Mason County Noxious Weed Control

10/03/2025

🦪🏵️ It's time for Oysterfest 2025! Mason County Noxious W**ds will be at Oysterfest again this year. We love this event! Come down to visit us, eat some delicious seafood and learn about noxious w**ds! Hope to see you there! 🦪🏵️

09/19/2025

RELEASE: The Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Agriculture have issued a recall of Signature Pet Care Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food 7 LB. This product is being recalled because it contains Palmer amaranth, an invasive quarantined w**d seed.

Visit our website to read the full release: https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=44775

08/28/2025

🌿🌼 We are you excited to announce that we are partnering with Kitsap County Noxious W**d Control Board and PNW Invasive Plant Council to host an Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response Training on Thursday, September 25th in Port Orchard, WA.

This is a FREE training that will cover terrestrial and aquatic invasive species, the EDRR process, invasive species identification, and surveying and reporting using the EDDMapS and INaturalist Apps. Following the training and a short lunch break, we will head out for a group hike to practice some identification and survey skills, as well as answer any questions about the Apps. Pesticide license recertification credits are available to attendees.

Huge thank you to PNW Invasive Plant Council and Kitsap County Noxious W**ds for making this event possible!

Training 10:00AM – 12:30 PM – Lunch Break 12:30PM – 1:00PM – Group Hike: 1:00PM – 2:00PM (optional)

Long Lake Community Building

5100 Long Lake Road SE, Port Orchard, WA

Port Orchard, WA 98020

Register here: https://Kitsap-Mason-EDRRTraining.eventbrite.com

Questions? Contact [email protected] or W**[email protected]

Hope to see you there! 🌿🌼

Hello Partners and Community Scientists:

Join us for our last Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response Training of the year on Thursday, September 25th in Port Orchard, WA.

Thanks to the Kitsap and Mason County Noxious W**d Control Boards for partnering with us to make this happen.

This is a FREE training that will cover terrestrial and aquatic invasive ecology, the EDRR process, invasive species identification, and surveying and reporting using the EDDMapS and INaturalist Apps. Following the training and a short lunch break, we will head out for a group hike to practice some identification and survey skills, as well as answer any questions about the Apps.

Training 10:00AM – 12:30 PM – Lunch Break 12:30PM – 1:00PM – Group Hike: 1:00PM – 2:00PM (optional)
Long Lake Community Building
5100 Long Lake Road SE, Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard, WA 98020

Register here: https://Kitsap-Mason-EDRRTraining.eventbrite.com

Questions: [email protected]

We hope to see you there!

07/19/2025

☀️🌿🏵️ We are at Allyn Days Saturday and Sunday this weekend! We will be providing information about noxious w**ds and free native plant seeds. Hope to see you there! ☀️🌿🏵️

07/17/2025

Interested in joining the WSU Extension Mason Master Gardener Program?

The WSU Master Gardener Program is now offering two different tracks for participants who are interested in gaining horticultural skills from WSU through their new Washington Green School!Learn more here - https://extension.wsu.edu/mason/master-gardener/join-us/

Apply by August 15th, 2025. Applications can be turned in online by filling out the online application or by downloading and filling out the paper application (PDF).

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07/17/2025

🌼🐄🌱 Watch for blooming tansy ragwort!

Tansy ragwort is an invasive plant that's toxic to livestock and other animals. Tansy ragwort is a Class B select noxious w**d in Mason County. Mason County Noxious W**ds has been busy controlling blooming tansy ragwort on County roadsides and Olympic National Forest lands.

Do you have tansy ragwort on your property? We can help with tansy reports, plant identification, site visits and control recommendations! Call (360) 427-9670 ext. 592 or email w**[email protected] for more information. 🌼🐄🌱

You can find more information on tansy ragwort and other noxious w**ds on the Washington State Noxious W**d Board website - nwcb.wa.gov/w**ds/tansy-ragwort

02/19/2025

We’re excited to announce that February 24th – 28th is Washington Invasive Species Awareness Week!

