Ridding noxious weeds one acre at a time
By Paul Hall on Monday, June 14th, 2021 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
WALLOWA, OR – Wallowa Canyonlands Partnership (WCP) has been working together with federal partners to manage noxious weeds along the Lower Grande Ronde and Snake Rivers. According to the staff every year, more than 1,500 prioritized acres and invest $300,000 to $500,000. Working together across fence lines on weed treatment and rangeland restoration, and learning from one another, is the only way to stop these invasions, says WCP. WCP works with over 60 private landowners each year, 10 public agencies, and local contracting businesses to improve the health and productivity of working lands.
The Wallowa Canyonlands Partnership (WCP) began in the early 2000’s as a pilot program for cross-jurisdictional noxious weed management in the Grande Ronde River watershed. In the beginning, the WCP brought together private and public entities to treat and manage weeds across fence lines and it has been widening its scope ever since. Since its inception, the WCP has coordinated over 17,500 acres of noxious weed mitigation.
