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Washington State University
Serving Mason County for more than 100 years
Washington State University Extension Mason County helps people put research-based knowledge to work, improving their
lives, communities, and the environment.
To realize this mission, faculty and staff plan, conduct and evaluate research and experience-based educational programs
to improve the lives of Mason County residents.
WSU Extension Mason County also employs the assistance of hundreds of volunteers and community partners and provides
access to the resources available at Washington State University and the National Land Grant University Extension System.
Dan Teuteberg, County Director &
4-H Youth Development Specialist
360-427-9670 Ext. 686
WSU Extension Mason County
303 N 4th Street, Shelton, WA 98584
360-427-9670 Ext. 680
http://extension.wsu.edu/mason
Facebook pages:
Mason County 4-H
Mason County Noxious Weeds
Mason County Master Gardeners
Mason County and Washington State University have a
long-standing partnership in providing educational
programs and research-based information to residents
throughout the county. This partnership ensures that
resources are committed from Federal allocations and
University funds to keep important educational programs
available in Mason County.
Partnerships
United Way of Mason County
Early Learning Coalition
Shelton Timberland Library
Mason Conservation District
Mason County Health Department
The Salmon Center
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
School Districts—Shelton, Pioneer and Hood Canal
Community Services Offices
Saints Pantry Food Bank
Behavioral Health Resources
Mason General Hospital
Washington Conservation Corps
Other Mason County partnerships include:
BY THE NUMBERS
2019/2020
1,602 youth engaged
in 4-H Youth
Development
activities
68 trained adult
volunteers
14 trained youth
volunteers
144 youth engaged in
educational camping
programs
146 families reached
through community
outreach programs
Washington State University
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential,
working and learning in partnership
with caring adults.
4-H Coordinator
Ext. 681
4-H SUMMER IN A BAG
With families facing unforeseen challenges due to
COVID-19, Mason County 4-H staff and volunteers have
had to quickly understand the impact to families and
respond with action to support our young people.
Not being able to meet face-to-face has been a challenge,
but 4-H staff and volunteers are meeting that challenge
with new and innovative opportunities, including the “4-H
Summer in a Bag” project. This project was a collaboration
between 4-H staff and
volunteers and has provided
more than 120 youth
throughout our community
a way to continue fun and
learning at home.
The bags are reusable drawstring cinch sacks filled with
supplies and instructions for nine different activities to keep
kids learning by doing.
Lemon Battery Project
String art project
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Each activity provides an opportunity for families to spend time
together creating and exploring; projects include tin can
lanterns, campfire cooking, string art, bird feeders, lemon
batteries, origami, constellation exploration, gardening and
more! A major deciding factor on which activities to include
was based on our ability to provide the supplies needed to
complete each project. A few additional basic supplies such as
tools and ingredients that families are likely to have on hand
were all that were needed to complete the activities.
It definitely takes a village to put together a project of this size
and we are grateful to the individuals and businesses who
generously supported the project: Our Community Credit
Union for providing gardening kits, Bayview Lumber for
providing plywood and nails, Home Depot for providing bird
feeder kits and Michael Bigelow for providing the “lighting a
bulb with lemons” experiment.
We will continue our work to ensure young people and families
have the resources to stay connected and engaged with the
4-H program throughout this time. We don’t know what the
coming weeks will bring, but what we do know is that the
Mason County 4‑H program is prepared to rally around our
young people. Working together we will get through this and our young people will thrive.
NO FAIR…WE’VE GOT A VIRTUAL ALTERNATIVE
County fairs are often the highlight of the 4-H year and allow 4-H members to display
projects and to participate in educational experiences. Fairs provide opportunities for 4-H
members to demonstrate new knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes. Fairs also provide
recognition of a job well done, while allowing youth to practice the life skills of teamwork,
cooperation, communication, and sportsmanship. Since we can’t be face-to-face at the
fair this year we created an opportunity for youth to show their 4-H projects virtually via
the first Virtual 4-H Showcase. Several 4-H volunteers and 4-H staff worked hard to
ensure a fun and educational opportunity for members to enter their projects and
highlight their year of learning.
QUOTES
“Thank you so much for
the summer bags. We love
them!” Coreen, parent
“You did an impressive job
putting them (Summer in a
Bag) together and making
sure there’s something to
interest everyone. I
showed our Marketing
team so they had a better
idea of what the planting
kits were used for and
they both agreed, that
even as adults, they would
have a lot of fun with it.”
