Resources, Links and Articles

Noxious Weed Reporting, Questions and Advice:


Douglas County Natural Resources Department

Tracy Pope, Natural Resources Specialist – (541) 440-4481 | Email: tracy.pope@douglascountyor.gov | Website: https://douglascountyor.gov/362/Natural-Resources

Douglas County OSU Extension Service

Shelby Filley, Regional Livestock & Forage Specialist – (541) 236-3016 | Email: shelby.filley@oregonstate.edu | (541) 672-4461 or 1-800-883-7568 | Website: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas

Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District

Maggie Begoun, District Administrator – (541) 900-0354 | Email: Maggie@dswcd.org | Cindy Bright, Conservation Technician – (541) 900-0689 | Email: cindy@dswcd.org | Website: https://dswcd.org/

Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District

Rhonda Black, District Administrator – (541) 662-1341 | Email: rhonda@umpquasoilandwater.com | Website: https://umpquasoilandwater.com/

Elk Creek Watershed Council

Lee Russell, Executive Director – (541) 836-7206 | Email:  russell.leland@gmail.com | Website: http://elkcreekwatershed.org/  

Oregon Department of Agriculture, Noxious Weed Control Program

Carri Pirosko, Integrated Weed Management Specialist – (541) 291-2680 | Email: carri.pirosko@oda.oregon.gov | Website: www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Weeds/Pages/AboutWeeds.aspx

Umpqua National Forest

Crystal Shepherd, Botanist – (360) 486-4407 | Email: crystal.shepherd@usda.gov | Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/umpqua

Bureau of Land Management – Roseburg District Office

Ryan Kay, Natural Resource Specialist | Email: rmkay@blm.gov | Website: https://www.blm.gov/office/roseburg-district-office

Resources & Treatment Options

Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook

https://pnwhandbooks.org/weed 

UC Davis Weed Control Handbook

https://wric.ucdavis.edu/information/natural%20areas/wr_I/Iva.pdf


Links and Articles

What is the Difference Between Native, Non-native, and Invasive Plants?

https://www.audubon.org/news/what-difference-between-native-non-native-and-invasive-plants

Tree-of-Heaven

https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven

Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/alert-spotted-lanternfly.pdf

Gorse Profile

https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/Weeds/GorseProfile.pdf


If you have additional questions or need more information, please feel free to contact the Douglas County Natural Resources Department at (541) 440-4481