Our 2021 Neighborhood Garden Tour will take place in the beautiful Historic Court-Chemeketa District, east of downtown Salem, Oregon. The tour, an annual fundraiser for the Lord & Schryver Conservancy, will be held on Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6, 10am to 4pm both days. Tickets are just $20 per person ages 16 and older and free under age 16.

This year, limited timed entry tickets will be sold to comply with COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Select to come Saturday or Sunday and on the hour between 10am and 3pm. No tickets may be purchased on site during the garden tour.

Farm fresh boxed lunches featuring health savories, sweets and beverage, generously supplied by Minto Growers, may be ordered ahead for $15.00 (order at bottom of ticket screen.) Pick up at the event to enjoy on site before or after your tour.

Garden Hosts are needed to welcome visitors at the entrance to each garden. Food cart assistants are needed to help serve customers. Volunteer shifts range from 2.5 - 3.5 hours and volunteers will be provided with free entrance to the gardens on the day that they work (although we still welcome your support for this important fundraiser.)

Please email info@lordschryver.org - attention Karen Freeman- to sign up today!

Join us for a FREE self-guided tour of the garden this Saturday, April 24 from 10am - 1pm, with an optional docent tour at 11am. Stroll and enjoy classical music provided by the small ensemble "The Tuesday Club."

Each year, Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards are given to individuals, organizations, and projects that have made outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon heritage.

Willamette University Professors, Karen Arabas (Environmental Science) and David Craig (Biology), are partnering with the Salem Parks Department on the "2021 Oregon Oak Salvage Project." They are taking the ice storm's damage to Salem's iconic white oak trees and transforming it into knowledge that will help us to better understand the history of Salem's urban forests, animal habitats, and climate patterns. The professors and students have collected over 100 oak "cookies" - thin slices of fallen or felled Oregon white oak trees - from parks, public areas, and residential gardens to use in their research project.

Email pam@lordschryver.org to receive a Zoom invitation to this event.

*We are happy to offer these talks to the community at no charge. If you would like to make a donation to help cover our administative costs, please click here.

Mark Akimoff, LSC's Garden Manager for the past two years, has decided to leave us for a position in environmental conservation with the government. We appreciate the horticultural skills and passion that Mark brought to our organization and wish him all the best in his future career endeavors.

Free docent-led tours are offered Thursdays at noon. Look for the tour sign by the northwest corner of the parking lot.

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