Karen, Learning and
Development Specialist,
OCCU
“This is too fun!” Miss
Maddie and her creativity
are hard at work.”
Crystal, parent
“I PLEDGE my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater
loyalty, my HANDS to larger service and my HEALTH to better
living for my club, my community, my country and my world.”
Carsen with his tin can lantern
Harmony learning the science
of making ice cream in a bag.
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The Virtual 4-H Showcase included
categories for members to exhibit their
animal projects by submitting a video or
photos and a short essay outlining their
learning throughout the year. Thoughtful
planning provided many different class
options for members, including standard
classes that they would enter at fair such
as Showmanship along with fun additions
like Barn Tour, Costume, and a Day in the Life. Still life projects such as photography, art,
science, baking, clothing, gardening and food preservation were entered by submitting
photographs along with narratives, recipes, and supply lists as specified in the 4-H Virtual
Showcase Exhibitor Guide. There was also an opportunity for members to present Table
Setting and Public Presentations live via Zoom to a panel of volunteer judges.
All participants received virtual ribbons and a Virtual 4-H Showcase tee shirt as a thank you
and acknowledgement for their commitment to project learning. The Virtual 4-H Showcase
ran July 14 – August 2.
FAMILY CAKE DECORATING CHALLENGE
The second annual 4-H Cake Decorating Challenge was held July 15 – August 8.
Traditionally the challenge takes place during the Grays Harbor Fair, but this year
participants did the work at home. 4-H families worked
together as a team by making a plan and distributing the work
evenly among their family “team”. Teams then submitted
photos of their work and a document describing their planning
process, the responsibility of each team member, and how their
cake reflected the theme “Families Staying Strong With 4-H”.
We received some inspiring entries, and families were grateful
for the opportunity to participate in a fun and delicious at-home
activity. All participants received a Recognition Certificate along
with some fun 4-H swag.
QUOTES
“This (Cake Decorating
Challenge) totally made
my day, week,
month...and heck, the
whole year!”
Marilyn, 4-H Volunteer
“I PLEDGE my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater
loyalty, my HANDS to larger service and my HEALTH to better
living for my club, my community, my country and my world.”
Owen & Lucy with their
cake challenge entry
Olivia’s cake challenge entry.
“We Carrot About You”
“CAMPANOTHAPPENING”
Summer 4-H camp is a tradition for many
families in our community. Camp is a magical,
strange, silly and sometimes stressful week
where a group of individuals come together
and experience new friendships, learn new
skills, and simply become one group through
all of the activities, games and conversations
that happen while at camp. Together, youth
campers, teen counselors, and adult camp staff
create memories that last a lifetime.
Even though we couldn’t be together with our
campers this year we wanted them to know
that we were thinking of them and missing
them. We were able to send each camper a
special camp booklet containing some of their
favorite camp songs and activities to share with
the special people in their lives in the hope that
it would bring a bit of camp to their home.
Each year camp activities are planned and developed around a theme. The theme is
reflected in skits, meals, games, and the tee shirt that each camper receives. Since camp tee
shirts are an annual tradition and many campers have a collection they started many years
ago, camp staff decided on a “CAMPANOTHAPPENING” theme and tee shirts were available
to order for a small fee. Camp booklets were sent to 65 campers in July.
STAYING CONNECTED WITH 4-H FAMILIES
As we navigate the uncertainty of COVID-19,
4-H staff have adapted to a schedule that
includes a blend of working both remotely and in
the office, depending on the needs of the
program. We continue to successfully host events
and meetings in a virtual format. Regularly
scheduled 4-H Office Hours and 4-H Council
meetings are well attended by both youth and
adults via Zoom. We continue to share resources
for families to stay connected and engaged in learning throughout this time. These
resources are available on our website and Facebook page to all families in our community.
QUOTES
“Wow!!!!! That (Camp
Booklet) is so rad…thank
you!!!!”
Joy, 4-H Volunteer
“This is so great. People
say there is nothing for
kids to do in Shelton, but
this has been so fun”.
Keri D., community parent
“Attending 4-H Office
Hours is wonderful, and it
gives me a reason
to shave”.
Michael B., 4-H
volunteer
“I PLEDGE my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater
loyalty, my HANDS to larger service and my HEALTH to better
living for my club, my community, my country and my world.”
