Before and After: Blessed Milkthistle Management One Year Later

hr What a difference a year makes It was one year ago that we reported a large infestation of milkthistle (Silybum marianum) growing in a twenty-acre horse...

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August’s Weed of the Month: Puncturevine

hr Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is aptly named! This invasive weed has spiny seed heads that can easily puncture a bike tire, inflatable raft, animal...

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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...

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The new thistle you don’t want on your property!

hr We have plenty of thistles growing in our area and landowners across the region are working hard to combat these prickly invaders.  While most of the...

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May’s Weed of the Month: Orange Hawkweed

hr Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) is a relatively new invasive weed in Clackamas County.  With your help, our team plans to keep it from becoming a...

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10 Ways to Celebrate Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week!

hr May 14-20 has been declared Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week! This is the one week of the year to reflect on the invasive weeds impacting Oregon and for...

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It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week!

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

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Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day is this Saturday, April 22, 2017! hr Earth Day provides a great opportunity to reflect on the planet we all love and share.  One of the biggest...

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April’s Weed of the Month: Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is an increasingly invasive weed in our community.  Native to central and western Europe, this fast-growing plant commonly...

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Staff Spotlight: Sarah Hamilton, 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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Got Mail?

hr Did you recently receive a letter in the mail from the WeedWise program? The WeedWise Program is preparing for another season of priority weed control, and...

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Its National Invasive Species Awareness Week!

hr National Invasive Species Awareness Week (February 27 -March 3, 2017) kicks off today! Once a year, folks around the country take a full week to consider...

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February’s Weed of the Month: Scotch Broom

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

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Staff Spotlight: Jeff Lesh, WeedWise Specialist

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 staff. ...

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Welcome to our newest WeedWise Specialist!

We are pleased to welcome a new addition to the Clackamas SWCD’s WeedWise Program.  Lindsey Karr is our newest WeedWise Specialist, joining the Weedwise...

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December’s Weed of the Month!

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly! December is the month when our busy lives get busier. The December mad dash of shopping, baking, wrapping, and mailing,...

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Expect strife when Garden loosestrife is let loose from the garden.

Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) is one of the most recent additions to Oregon’s noxious weed list.  As a class A noxious weed, the goal of land...

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Working Together

The old adage “many hands make light work” could not be truer when it comes to weed management. The WeedWise Program routinely works with a number...

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October’s Weed of the Month!

Its October, and that means its time for a new Weed of the Month! We are working with our partners at the Columbia Gorge Cooperative Weed Management Area to...

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District Seeks WeedWise Specialist for Term Project

Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District seeks qualified candidates for a WeedWise Program specialist position. All applications materials must be...

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Join the WeedWise Team!

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for a WeedWise Program specialist position. All applications materials must be submitted to the District no later...

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September’s Weed of the Month!

Its September, and that means its time for a new Weed of the Month! We are working with our partners at the Columbia Gorge Cooperative Weed Management Area to...

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August’s Weed of the Month!

Its August, and that means its time for a new Weed of the Month! We are working with our partners at the Columbia Gorge Cooperative Weed Management Area to...

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