The 16th annual Pull Together was a packed success, that went off without an ice storm delay.
The event featured speakers highlighting restoration efforts to mitigate climate change losses in plantings, some novel methods for controlling some common weeds like holly and false brome, restoring prairies, communication methods using illustrations, and how an SWCD is working with ODA to improve Spanish language pesticide licensing education .
courtesy of Jon Wagner, East Multnomah SWCD
Guest image by Samuel Leininger, Clackamas SWCD
Expand the section below to view the event's presentation recordings and slide decks.
Event Agenda (PDF)
Note: Presentation recordings and slide decks are embedded in the agenda.
9 am | Welcome Remarks & 4-County CWMA Highlights
Adrienne St. Clair (Metro)
Brendan Fordyce (Clackamas SWCD)
9:15 am | A Word From WIN
Slide Deck | Courtney Gattuso (Western Invasives Network)
9:25 am | 4-County CWMA Highlights
Justin Cooley (Clackamas SWCD)
9:30 am | Assisted Migration: Maintaining Ecosystem Function in a Changing Climate
Slide Deck | Adrienne St. Clair (Metro), Mike Conroy (Tualatin SWCD), Jess Shamek (Metro)
10:40 am | Morning Break
11:00 am | Foliar Trials on Holly
Slide Deck | Robert Downs (Portland Parks and Recreation)
11:15 am | Pre-Emergents & Perennials: False Hope or Finally Eradicating False Brome on a Landscape Scale
Slide Deck | Harris Kidd (Clark County Public Works)
12:00pm | Q & A for Herbicides on Common Weeds
12:10 pm | Lunch
1:10 pm | Illustrations Make Our Work Fun
Slide Deck | Jon Wagner (East Multnomah SWCD)
1:40 pm | Improving Access and Equity in Pesticide Education and Licensing
Slide Deck | Kris Schaedel (Hood River SWCD)
2:10 pm | Q & A for Outreach Presentations
2:20pm | Afternoon Break
2:40 pm | 4-County CWMA Highlights
Adrienne St. Clair (Metro)
Slide Deck | Tyler Pedersen (Tualatin SWCD)
2:50pm | New Weeds of Concern
Slide Deck | Mitch Bixby (City of Portland BES)
3:25pm | Comics & Closing Comments
Jon Wagner (East Multnomah SWCD)
Adrienne St. Clair (Metro)
4 PM | Happy Hour
