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    1300 NW Wall Street, Ste. 200 Bend, OR 97701-1960

    Phone (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org

 

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Dan Sherwin, 322-7135

        

Bend, Oregon                            June 25, 2009

 

Noxious Orange Hawkweed Found in Bend Landscapes

Immediate Eradication Necessary

 

Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum), an A-rated noxious weed on Deschutes County and Oregon State weed lists, was found in approximately 10 local home landscapes yesterday in Bend. Discovery of the noxious weed outcroppings prompted vegetation officials to ask residents to eradicate the weeds immediately.

 

A Forest Service employee reported the invasive weeds to County Vegetation Manager Dan Sherwin last week. An investigation conducted yesterday by Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Coordinator Dave Langland and Sherwin resulted in the discovery of the local infestations. One Hawkweed site is located at the corner of 16^th and Baltimore Avenue in Bend. Another site was discovered at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Broadway. Landscapers were notified and immediately removed the Hawkweed plants.

 

A noxious weed is any weed designated by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners or the Oregon Department of Agriculture that is injurious to public health, agriculture, range, recreation, wildlife or any public or private property; any weed that impacts and displaces desirable vegetation, such as threatened and endangered plant species, wildlife habitat, and livestock.

 

What is Orange Hawkweed?

A showy alpine native of Europe, … [deleted]

 

 

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