Thursday, November 6, 2008
Volunteer Opportunity
The Centennial Park committee will be planting trees at Centennial Park on Friday, November 7 from 1-3 pm. A second volunteer opportunity to plant in the bioswale will be on Saturday, November 8 from 12-2 pm. Please bring trowels, shovels, work gloves and rakes. The park is located at the corner 7th and Iverson Street. Everyone is welcome!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
KOTA Radio 1380
That plant you put in your yard could be an invasive species threatening their neighbor native plants. Invasive species are brought in by nurseries, people transporting plants or seeds from other states, or carried into the state by the wind. How ever they travel here, they’re more resilient and resistant to traditional management planning.
Jerry Boyer, acting secretary of the newly formed South Dakota Invasive Species Management Association, or SISMA, said the association was formed because the state needs to unify private and public entities and resources, too. He said we’re losing the state’s natural natives and wildlife habitat. A good example is Spearfish Canyon, which has been inundated with noxious weeds… .
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Jerry Boyer, acting secretary of the newly formed South Dakota Invasive Species Management Association, or SISMA, said the association was formed because the state needs to unify private and public entities and resources, too. He said we’re losing the state’s natural natives and wildlife habitat. A good example is Spearfish Canyon, which has been inundated with noxious weeds… .
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Noxious Weed Control Program Public Hearing October 8th
The Noxious Weed Control Program will be holding a public hearing on October 8th and would appreciate your input. If you are unable to attend the hearing please provide written testimony to Dana by the 3rd of October.
Kitsap County's Noxious Weed Control Program must grow. Just as the weeds continue to grow so must our efforts to keep them under control. Our program desires to be an active program that not only identifies problems but offers assistance in solving problems. While we seek to provide more assistance to landowners, our staff (of one) is tied with a very short budget string that is continually getting strapped and
constrained. Our program seeks to help the citizens of Kitsap County by adjusting the individual assessment. This adjustment would allow our program to be more productive and effectively control noxious weeds in our county. This funding adjustment would allow for many of the citizens of our county to obtain assistance for noxious weed control, and facilitate control of noxious weeds on county owned lands.
The Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control board will be holding a public
hearing Wednesday October 8th at the Silverdale Community Center at 7pm
for the proposed adjustment of the Kitsap County Noxious Weed
Assessment. The hearing will be followed by a regular Noxious Weed
Control Board meeting. Inquiries should be directed to the Kitsap County
Noxious Weed Control program. 360-307-4242
Kitsap County's Noxious Weed Control Program must grow. Just as the weeds continue to grow so must our efforts to keep them under control. Our program desires to be an active program that not only identifies problems but offers assistance in solving problems. While we seek to provide more assistance to landowners, our staff (of one) is tied with a very short budget string that is continually getting strapped and
constrained. Our program seeks to help the citizens of Kitsap County by adjusting the individual assessment. This adjustment would allow our program to be more productive and effectively control noxious weeds in our county. This funding adjustment would allow for many of the citizens of our county to obtain assistance for noxious weed control, and facilitate control of noxious weeds on county owned lands.
The Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control board will be holding a public
hearing Wednesday October 8th at the Silverdale Community Center at 7pm
for the proposed adjustment of the Kitsap County Noxious Weed
Assessment. The hearing will be followed by a regular Noxious Weed
Control Board meeting. Inquiries should be directed to the Kitsap County
Noxious Weed Control program. 360-307-4242
Ivy Cuts in Port Blakely Park
The Bainbridge Island Municipal Parks and Recreation Dept has agreed to allow and provide support for ivy cuts in Port Blakely Park starting at the bottom of the Tani property on October 4, from 1 - 4 p.m.. They will have equipment and a supervisor present.
This is a great opportunity to save the trees on that very special property,
as well as help protect the restored salmon stream that is becoming strangled by ivy. This was facilitated by Dan Hamlin, and he would like me to let him know in the next week approximately how many will be attending. Thanks so much for replying to him if you can come, and for passingon the word. Your efforts will be making a lasting, important and positive difference!
