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| Statewide events |
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Annual Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week
May 16-22, 2010
Contact
Jo Davis
Program Assistant
Oregon Department of Agriculture
503-986-4621
jdavis@oda.state.or.us
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The Oregon InterAgency Noxious Weed Symposium
December 7-9, 2010
LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis, OR.
Contact
Jo Davis
Program Assistant
Oregon Department of Agriculture
503-986-4621
jdavis@oda.state.or.us
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Oregon Vegetation Management Association (OVMA)
Annual Conference
Sunriver Resort • Sunriver, OR
November 15 - 17, 2010
Contact
Sandy Smith
OVMA Secretary/Treasurer
541-506-2650
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EVENT: Meeting of the Minds
April 13th, 3pm to 5pm
Eric Coombs, ODA Entomologist will be giving a talk on biocontrols
Steve Dougill, Crook County GIS will be talking about our county noxious weed map
EVENT: Crook County Invasive Species Patrol Volunteer Training
May 7th, Classroom Training from 4pm to 8pm (Dinner will be served)
May 8th, Field School from 10am to 2pm (Please bring a sack lunch)
Come and learn about our most threatening invasive species and learn how to help us track them down
EVENT: Crook County Weed Pull
June 12th
Meet at OSU Crook County Extension at 8am
BBQ to follow at Ochoco Pointe in Prineville
Come and help make Prineville a more beautiful place
Contact: Please RSVP to brooke.gray@oregonstate.edu or call (541)447-6228
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EVENT: Let's Pull Together
Deschutes County
June 12, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Howard
Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board member
Lets Pull Together, Event Coordinator
541.385.7906
howard@bendcable.com
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EVENT: The Invasive Plant Policy Review and Regulatory Improvement Project
The Invasive Plant Policy Review and Regulatory Improvement Project was approved by the Portland Planning Commission on November 10, 2009. The next step in the process for the project is a hearing before the Portland City Council.
The hearing will be held on Feb. 3rd at 9:30 am. An official public notice will be sent to those in the project databases. Also, a project report is being prepared for City Council.
Information about the project is available on the City of Portland's web page at http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=51202.
Contact: Tricia R. Sears for additional information at tricia.sears@ci.portland.or.us and phone #503-823-1174.
EVENT: Free Weed Management Workshop
Who: West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Skyline Ridge Neighbors
What: Free Workshop on Invasive Weeds
Where: Skyline Grange, 11275 NW Skyline Blvd.
When: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2010
Contact: Carolyn Myers Lindberg, 503/238-4775, ext. 101
Join West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation staff and Skyline Ridge Neighbors for a FREE workshop on invasive weeds in the West Hills. You’ll learn how to identify and control some of the worst invasive plants in your area. All interested landowners are invited to attend Saturday, February 6, at the Skyline Grange, 10 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Register by clicking “Events” at www.wmswcd.org.
A short slideshow with the most menacing invasive weeds will be followed by a hands-on demonstration of how to use a variety of tools to combat these formidable foes! The demonstration will include lessons on how to use a weed wrench, knotweed injection gun and how to create a tree-ivy lifesaver ring.
Invasive weeds to be included are:
- English ivy
- Clematis
- English hawthorne
- Holly
- Himalayan blackberry
- Knotweed
- Garlic mustard
What are invasive weeds? They are invasive, non-native plants introduced to an environment where they harm the local ecology by displacing native plants and wildlife, impede water quality and flow, increase soil erosion, decrease land value and alter ecosystems.
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District mission: “Conserve and protect soil and water resourcesfor people, wildlife and the environment.”
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