Controlling Noxious Weeds

Attacking from all sides. . .

Wallowa Resources' Wallowa Canyonland Partership takes an integrated approach to weed management. Weed treatments may include physical methods (such as pulling or chopping), chemical methods, and/or biological methods (releasing a plant's native insect predator(s)).
On the ground. . .

Wallowa Resources puts local contractors to work on the ground, performing surveys to find new infestations, and then treating and re-vegetating those sites. Horse mounted sprayers help contractors reach infestations in steep, road less terrain.		 weeds
  Contractor Skip Royes of Workhorse, LLC treats weeds in rugged county using special horse mounted herbicide tanks.

From the water. . .

Two-thirds of the WCP area is road less. Hiking, boating and flying are all used to reach weed sites. Each year WR organizes several river rafting trips to survey and treat weeds along the river corridor. 		weeds
  Outfitter Larry Davis guides a crew on a weed surveying trip on the Grande Ronde River.

And in the air!

Helicopters are also used to seek out weed infestations. WCP uses digital aerial sketch-mapping (DASM), a method whereby trained observers in aircraft map infestations on mobile computers. DASM allows large landscapes to be inventoried in a cost-effective and timely manner. Helicopters are also used for chemically treating large weed infestations. 		weeds
  Helicopters are used to seek out weeds. A helicopter survey can cover up to 20,000 acres in one day.
Education.

WR also recognizes the important role of education in weed control. WCP sponsors weed tours and presentations, as well as creating educational materials such as brochures and posters. WR has recently launched the Weed Bounty Program to encourage citizens to find new noxious weed sites. 		weeds
  WR noxious weed manager Mark Porter teaches weed identification during a workshop near Asotin, WA.