Tansy ragwort has long tormented hay producers and rural landowners who graze livestock. Horses and cows are especially susceptible to this poisonous weed. In open fields, grazing animals will generally avoid eating tansy […]
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Request for Proposals: Priority Invasive Weed and Vegetation Management
UPDATE February 26, 2016: This RFP is closed. The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) is looking for qualified contractors to perform invasive weed control, and restoration planting on multiple project sites […]
What’s Up With Weeds: February 2015
February brings hints of spring and assures us that the worst of the winter season is over, and it’s a great time to plant new plants outside. The cool wet weather still to […]
What’s Up With Weeds: January 2015
Weeds: The solution for your resolutions January is the perfect time of the year to reflect on the year that has passed, and plan for the year ahead. Many of us mark the […]
What’s Up With Weeds: December 2014
Deck the Halls! December is the month when our busy lives get busier. The December mad dash of shopping, baking, wrapping, and mailing, ultimately gives way to the holidays spent surrounded by our […]
What’s Up With Weeds: November 2014
A November to remember…to take care of those tools! By the time November rolls around, the rains of winter have returned to the Northwest. This is the time of year when we pull […]
What’s Up With Weeds: October 2014
October may be your last chance! It is the first full month of fall, and the signs of the season all around us. By October many of our most troublesome weeds have run […]
What’s Up With Weeds: September
What’s coming up? We are preparing for a busy fall season. Our WeedWise program will be focused on Knotweed control. Work is commencing along the Sandy River mainstem, as well as in the […]
What’s Up With Weeds: August
August is the month when a yellow flower has folks across Clackamas County seeing red. The yellow flower at the heart of the problem is Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea). This pernicious weed is […]
