10 Ways to Celebrate Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week!

May 15-21 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 Oregon...

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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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Staff Spotlight: Lindsey Karr, WeedWise Specialist

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

Year in Review: A WeedWise Annual Report 2021

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 2021

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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Request for Proposals: Priority Invasive Weed and Vegetation Management

hr The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) is looking for qualified contractors to perform invasive weed control, and restoration planting...

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Tree-of-Heaven Falls Far from the Name

hr If you start looking around Clackamas County, it won’t take you long to find the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima).  This state-listed...

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Staff Spotlight: Courtney Gattuso, WeedWise Specialist & CWMA Coordinator

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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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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July’s Weed of the Month: Tansy Ragwort

Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is an invasive weed with a long and deadly history in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, it is designated as a Class B invasive...

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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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June’s Weed of the Month: Policeman’s Helmet

hr Policeman’s helmet (Impatiens glandulifera) is an invasive weed that grows in ditches, wetlands, and along waterways. Native to India, this fast-growing...

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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...

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

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...

Read More Staff Spotlight: Samuel Leininger, WeedWise Manager

Staff Spotlight: Lindsey Karr, WeedWise Specialist

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...

Read More Staff Spotlight: Lindsey Karr, WeedWise Specialist

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...

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

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...

Read More Year in Review: A WeedWise Annual Report 2020

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...

Read More Naughty and Nice for 2020

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,...

Read More Tansy Ragwort Poisons Livestock and Neighborly Relationships!

tansy ragwort flowers

July’s Weed of the Month: Tansy Ragwort

Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is an invasive weed with a long and deadly history in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, it is designated as a Class B invasive...

Read More July’s Weed of the Month: Tansy Ragwort

Herbicide Residue in Manure, Hay, and Compost

hr What is Herbicide Residue? In recent weeks, the Oregon Dept of Agriculture announced the discovery of contaminated soil and compost materials from an...

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It is National Pollinator Week!

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...

Read More It is National Pollinator Week!

June’s Weed of the Month: Policeman’s Helmet

hr Policeman’s helmet (Impatiens glandulifera) is an invasive weed that grows in ditches, wetlands, and along waterways. Native to India, this fast-growing...

Read More June’s Weed of the Month: Policeman’s Helmet

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