Weed Control For Landowners 2024.03.19

Join us for a practical step-by-step "Integrated Pest Management (IPM)" approach to weed control, including Armenian blackberry, star thistle, knapweeds.
● Discuss what opens our lands to these invaders, and why we should care.
● Explore how to create conditions that allow beneficial species to out-compete the weeds.
● Learn what practices can help us get the upper hand.
● Finally, if there is a need to resort to chemicals, examine how to make that choice with a cautious and appropriate approach.
Kyle Strauss is the founder of Strauss Ecological Services, specializing in habitat restoration, noxious weed control, and wildlife photography. He frequently collaborates with government agencies and local non-profit organizations to provide the least harmful and most effective
methods of managing wild spaces, as well as private land holdings. Kyle is familiar with
many methods of weed control and is a licensed herbicide applicator.
This is a recording of a community education class offered by the FNR Land Steward Program of Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. Find more upcoming topics at extension.oreg...