Camp counselor Keelie shows off her
camp shirt and booklet
BY THE NUMBERS
2020
Total Reached 445
15 youth series
taught, 1st through
11th grades
Total youth
reached: 425
1 adult series -
9 participants
Total adults
reached: 20
Total reached
annually CSO &
Food Bank: 1,553
2 adult single events:
Total contacts - 11
Indirect contacts through
online learning and
resource sharing:
Schools: 2,832
Tribes: 1,170
Adults: (CSO, BHR,
Food Bank, Senior
Center): 1,810
Journal Article:
10,000
Washington State University
SNAP-Ed Nutrition Programs focus on providing
dietary quality, physical activity and food
resource management for adults and youth.
Coordinator
Ext. 684
TOMATOES GROWN-HEALTHY BEHAVIORS SOWN
When WSU Extension - Mason County Master
Gardeners' (MCMG) annual spring plant sale was canceled
due to COVID-19, they donated 137 Russian heirloom
tomato plants to WSU Extension. Mason SNAP-Ed program
to help feed local low-income families, especially those with
children. Master Gardener volunteers Dorothy and John
Skans grew the plants in their greenhouse, but distributing
them to over 100 families was a hurdle. SNAP-Ed nutrition
educator Pamela Bish found a safe and simple way to get
the tomato plants rehoused with low-income families. She
reached out to community partners Kathryn Ward, Food
Services Director and Ricardo del Bosque, Bilingual Liaison &
Student Support Coordinator at the Shelton School District and got them, and the tomato
plants, on board! They utilized the school district's distribution systems already in place
serving needy students and families, as well as the Student & Family Resource Center's
Resources on Wheels (ROW) weekly delivery route of emergency food boxes. Pamela
created a resource sheet with information on how to grow tomatoes, links to SNAP-Ed
recipes and stretching food resources, and COVID-19-related food safety (CDC) to include
with each plant, along with a description of the heirloom tomatoes provided by MCMG.
Quotes
“It’s a shame this year’s
plant sale was canceled,
but isn’t it great that
families whom otherwise
might not have been able
to shop at the sale get to
grow their own tomatoes
this summer…we’re very
pleased the plants are
going to help feed hungry
families.” — WSU
Extension – Mason County
Master Gardener Volunteer
John Skans
“These are so
wonderful! Our families
are going to be
surprised. They’ll
love growing
tomatoes. They’re so
good for you!” --
Ricardo del Bosque,
Bilingual Liaison &
Student Support
Coordinator with Shelton
School District’s Student &
Family Resource Center
Educator
Ext. 694
Pamela delivered the tomato plants to Shelton
High School (SHS). Plants were loaded onto
buses delivering meals for curbside pick-up at
Evergreen and Mountain View elementary
schools and Olympic Middle School. More
tomato plants were transferred to the new ROW
mini-bus that del Bosque uses to deliver
emergency food & supply boxes every Thursday
to the district's most impoverished families,
including migrant and homeless students. The
last plants were taken to the Oak Park
neighborhood bus delivery youth meal site,
where they were picked up by families retrieving
free bagged kid meals. It is our SNAP-Ed
program's hope that some, if not all, of the
recipient families will be encouraged to grow
and eat more tomatoes and/or vegetables this
summer, and perhaps for some their first time using their SNAP benefits to buy seeds and
plant starts to engage in gardening. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Mason
County Master Gardeners, Shelton School District, and WSU Extension - Mason
SNAP-Ed program, for 137 families struggling with food security, more than just tomatoes
are being grown; healthy eating behaviors are being sown.
ADAPTING SNAP-ED TO COVID-19
Saint’s Pantry Food Bank has increased its
clientele to 250 since COVID-19 hit our
county. SNAP-Ed continued to support the
food bank’s efforts to nourish the community
by providing seasonal produce recipes,
resource sheets on cooking dry staples
included in pre-packed food boxes and
posting food safety and hygiene signs.
SNAP-Ed also provided information about
SNAP incentives, like Complete Eats and
Market Match at farmers’ markets, and sent
the bi-weekly e-newsletter Seasoned which is
geared toward seniors.
Ricardo and Debra load plants for delivery
Online nutrition support promoting healthy eating and active living were shared with
partner schools to be used with their summer distance learning programs. Nutrition
education materials were compiled by weekly themes, such as Beat the Heat with a Frosty
Fruity Treat, Fresh from the Farm, and Water First for Thirst. Links to kids’ cooking,
gardening and physical activity videos were also included.
SNAP-Ed also distributed 2500 recipe
cards and bookmarks throughout the
community promoting the new Live Well
online resource at wasnap-ed.org. Live
Well provides a wide variety of food
assistance and healthy living resources for
low-income individuals.
