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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Clean Your Boots to Protect Our Natural Areas

Clean your boots!  And your sneakers, sandals, and flip-flops too.  Give them a quick check before and after you hike to prevent the spread of invasive...

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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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The Undesirable Beauty of Lesser Celandine

Each spring we welcome the return of abundant flowers and cherish them as they lift our spirits. Unfortunately, some of these beautiful plants have proven to...

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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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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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Explore our Woody Weed Guide

Woody Weeds of Clackamas County People who work with or manage invasive weeds on their property will be happy to check out a recent WeedWise publication...

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Protect Your Forest From Fire

Forest fires are currently raging along the West Coast.  Here in Clackamas County, when this time of year rolls around, we cross our fingers, hoping wildfires...

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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,...

Read More Tansy Ragwort Poisons Livestock and Neighborly Relationships!

You can print this Clean Your Boots poster using the link below.

Going Hiking? Clean Your Boots!

As you head out for some well deserved exercise or restorative time in nature, remember to clean your boots before and after you hike.  And your sneakers,...

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Oregon (and National) Invasive Species Awareness Week Part 2

What’s better that one National Invasive Species Awareness Week for 2020?  How about two? National Invasive Species Awareness Week Part 2 (May 16...

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The Undesirable Beauty of Lesser Celandine

Each spring we welcome the return of abundant flowers and cherish them as they lift our spirits. Unfortunately, some of these beautiful plants have proven to...

Read More The Undesirable Beauty of Lesser Celandine

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...

Read More Its National Invasive Species Awareness Week!

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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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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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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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!

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

You can print this Clean Your Boots poster using the link below.

Clean Your Boots to Protect Our Forests

Clean your boots after you hike.  And your sneakers, sandals, and flip-flops too.  Give them a quick check before you hike as well and help to prevent the...

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Welcome Justin!

hr Help us welcome the newest member to the WeedWise team! The WeedWise program is pleased to announce our newest staff member Justin Cooley!  Justin joined...

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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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Close up of a purple Canada thistle blossom and folliage

It’s Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week!

May 19 – 25, 2019 has been declared Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week! Springtime is an ideal time of the year to reflect on the invasive weeds...

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