This is a great opportunity to save the trees on that very special property,
as well as help protect the restored salmon stream that is becoming strangled by ivy. This was facilitated by Dan Hamlin, and he would like me to let him know in the next week approximately how many will be attending. Thanks so much for replying to him if you can come, and for passingon the word. Your efforts will be making a lasting, important and positive difference!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Noxious Weed Public Hearing
The Noxious Weed Control Program will be holding a public hearing on October 8th and would appreciate your input. If you are unable to attend the hearing please provide written testimony to Dana by the 3rd of October.
Kitsap County’s Noxious Weed Control Program must grow. Just as the weeds continue to grow so must our efforts to keep them under control. Our program desires to be an active program that not only identifies problems but offers assistance in solving problems. While we seek to provide more assistance to landowners, our staff (of one) is tied with a very short budget string that is continually getting strapped and constrained. Our program seeks to help the citizens of Kitsap County by adjusting the individual assessment. This adjustment would allow our program to be more productive and effectively control noxious weeds in our county. This funding adjustment would allow for many of the citizens of our county to obtain assistance for noxious weed control, and facilitate control of noxious weeds on county owned lands.
The Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control board will be holding a public hearing Wednesday October 8st at the Silverdale Community Center at 7pm for the proposed adjustment of the Kitsap County Noxious Weed Assessment. The hearing will be followed by a regular Noxious Weed Control Board meeting. Inquiries should be directd to the Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control program, 360-307-4242.
Kitsap County’s Noxious Weed Control Program must grow. Just as the weeds continue to grow so must our efforts to keep them under control. Our program desires to be an active program that not only identifies problems but offers assistance in solving problems. While we seek to provide more assistance to landowners, our staff (of one) is tied with a very short budget string that is continually getting strapped and constrained. Our program seeks to help the citizens of Kitsap County by adjusting the individual assessment. This adjustment would allow our program to be more productive and effectively control noxious weeds in our county. This funding adjustment would allow for many of the citizens of our county to obtain assistance for noxious weed control, and facilitate control of noxious weeds on county owned lands.
The Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control board will be holding a public hearing Wednesday October 8st at the Silverdale Community Center at 7pm for the proposed adjustment of the Kitsap County Noxious Weed Assessment. The hearing will be followed by a regular Noxious Weed Control Board meeting. Inquiries should be directd to the Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control program, 360-307-4242.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Work Parties at Poulsbo's Fish Park to Change Days and Expand Hours
The monthly work parties at Poulsbo's Fish Park will be held the third Saturday of the month from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm beginning September 20. The public is welcomed to join in to help this nature park grow into an urban experience for all to enjoy. A variety of tasks will be available each month, including eradicating noxious weeds, blackberry removal, park clean up, the planting of trees and shrubs, and more. With the addition of 7.43 acres, the park will have plenty of work for everyone to enjoy. Be a part of improving your community!
For more information or to added to the Fish Park email information list, please contact Mary McCluskey at Poulsbo Parks and Recreation - 360-779-9898.
For more information or to added to the Fish Park email information list, please contact Mary McCluskey at Poulsbo Parks and Recreation - 360-779-9898.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Tansy Typhoon!
This year has brought us a particularly health crop of tansy ragwort. What do these plants look like? A sea of yellow along our roadways and in many fields. The stems are stout, branched and have a hint of purple at the base. Often, groups of stems arise from the plant crown. Its leaves are dark green on top, whitish-green underneath, and have deeply cut, blunt-toothed lobes with a ragged/ruffled appearance. Flower clusters develop on stout, leafy elongated stems that grow up to 6 feet tall; each flower cluster is composed of many bright-yellow flowers with (usually) 13 petals. This plant is a biennial plant that will set 150,000 seeds (per plant), which may lie dormant in the soil for as long as 15 years. Have you seen this plant in your neighborhood? Did you know that just by pulling one plant (bagging it and putting it in the trash) you can help drastically slow the spread of this invader? In Whatcom County one large road side site was completely controlled in 3 years just through pulling! You also have a friend in the fight to control tansy, the cinnabar moth larva. This yellow and black little larva eats the plant weakening it so that it will produce fewer seeds. Watch for it as you pull tansy in your area. If you see it, leave the plant stem but still take the seed heads with you.
Happy weeding!
Cinnabar Moth
Larva Eating Tansy
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