It is National Pollinator Week!

hr It is National Pollinator Week! June 21-27, 2021 has been designated as National Pollinator Week in Oregon and across the country!  Join the WeedWise...

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10 Ways to Celebrate Oregon (and National) Invasive Weed Awareness Week!

hr May 15-22 is the week that we celebrate Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week! This is the one week of the year to reflect on the invasive weeds impacting...

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Staff Spotlight: Samuel Leininger, WeedWise Manager

 hr Get to know the WeedWise program, through our people! The success of the WeedWise program is in great part due to the hard work and dedication of our...

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It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week!

hr Let’s Celebrate! The WeedWise program is in the business of preventing and controlling invasive weeds.  As anyone that spends much time battling...

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Recently discovered organic herbicide shown to be safe and effective against all invasive weeds!  

hr Invasive weeds can be extremely damaging and pose a real threat to the social, economic, and ecological health of our communities.  One important tool for...

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Its National Invasive Species Awareness Week!

hr National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 22-26, 2021) kicks off today! Each year, folks around the country take a week to consider the many...

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February’s Weed of the Month: Scotch Broom

hr February is the one month of the year that many of us associate with love and romance. We cut out paper hearts for Valentine’s Day cards and wrap cut...

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Year in Review: A WeedWise Annual Report 2020

hr We are celebrating another year in the books! This past year is certainly one that none of us will soon forget. A year shaped by a global pandemic, social...

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Naughty and Nice for 2020

hr We’ve been making a list, And checking it twice, Now its time to find out Who has been naughty and nice! It is a WeedWise tradition for each of...

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Green leaves and red berries of English holly

December’s Weed of the Month: English Holly

hr English holly (Ilex aquifolium) is a popular evergreen frequently noticed during the month of December when festive decorators “deck the halls with...

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November’s Weed of the Month: Spurge Laurel

hr The Scourge of Spurge Laurel Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) is neither a spurge nor a laurel, but rather an invasive plant in the Daphne family.  This...

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Himalayan blackberry up close with foliage and black and red berries

October’s Weed of the Month: Himalayan Blackberry

hr The Thorn in Our Side Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) tantalizes us with its sweet fruits in the summer and tortures us with its prickly vines all...

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Tansy Ragwort Poisons Livestock and Neighborly Relationships!

Tansy ragwort has long tormented rural landowners who graze livestock. Horses and cows are especially susceptible to this poisonous weed. In open fields,...

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It is National Pollinator Week!

hr It is National Pollinator Week! Join all of us here at the WeedWise program in celebrating our native pollinators. June 22-28, 2019 has been designated as...

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10 Ways to Celebrate Oregon (and National) Invasive Weed Awareness Week!

May 16-23 has been declared Oregon (and National) Invasive Weed Awareness Week! This is the one week of the year to reflect on the invasive weeds impacting...

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It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week!

hr Let’s Celebrate! The WeedWise program is in the business of preventing and controlling invasive weeds.  As anyone that spends much time battling...

Read More It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week!

Newly discovered organic herbicide shown to be safe and effective against all invasive weeds!  

hr Invasive weeds can be extremely damaging and pose a real threat to the social, economic, and ecological health of our communities.  One important tool for...

Read More Newly discovered organic herbicide shown to be safe and effective against all invasive weeds!  

Combating Invasive Weeds in the Shadow of the Novel Coronavirus

hr Here at the WeedWise program, we are all too familiar with the science and strategies behind stopping and slowing the spread of harmful threats to our...

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Its National Invasive Species Awareness Week!

hr National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 24-28, 2020) kicks off today! Each year, folks around the country take a week to consider the many...

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Weed Tool Library

The Clackamas Soil and Water District WeedWise Program has a Weed Tool Library which includes many excellent brands of shrub and tree removal tools and lake...

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Scotch broom bushes with yellow flowers

February’s Weed of the Month: Scotch Broom

hr February is the one month of the year that many of us associate with love and romance. We cut out paper hearts for Valentine’s Day cards and wrap-up...

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Year in Review: A WeedWise Annual Report 2019

hr We are celebrating another year in the books! With the new year rapidly approaching, we wanted to take a moment to stop and reflect on our many...

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Be our next Clackamas SWCD, General Manager!

hr The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking an experienced General Manager to serve as the chief executive officer of the District. This...

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The New Adventures of Tom Salzer

hr Over the last nine years, the WeedWise program has been blessed with a Clackamas SWCD, General Manager that both understands the adverse impacts of invasive...

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