The 4-County Cooperative Weed Management Area is pleased to have hosted its 13th annual Pull Together!
We want to thank all of our planners, speakers, and attendees for participating in our virtual conference. As a webinar, we were able to reach further audiences well beyond the Portland metropolitan area. The event brought in 156 participants from across the Pacific Northwest region who kept the engagement strong through thought-provoking questions and meaningful chat dialogues. Our speakers dove into a variety of topics surrounding USDA APHIS’s weed risk evaluation process, public messaging for invasive species prevention, reclaiming nature for people of color, and more.
If you missed the event, a recording is available:
Pull Together Recording
Poster artwork and comics were illustrated by the talented Jon Wagner of East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.
Event agenda
Wednesday, January 19th 2022
9:00am Welcome & Introductions
Aaron Shaw (Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District)
9:05am A Word From WIN/IPM Calendar Review
Troy Abercrombie (Western Invasives Network)
9:15am Steering Committee Update
Aaron Shaw (Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District)
9:20am The PPQ Tiered Weed Risk Evaluation Process
Anthony L. Koop (USDA—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
10:00am Reclaiming Nature for People of Color
Pamela Slaughter (People of Color Outdoors)
10:40am Break
10:50am Mapping & Data Committee Update
Tyler Pedersen (Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District)
10:55am Testing Commonly Used Invasive Species Message Frames and Metaphors on Social Media
Tim Campbell (University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute)
11:35am Technical & Scientific Review Committee Update
Michelle Delepine (West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District)
11:40am Education & Outreach Committee Update
Mitch Bixby (City of Portland—Bureau of Environmental Services)
11:45am Closing Comments & Comics
Aaron Shaw (Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District) and Jon Wagner (East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District)
Questions? Email our CWMA Coordinator at info@4countycwma.org.