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NATURAL RESOURCE NEWS

Check out what is happening at the state and local level that is effecting natural resources in our area

Prescribed Burning

Prescribed Fire

See where prescribed fire is being used to prevent catastrophic wildfires.

Beaver Dam Analogues

Research in the John Day Basin shows beavers may cool creeks.

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Restoring Aspen

Check out this video about how people are recovering unique aspen woodlands.

Sage Grouse

Learn what the USFWS is doing to conserve sage grouse in Oregon.

Walton Lake

Crook County is coordinating with US Forest Service to address dying trees.

Water Quality

Check out the Oregon Department of Ag's guide to Water Quality in Crook County.

NOXIOUS WEEDS

The importance of weed management is affirmed in state statues. It is our responsibility as a community to prevent weeds from spreading.

ORS 569.180 In recognition of the imminent and continuous threat to natural resources, watershed health, livestock, wildlife, land and agricultural products of this state, and in recognition of the widespread infestations and potential infestations of noxious weeds throughout this state, noxious weeds are declared to be a public nuisance and shall be detected, controlled and, where feasible, eradicated on all lands in this state. It is declared to be the policy of this state that priority shall be given first to the prevention of new infestations of noxious weeds and then to the control and, where feasible, eradication of noxious weeds in infested areas.

Weed of the Month

Whitetop

Why do we care?

Whitetop produces low quality forage, and dense infestations can crowd out desirable plants and reduce animal diversity. The foliage contains glucosinolates, which are toxic to cattle and decompose into allelopathic compounds that can impede germination and growth of desirable plants.

Root fragments less than 1-inch long may resprout to form new shoots.

Contact Weed Management