GETTING THE WORD OUT
Mason SNAP-Ed was asked to distribute the Washington Food Security Survey designed by
the University of Washington and Washington State University. This survey was developed
to evaluate COVID-19 impacts on Washington State food security. Open to all residents 18
years and older, the researchers hoped to capture residents’ experiences with impacts due
to the pandemic and how COVID-19 has changed how they get food. SNAP-Ed enlisted all
of its school and community partners to send the survey to their parents and clients.
The Regional Food Security Project launched in July and
August to help unemployed, under-employed or recently
laid off workers and their families due to the pandemic.
Because few participants applied in Mason County, SNAP-
Ed was asked to spread the word to our school and
community partners (potential reach = 6000+).
Qualifying participants will receive Food Security Boxes
filled with farm-fresh food for 10 weeks at no charge.
Handouts and recipe cards are provided in each box,
which correspond to special online cooking and food
preservation classes. The boxes will be distributed at a
central location by the SW Washington Food Hub. The
project is funded through worker dislocation resources from Pac Mountain Workforce
Development Council.
This program is brought to you through the generous support of the SW Washington Growers Association "Food Hub", the
Thurston EDC, NW Agricultural Business Center and WSU Agricultural Extension; and made possible through the Department
of Labor, Employment Security Department and a grant for COVID-19 Disaster Relief.
Plan, Shop, Save
& Cook classes
BY THE NUMBERS
2020
10 new contacts since
June 8th.
Washington State University
Working with Mason County community to
foster profitable family farms, land and water
stewardship, and access to healthy food
Kendall Carman
Coordinator
Ext. 682
FARM FRESH GUIDES
The Farm Fresh Guides for 2020 were distributed to over twenty businesses in June. We
intended to distribute more guides to more businesses, but access and communication was
difficult during the COVID-19 outbreak. Over 200 guides were handed out to be made
available to the public. If you are in need of access to a Farm Fresh Guide, they’re available
online at https://extension.wsu.edu/mason/agriculture/ or contact the office.
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
We have started a new Facebook page! Please like and share “WSU Small Farms Mason
County” to stay up to date with information on workshops, trainings and educational
resources. We intend to provide interesting
and relevant content to engage Mason
County residents on a regular basis. The
Facebook page also provides a quick
reference for WSU Extension Office staff
contact information, business hours and a
link to our website.
CULTIVATING SUCCESS™:
WHOLE FARM PLANNING MARKETING SERIES
The Mason County WSU Extension Office will be working in collaboration with the Grays
Harbor WSU Extension Office to provide a step-by-step 12-week course, to prepare a well
thought out plan for small farmers’ land, life, and business. Using a whole systems lens to
create a living plan for their small farm future. The course will cover a broad overview of
production and marketing options for today’s small farm. Whether small farmers are just
exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation, they’ll learn
what it takes to create, sustain, and grow a viable small farm enterprise.
Offered fully online, this course will connect farmers to a local and statewide collective
cohort! Will help build a community network and small farms cohorts and introductions to
presenters that include local growers, organizations, and specialists with expertise in
direct marketing, value-added processing, production planning, agronomy, livestock
production, and more!
Military veterans interested in joining the Fall 2020 Cultivating Success™ - Whole Farm
Planning Cohort are eligible for a full scholarship supported through a U.S Department of
Veteran Affairs Farm Grant administered through the Washington State Department of
Veteran Affairs.
¡Curso traducido al Español! This course will be offered with Spanish language
interpretation and facilitation.
SEPTIC WORKSHOPS
Our 2020 goal was to provide 3 workshops for interested County residents on
homeowner septic systems and why proper management of them is important.
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we have been
unable to host any workshops and will not be able
to until both state and WSU safety procedures allow.
Until then, we are exploring options for and gauging
interest in holding these workshops virtually.
Key Exercises for Whole
Farm Planning Course:
Sustainability
Concepts
Whole Farm Planning
Evaluating Resources
Enterprise Assessment
Marketing Strategies
Farming Practices
Ecological Soil
Management
Integrated Pest
Management
Livestock & Grazing
Management
Equipment & Facilities
Enterprise Budgets
https://extension.wsu.edu/
mason/agriculture/
HTTP://EXTENSION.WSU.EDU/MASON/AGRICULTURE 303 N 4th St., Shelton WA 98584 (360) 427-9670 Ext. 682
Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
BY THE NUMBERS
2020
43 active Master
Gardener Volunteers
224 community
members educated at
Through the Garden
Gate workshops in
2020
1,511 pounds of
Fresh Organic Pro-
duce donated to
Saint’s Pantry Food
Bank
Washington State University
Kendall Carman
Small Farms Coordinator
Ext. 682
CHANGES
Jeannine Polaski, Mason County Master Gardener Coordinator since 2017, retired from the
position at the end of July. Temporarily taking over some of Jeannine’s duties is Kendall
Carman, recently hired as the new Small Farms Natural Resources Coordinator.
