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Lewis County Noxious Weed Control is proud to be partnering with Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council and Mt. Rainier National Park Service to offer a FREE web based Invasive Plant Identification and Citizen Scientist Training on June 1st, 12:00PM-3:00PM.

 

Learn how to identify invasive plant species in SW Washington and how to distinguish them from commonly mistaken look-a-likes with Bill Wamsley, Lewis County Noxious Weed Control. Learn how to get more involved in Washington State conversation by becoming a citizen scientist and survey for invasive plants species and sharing your work and findings by reporting to EDDMapSWest, a national early detection reporting system that natural resource professionals use to identify control work and areas needing focused attention.

 

For more information and to register, please visit

 https://www.pnw-ipc.org/events/mt-rainier-lewis-county-invasive-plant-management-webinar

 

At the request of Washington State University to encourage protection of the general public and office staff from infection of Coronavirus, the WSU Extension office in Lewis County will be closed immediately to the public until June 19.  This does not mean closed for business.  Faculty and staff will continue to meet clientele needs during the office closure.  To protect clientele and office staff, the office closure will continue until confirmed by Public Health that the health emergency is determined to be over.  Additional measures employed during the health crisis include:

 

• All face to face meetings will be cancelled until June 19.  Meetings using remote communication options are still allowed and encouraged.
• Clientele will have the option of contacting the office administrative assistant to schedule a visit with staff or faculty.  Meetings using remote communication is encouraged as a first option.
• Faculty will be responsive during business hours to e-mail and phone calls with-in 48 hours of being contacted.
• All educational meeting will be postponed until after May 18.  Future meeting dates will be set after the emergency is deemed over by Public Health.
• Questions to the WSU Master Gardeners and WSU Master compost Recyclers will be answered during business hours.  Clientele will be encouraged to send digital pictures of their problem.
• Outside the county office, meetings of 10 or fewer people may still be held, ONLY if it is possible to maintain the CDC-recommended protocol:

• • Encourage people who are sick or at risk to stay home and participate at a distance.
  • Discourage physical contact and provide social distancing (6 Feet).
  • Encourage hand-washing (30 seconds with soap & water) and provide hand sanitizer (60%+ Alcohol) for participants.
  • Encourage participants not to touch their faces.
  • Encourage coughing/sneezing into sleeves or tissues (& throw away).
  • Sanitize frequently-touched surfaces before and after meetings and daily at a minimum

• Any questions concerning this plan should be directed to the WSU Extension office director.