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Welcome Sierra!

We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the WeedWise team! The WeedWise program is pleased to announce our newest staff member Sierra Bloomer!  Sierra joins our team in a newly developed position as our WeedWise Specialist for the Mt Hood National Forest. This new position within the WeedWise program will support invasive […]

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Welcome Brendan!

We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the WeedWise team! The WeedWise program is pleased to announce our newest staff member Brendan Fordyce!  Brendan joins our team as a WeedWise Specialist and Coordinator for the 4-County CWMA and Columbia Gorge CWMA. This complex but rewarding position not only helps to support invasive […]

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New Adventures for Bee Sinichko!

We are saddened to announce the departure of WeedWise Specialist and CWMA Coordinator, Bee Sinichko. Bee has been an important member of the WeedWise team.  Bee’s work has supported the 4-County CWMA and the Columbia Gorge CWMA and has managed our invasive species control efforts in the Sandy River Watershed. Although Bee was with us […]

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Staff Spotlight: Justin Cooley, 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.  If you have ever called the office or stopped by for assistance with your weed problems, you have undoubtedly worked with one of our hard-working […]

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Staff Spotlight: Samuel Leininger, WeedWise Manager

  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.  If you have ever called the office or stopped by for assistance with your weed problems, you have undoubtedly worked with one of our hard-working […]

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Welcome Monte!

We are pleased to welcome Monte Mattsson as the newest member of the WeedWise Program.   Monte joined our team as a new WeedWise Specialist, in early March 2023.  Monte is working on controlling, surveying, and mapping invasive species; conducting outreach to landowners; and collaborating with many of our partners to manage invasive weeds through […]

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Welcome Bee!

We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the WeedWise team! The WeedWise program is pleased to announce our newest staff member Bee Sinichko!  Bee joins our team as a WeedWise Specialist and as the new shared Coordinator for the 4-County CWMA and Columbia Gorge CWMA. This complex but rewarding position not only […]

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A New Adventure for Lindsey Karr!

After 6 years of serving the Clackamas River, we bid a fond farewell to WeedWise Specialist and CRISP Coordinator,  Lindsey Karr. Lindsey joined the WeedWise program in December 2016 as the first coordinator for the newly founded Clackamas River Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP).  This position focused on invasive weed management and coordination of efforts between […]

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Happy Trails Courtney Gattuso!

It is with a heavy heart, that after 4 years we bid a fond farewell to WeedWise Specialist and CWMA Coordinator, Courtney Gattuso. Courtney has recently accepted a new position as the coordinator for the Western Invasive Network.  As WIN Coordinator, Courtney will continue to support Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA) throughout Western Oregon, including […]

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