Administrative tasks will be handled by Kendall and a variety of volunteers from the Master
Gardener Foundation to make sure that all activities and reports are handled until a new
coordinator is selected. Jeannine will be greatly missed by all Master Gardeners. However, she
will be returning to the fold as a Master Gardener volunteer. We’re looking forward to having
her back as “just one of the guys.”
CLINIC
Our procedure for handling clinic questions during the Covid-19 restrictions—with
volunteers answering questions via email working from home—has been very successful.
Questions received at [email protected] are answered weekly and this
educational activity provides continuing communication between volunteers and the
community.
FOUNDATION MEETINGS
Even though physical participation has been greatly curtailed, the Foundation
continues to meet on a monthly basis via Zoom to address MG Program
involvement at Catalyst Park and to develop ongoing educational programs that
will be presented face-to-face when restrictions are removed and virtually
through our Facebook account.
FACEBOOK OUTREACH
Volunteers are covering short educational topics twice a month on our Facebook account.
Facebook has become an excellent outreach tool. We have over 800 followers and are
growing every day. Three volunteers are working hard to keep the posts up-to-date and
to answer questions as they come in.
TRAINING CLASS
Even though the current class of Master Gardener Trainees was interrupted in the middle
of training this year, the 10 trainees have continued with their WSU online training
requirements. Plans for completing the classes, hopefully this fall, are being developed
with the help of volunteers and Extension staff. Although face-to-face classes may not be
possible yet, options are being proposed for possible webinars or Zoom presentations.
CATALYST PARK
Since we were granted essential status for the food bank garden at Catalyst, we were able
to plant and harvest crops for Saints’ Pantry in Shelton. To date, the garden has provided
1,511 pounds of fresh produce. Among many other accomplishments, we have added
tomatoes to our plantings this year and we have learned how to better deal with powdery
mildew. Once the garden can be opened to the public again, signage will be added to
highlight educational aspects of planting, growing, and harvesting a wide variety of food
crops. Also added to Catalyst Park this year is a new demonstration program. Since we
were unable to sell most of our perennial and native plants because our annual public
plant sale was cancelled, we have restructured the upper garden as a Native/Perennial
Nursery to demonstrate ways to protect plants over the winter. A main goal for Catalyst
Park this year is to provide quality signage to help the community identify our “tips and
tricks” for successful gardening.
PLANNING FOR 2021
In a normal year, our six annual workshops—Through the Garden Gate—are held January
through March. A team of volunteers has taken on the responsibility of developing this
program through this unknown period of time. They are discussing options for how to
continue our workshops if public meetings are still restricted after the first of next year. At
the same time, they will also be planning for the possibility of being able to have
public-attended presentations. In other words, doing twice the work.
The Summer Master Gardener Report was provided by Dorothy Skans, Master Gardener
Volunteer.
Catalyst Park
Master Gardener Office Clinic
Every Monday 12 -3 p.m. Ext . 687
E -mail : [email protected]
BY THE
NUMBERS 2020
74 property owners
assisted with
noxious weed
control
Site visits to
owners of 48
parcels
68 unique contacts
via phone, emails
or social media
83 USDA Forest
Service acres
treated
Washington State University
Responsible for identifying noxious weeds that are
impacting our county resources, including agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, recreation and native habitats.
Coordinator
Ext. 592
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
Noxious Weed Control staff continued their work of protecting Mason County from the impact
of toxic, or difficult to control noxious weeds.
The program currently manages 178 ‘Waivers of Liability’ with Mason County property
owners, which facilitate survey and treatment of 296 parcels within the County. We have
completed site consultations for 48 property owners. These visits are a valuable tool in
developing landowner engagement and awareness of noxious weeds. This opportunity to
introduce program staff and assist property owners in noxious weed identification has
replaced our participation in local events this year. Concurrently, we are able to provide best
management practices for noxious weed control and land management. These visits often
result in conversations with neighbors.
