6th Annual 4‐County CWMA Pull Together

Please join us!

8:30 am – 3:30 pm, February 24, 2015

The Vista Room at the Oregon Zoo

4001 SW Canyon Rd.

Portland, OR. 97221

The 4-County Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) is hosting this great event as a resource for area land managers, invasive species specialists and environmental professionals. The agenda includes a series of presentations from area invasive plant professionals, a choice of break-out sessions, and a keynote talk by Dr. Paul Severns on the impacts of weeds on rare Willamette Valley butterfly populations.

Join us for a day of education, discussion and networking!

The event is intended to share the latest in weeds, treatments and research affecting the Pacific Northwest, and to foster networking among the invasive species community.

To register click here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-pull-together-tickets-15200285463

See the agenda and announcement, attached.

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Space is limited.

Registration deadline is February 13, 2015.

We look forward to seeing you at the Zoo!

For more information, contact the coordinator at info@4countycwma.org

 

2015 Pull-Together

Tuesday, February 24, 2015Vista Room at the Oregon Zoo

4001 SW Canyon Rd.

Portland, Oregon 97221

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8:30                 Registration

9:00                 Welcome

Elaine Stewart: Senior Natural Resources Scientist, Metro Natural Areas Program

 

9:10                      Impatiens Identification

Dominic Maze:  Invasive Species Coordinator, City of Portland BES

 

9:30                      Organic Weed Control Methods and Monitoring Strategies in the Bull Run Watershed

Angie Kimpo: Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Portland Water Bureau

 

9:50                      Herbicide Modes of Action

Dr. Andy Hulting: Extension Weed Management Specialist, OSU Dept. of Crop & Soil Science

 

10:10                    Using Goats in Weed Management and Restoration

Briana Murphy: Shepherdess and Owner, Mowing With Goats

 

10:30               Break

 

10:50               Break-Out Sessions

New Weeds and Controls: Elaine Stewart

Uses of the iMapInvasives Oregon Dataset: Jeff Lesh and Lindsey Wise

Invasive Weed Messaging to New Target Audiences: Mary Logalbo and Corinne Handelman

 

12:00               Lunch

 

1:00                      The Varying Role of Weeds in Willamette Valley Rare Butterfly Conservation

Dr. Paul Severns: Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University

 

2:00                 Break

 

2:20                 Break-Out Breakdown

Break-Out Moderators

 

3:00                      Re-Cap and CWMA Discussion

Elaine Stewart: Senior Natural Resources Scientist, Metro Natural Areas Program

 

3:30                 End

 

About the Zoo

The Vista Room is located in the Cascade Crest Banquet Center at the Zoo’s Free Entry Plaza near the mainentrance. The Pull-Together does not include a zoo experience and zoo admission is not required.

 

Parking & Westside Light Rail

Portland Parks & Recreation has pay stations in the lots that serve the Oregon Zoo. Rates will be $1.60 perhour with a daily maximum $4.00. Parking is first-come-first-served and finding a space may be challengingon days when zoo attendance is high. The easiest access to the zoo is on TriMet MAX light rail. TheWashington Park Station is only 50 yards from the entrance to the zoo. For more information on planningyour transportation, please visit the zoo’s website.

 

http://www.oregonzoo.org/visit/plan-your-trip/getting-zoo-and-parking