We will be at the Washington State Capitol building from 10 am to 3 pm Wednesday, February 26th. Come visit us and learn about noxious w**ds and other problem species in our area.

Washington Invasive Species Council is hosting free events and webinars next week. Visit invasivespecies.wa.gov/projects/invasive-species-awareness-week/ for more information.

February 28 – March 4, 2022 In conjunction with National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Governor Jay Inslee proclaimed February 28 to March 4, 2022 as Washington Invasive Species Awareness Week to raise awareness and find preventative solutions for invasive species. Additional Resources Governor...

01/10/2025

🌲⛏️ This week was our last English ivy removal volunteer event at Truman Glick Park. Huge thank you to all the w**d warriors that came out to help! We couldn't have done it without you!

English ivy is a Class C noxious w**d in Washington State. It is too widespread to be required for control in Mason County. We always encourage people to control it when possible. At Truman Glick Park we removed English ivy from the base of trees and pulled it from the ground to protect native shrubs and flowers.

Visit these websites for more information on English ivy's impacts, identification, and control options!

Mason County Noxious W**d Control Board: extension.wsu.edu/mason/noxious-w**d-program/w**ds/

Washington State Noxious W**d Control Board: www.nwcb.wa.gov/w**ds/english-ivy

Stay tuned for more volunteer opportunities with Mason County Noxious W**ds! 🌲⛏️

01/02/2025

🌿🌱 ⛏️ Round leaf bittersweet is a new Class A noxious w**d in Washington State. Join us at the next Mason County Noxious W**d Control Board meeting on January 9th at 5:00 pm. You can take part in our regular meeting and annual w**d list hearing where we update our 2025 noxious w**d list. More information can be found on our advisory board page. https://www.masoncountywa.gov/ac/noxious-w**d/index.php.

Email w**[email protected] or call (360) 427-9670 ext. 592 for more information.

Round leaf bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is the other new Class A that was added to our 2025 Noxious W**d List. This is the perfect time of year to look for their berries in Washington's forests, to remove the plant!

For more information: https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/w**ds/round-leaf-bittersweet

11/01/2024

Online WSU Forest Stewardship Course!

Registration for WSU Extension Forestry's fall 2024 online course for southwest WA is open, but space is limited. The southwest WA course is geared toward those who have property in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties.

Their flagship forestry course will teach you how to assess your trees, avoid insect and disease problems, attract wildlife, and take practical steps to keep your forest on track to provide enjoyment and even income for years to come. In this course you can develop your own Forest Stewardship Plan, which brings state recognition as a Stewardship Forest and may help otherwise qualifying landowners enroll in reduced property tax or conservation cost-share grant programs.

This live online course will be held 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday evenings November 18 - December 16, 2024. The registration fee is $150 per household.

For more information and registration, visit: https://forestry.wsu.edu/sw/events/onlinecp_swwa24/

This program is an educational partnership between Washington State University Extension Forestry and the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This Program is made possible by funding from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Elsa Haun at [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the course.

10/30/2024

🌳🌿 Are you concerned about the impacts of English ivy in Mason County? We are working with Mason County Parks to host ivy pulling events at Truman Glick park December 7th and January 7th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Bring water and gloves. Tools will be provided. Please complete the volunteer agreement prior to the event. https://www.cognitoforms.com/MasonCounty1/VolunteerApplicationOngoing.

Call (360) 427-9670 ext. 592 or email w**[email protected] for more information.

Hope to see you there! 🌿🌳

10/13/2024

Spurge laurel is a toxic, Class B noxious w**d that we are finding around Mason County. This plant can be controlled through manual removal. The sap may cause skin irritation. Wear gloves and long sleeves when pulling!

Call (360) 427-9670 ext. 592 or email w**[email protected] with questions about spurge laurel identification and control, or to report infestations.