To date, control assistance has been provided to owners of 74 Mason County parcels with
infestations of giant hogweed, poison hemlock, field bindweed, perennial pepperweed, Scotch
broom, knapweed, tansy ragwort or knotweed. Additionally, staff have pulled and bagged
tansy ragwort and knapweed at multiple locations, primarily within City of Shelton or Mason
County owned rights of way.
PUGET SOUND CORPS CREW
In early June, we received a call from Micki McNaughton, Special Projects Coordinator with
DNR Aquatics Invasive Species Program. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, members of a
DNR Aquatics crew were unable to perform their usual duties and were seeking alternative
work. The prerequisites of proposed projects included keeping travel to a minimum and
project sites that were able to accommodate multiple vehicles. The MCNWCB organized
several projects meeting these criteria. Two to six crewmembers were made available at
various times during a 3-week period to lend support to the Mason County Noxious Weed
Control program. In cooperation with the Skokomish DNR, we completed manual removal
of perennial pepperweed on 160 acres of the Skokomish Estuary and Hood Canal shoreline.
Working with permission from Washington State Parks personnel, we treated 40 acres for
meadow knapweed, Scotch broom and English holly at Lake Isabella State Park, removed
watercress and treated Scotch broom and Himalayan blackberry at Potlatch State Park and
manually controlled perennial pepperweed on two acres of Belfair State Park. In addition, we
assisted three property owners in Mason County with control of yellow-flag iris.
Quotes
“I appreciate you
answering my
questions and giving me a
course of action to take if
I have any future
concerns.” JW
“We lost a lot of leaves, I
have great hope of them
all dying. I will send
pictures this evening. I
want to thank you so
much. I owe you a day of
free labor let me know.”
MK
We are available to help landowners and land
managers with information, services, and resources to deal
with invasive, non-native plant species.
PSC crewmembers cut perennial
pepperweed at Belfair State park
Salmon will find their passage easier along
Potlatch Creek after PSC crewmembers
cleared the creek of invasive plants
PSC crewmembers
deadhead meadow
knapweed at Lake
Isabella State Park.
TANSY RAGWORT CONTROL
As if 2020 is not hard enough, tansy ragwort is exploding this year! Like weed
specialists in neighboring counties, we have seen a surge in calls and emails about tansy
ragwort. Tansy ragwort infestations are often discovered through neighbor reports.
These reports are followed with a site visit by program staff, documentation of the
infestation and a letter informing the property owner of the requirement to control this
toxic, noxious weed.
Postcards or letters regarding tansy ragwort have been sent to 31 property owners.
These mailings notify the landowner of the presence of tansy ragwort and the legal re-
quirement to control tansy ragwort on their land. For large infestations, we are
encouraging property owners to design a plan for control to be implemented this fall or
next spring. When time and resources have allowed, staff have assisted property owners
with control by deadheading the flowers and pulling the plants. Every little bit of control
that is done now will go a long way to reducing future work!
“OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND”
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND
MCNWCB staff have completed noxious weed control on 83
acres within the Olympic National Forest. We have worked
to minimize impacts to the large numbers of
visitors to the National Forest this year.
WSDA KNOTWEED CONTROL
This year’s knotweed control is just getting started and we are seeing impressive results
from our prior year’s work. We have assisted 39 landowners with control of knotweed in
areas including Finch Creek, Coulter Creek, Mission Creek, along the North Bay of Case
Inlet and at sites in Union and Allyn.
Quotes
“Thank you so much for
coming out the other day.
I so enjoyed your
knowledge!!”
KJ
We are available to help landowners and land
managers with information, services, and resources to deal
with invasive, non-native plant species.
Early detection and rapid
response to knapweed found
on F.S. Rd. 2300-000
Reduced Herb Robert in the Noxious Weed control during Pandemic
HTTP://EXTENSION.WSU.EDU/MASON/NOXIOUS-WEED-PROGRAM/ 303 N 4th St., Shelton WA 98584 (360) 427-9670 Ext. 592
Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
We received multiple reports of the class A noxious weed, giant
hogweed, in full bloom along Highway 101 south of Hoodsport.
We deadheaded the plants and within days WSDOT treated the
plants at this location. Loved this comment from social media,
“...and the Orange Queen commanded...” Off with it’s head! Off Assisting Squaxin Island Tribe with manual control of
Giant Hogweed
Giant hogweed growing amongst the native maidenhair fern
Upon request, we inspect rock sources to ensure
that noxious weeds are not being spread in rock
or gravel in Mason County. Utilizing our findings
and recommendations, the owners of this pit are
working to ensure that their pit is weed free.
