The King County Noxious Weed Program is holding a two-part online seminar on September 23 and 30 packed with great information for anyone working on managing invasive plants and noxious weeds. Topics include early detection species, best management practices for common invasive plants, weeds in aquatic areas, herbicide use and safety, biocontrol, and ways to reduce impacts of weed control on amphibians, birds and other wildlife. Participants can receive up to 7 WSDA license recertification credits for attending both parts. Part One is September 23, 8:00-11:30am and Part Two is September 30, 12:30-3:30 pm. The seminars are free but pre-registration is required.
Part One, September 23, 8:00-11:30 am (optional Q&A to 12:00 pm)
- Weed List Overview and New Noxious Weeds, Sasha Shaw, KCNWCP
- Early detection species: lesser known noxious weeds that could be your next worst nightmare, Tricia MacLaren, KCNWCP
- WSDA Pesticide Update, Rusty Sauls, Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Feature Weeds, Part One: A closer look at yellow flag iris, butterfly bush, and English ivy, Dan Sorensen and Ashlie Arthur, KCNWCP
- Overview of common herbicides used for noxious weed control, Ben Peterson, KCNWCP
- Swamp monsters: wetland and aquatic weeds to watch for, Ben Peterson, KCNWCP
Part Two, September 30, 12:30-3:30 pm (optional Q&A to 4:00 pm)
- Feature Weeds, Part Two: A closer look at holly, yellow archangel, blackberry and Scotch broom, Ashley Shattuck and Sasha Shaw, KCNWCP
- Biocontrol agents at work on noxious weeds in western Washington, Jennifer Andreas, WSU Extension
- Amphibian Exposure to Aquatic Herbicides, Amy Yahnke PhD, Washington Department of Ecology
- Watching out for wildlife: weed control strategies for reducing impacts on birds and amphibians, Margaret Wagner, KCNWCP and Christie Caldwell, City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services
Credits: WSDA Pesticide License Recertification Credits approved (4 credits for Part One, 3 credits for Part Two). More information and registration info is on our website.
Can this please be captioned for people with hearing loss?
I will see if we can do that, I hope so since it would help lots of people! Thanks for asking!
Hi Bernie, the seminars on Sept 23 and 30 will be captioned. In Zoom there is an option to turn on closed captioning: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115003498783-Viewing-Closed-Captions
Hi again, I am sorry but our captioning vendor was unable to provide this service for Sept 23, but we believe we have the service scheduled for the Sept 30 presentation. I am sorry we weren’t able to do this for tomorrow’s webinar.
Will this be available later to view on YouTube or Vimeo?
Yes on YouTube, linked from our Classes page, thanks for asking!