HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRESENTATION re Noxious Weed SlidesJEFFERSON COUNTY NOXIOUS
WEED CONTROL BOARD
February 5, 2024
Sophie DeGroot
OVERVIEW
•Highlights from 2023
•2024 Goals
•Noxious Weed Free Gravel Program
2023 SNAPSHOT
•150 acres controlled for noxious weeds
•200 miles surveyed
•156 outreach letters
•400+ landowner interactions
•5 Contracts with public agencies
•Worked with 2 AmeriCorps Crews
•Partnered with Clallam County Weed Board
FORT WORDEN
•Total of 25-acres controlled for noxious weeds
around the park
•Great partnership getting some employees trained
to help with more consistent control
•Focus on poison hemlock around campground and
trails
•Holly removal
COUNTY ROADS
•65 acres controlled for noxious weeds
•150 miles of County roads surveyed
•Wild chervil, tansy ragwort, spotted knapweed,
knotweed, spotted jewelweed, shiny geranium
EARLY DETECTION, RAPID RESPONSE
•Milk thistle, Class A
•A small infestation was found on
private property when the
landowners were seeking help with
poison hemlock
•By identifying this weed and
eliminating all propagating parts, we
were able to eliminate the risk of a
totally unchecked infestation
•Follow-up and surveys of the area
are still necessary
2024 GOALS
•6 contracts with public agencies
•Hire 1 additional staff member
•200+ acres controlled
•400+ road miles surveyed
•600+ landowner interactions
•Building relationships with School Districts,
Port Authority, County Parks & Rec
•Work with WCC Crew
•Partner with Clallam County Weed Board
NOTABLE ADDS TO THE 2024
JEFFERSON COUNTY WEED LIST
•Spurge laurel
•Focus on surveying,raising awareness
•Scotch broom
•“within 100-ft of aggregate piles & storage facilities”
STATE PARKS
•Newest Contract will include all State Parks in Jefferson
County
•From Fort Flagler to Triton Cove
•Working closely with Park Rangers and Region Managers
•Poison hemlock,knotweed,yellow archangel
NOXIOUS WEED -FREE PROGRAM
•New program for Jefferson County in 2024 and beyond….
•An important measure to help stop the spread of noxious
weed seeds to new areas and project sites
•Free inspections of all mining pits, storage & transfer facilities
for all aggregate materials
•Gravel,rock,sand,soil, woodchips, mulch, etc.
•Inspection standards created to meet
the North American Invasive Species
Management Association standards, as
well as our neighbors in Clallam
County, the Forest Service, and
National Park Service
THANK YOU
Sophie DeGroot
sdegroot@co.jefferson.wa.us
360-316-9332
OR
Come Visit WSU Ext
121 Oak Bay Road
Port Hadlock, WA 98339