changing Climate with LeAnn Locher, OSU Extension

Breakout Session 2, 11:20 am
Supercharge Your Soil with Composting, with Michael Donaghue, Washington County Master Gardeners
Tribal Land Management Throughout Time, with Michael Karnosh, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Lunch served 12:15 pm

Breakout Session 3, 1:05 pm
From Fertilizer to Living Soil: Simple Ways to Read Your Garden’s Health and the Science Behind Them with Erica Hernandez, Portland State University
Getting to the Root of Biology for Native Plants with Cuauhtéhmoc Villa, Ground Culture

Breakout Session 4: Outdoors Session, 2:10 pm
In the Education Garden with Master Gardeners: Tour of Irrigation, Climate Change, and Native Plants with Washington County Master Gardeners
Soil Health in Action: Experience the Rainfall Simulator, with Marisa Theve, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Introduction to Soil Sampling at the PCC Learning Garden with Miriam Latzer, PCC Learning Garden
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-hills/soil-school-2026/200029659153055
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://wmswcd.org/2026/02/registration-is-open-for-soil-school-2026/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cedar+hills-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cedar Hills
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Pcc Rock Creek Campus
- **lat**: 45.566664495018
- **long**: -122.86182486013
- **full address**: Pcc Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229-1744, United States, Cedar Hills

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District (https://allevents.in/org/west-multnomah-soil-and-water-conservation-district/21177190)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 08:15 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Pcc Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229-1744, United States, Cedar Hills
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Soil School 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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