Thank you for attending the 11th annual
Pull Together!
The 4-County Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) hosted yet another fantastic event at McMenamins Kennedy School! With over 150 people in attendance, the CWMA is excited to have had their highest attendance yet! The group braced the dreaded snowpocalypse and enjoyed plenty of coffee, snacks, and cozy couches. Thank you to our fabulous speakers and attendees for making this such a fun, memorable event!
The talented Jon Wagner of East Multnomah SWCD illustrated the event through some rather entertaining comics. Check them out below!
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If you missed the event or would like another recap, our speakers are generous enough to share their presentations with you all!
Presentations:
- Western Invasives Network Overview Map – Troy Abercrombie
- Herbicide Resistant Weeds – Dr. Ian Heap
- An Update on Lanternfly, Tree of Heaven and Other Invasive Pests of Concern – Michael Bush
- Some Notes on Some Members of the Apiaceae in the Pacific Northwest – Dominic Maze
- Knotweed Biocontrol: The Saga Begins – Joel Price
- iMapInvasives 3.0 Live Demonstration – Lindsey Wise
- Discussion of New (Potential) Emerging Invasive Weeds in the Portland Metro Area – Mandy Tu
- Healthy Lands Project Overview – Daniel Sorensen
- Equity, Social Justice and Noxious Weeds – Marta Olson
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See event agenda posted below or download the PDF.
11th Annual Pull-Together
Wednesday, January 15th 2020
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97211
8:00am Networking
9:00am Welcome & Introductions
Mitch Bixby (City of Portland—Bureau of Environmental Services)
9:10am 4-County CWMA Coordinator Update
Courtney Gattuso (Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District)
9:15am Western Invasives Network Coordinator Introduction
Troy Abercrombie (Western Invasives Network)
9:25am Keynote Speaker: Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Dr. Ian Heap (International Survey of Herbicide—Resistant Weeds)
10:25am Break
10:40am An Update on Lanternfly, Tree of Heaven and Other Invasive Pests of Concern
Michael Bush (Washington Department of Agriculture)
11:10am Education and Outreach Committee Update
Chelsea White-Brainard (East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District)
11:15am Some Notes on Some Members of the Apiaceae in the Pacific Northwest
Dominic Maze (City of Portland—Bureau of Environmental Services)
11:45am Lunch
12:45am Knotweed Biocontrol: The Saga Begins
Joel Price (Oregon Department of Agriculture)
1:15pm Mapping and Data Committee update
Tyler Pedersen (Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District)
1:20pm iMapInvasives 3.0 Live Demonstration
Lindsey Wise (Institute for Natural Resources—Portland State University)
1:50pm Break
2:05pm Discussion of New (Potential) Emerging Invasive Weeds in the Portland Metro Area
Mandy Tu (City of Portland—Hoyt Arboretum)
2:35pm Technical and Scientific Review Committee update
Michelle Delepine (West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District)
2:40pm Healthy Lands Project: a new effort to control noxious weeds across King County
Marta Olson and Daniel Sorensen (King County Noxious Weed Control Program)
3:40pm Closing Wrap Up
Mitch Bixby (City of Portland—Bureau of Environmental Services)
4:00pm Networking + Happy Hour
Questions? Email our CWMA Coordinator at info@4countycwma.org.