San Juan County Noxious Weeds
Noxious Weed Board Members
Joyce Nigretto
Member, Area 1, West Orcas, Shaw, Crane. 376-4192
Amanda Azous (chair)
Member, Area 2, East Orcas, Obstruction. 370-5802
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Member, Area 3, Lopez, Center, Blakely, Decatur.
William Agosta
Member, Area 4, South San Juan Island. 378-0816
Bruce Gregory
Member, Area 5, North San Juan, Stuart, Waldron. 378-2309
Tom Schultz (Ex-Officio)
WSU Extension Agent 378-4414
Our mission is to focus on education, prevention, technical assistance and control of noxious weeds through voluntary compliance with RCW 17.10 and WAC 16-750. The program strives to detect and remove early infestations, provides weed identification workshops and publications, and offers technical assistance on weed identification and methods of control.
Goals of Board
The Noxious Weed Board Will Provide:
* Accurate information about the kind, extent and significance of exotic weed species in San Juan County.
* Coordinated efforts to detect and prevent the spread of noxious weeds.
* Improved management practices for rights of way, utility corridors and land-based enterprises such as agriculture and forestry to achieve biodiversity goals.
* An informed and involved citizenry active in weed awareness & management.
* Broad-based support from among government, educational institutions, civic organizations, churches and other interested groups so that noxious weed awareness is a community-wide commitment.
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Weed Wrenches can be checked out for free from the following sources:
Orcas - SJC Noxious Weed Program (8 wrenches) 376-3499 • San Juan - SJC Public Works (Russ Harvey) (4 wrenches) 378-2114 • SJC Land Bank (Pam Gross) (2 wrenches) 378-4402 •
Lopez- Public Works Office (2 wrenches) 468-2273
For people who wish to purchase their own wrench, they are available from New Tribe, Inc., PO Box 512, Grants Pass, Oregon, 97528. (877-484-4177)
Brochures, order forms and other literature are available from the Weed Control Program at 376-3499.
Meetings - Monthly Weed Board meetings occur on the second Monday of each month at the WSU Extension Office Conference Room begining at 8:30 AM. The public is encouraged to attend.
The Annual Public Hearing to adopt the 2010 County Noxious Weed List will be held on March 8, 2010 in Community Room at Skagit Community College, 221 Weber Way, Lower Level .
Field Coordinator- Richard Lee, Orcas Island (360-376-3499)
Assistant Coordinator - Judy Jackson, Orcas Island (360-376-3499)
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