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Homepage ContentsVisit our new Noxious Weed Poetry Page. If you have a good weed poem mail it to us and we will put it on this site!! Private Pesticide Applicator tests available locally at the WSU County Extension Agent Office every 1st & 3rd Mondays each Month. Or Each February the Weed Office offers the test free to the first people to sign up, call us for more information.
Work InformationAnna Lyon, Noxious Weed Control Manager To serve as responsible stewards of Okanogan County by protecting and preserving the land and resources from the degrading impact of Noxious Weeds. To control Noxious Weeds in compliance with the State Law RCW 17.10 and Promote Good Land Management in Okanogan County. To manage and Coordinate a Noxious Weed Program and staff to the benefit of Okanogan County citizens. To Develop Policy and Programs and maintain an active working staff that are accountable to the Noxious Weed Board. To promote public awareness through improved educational programs, seminars and a strong prevention plan. To Promote and develop Integrated weed management strategies and programs for Okanogan County. FAVORITE LINKSWashington State Noxious Weed Control Board Homepage S-K Environmental - Portable Noxious Weed
Rinse-off and Reclaim System Washington State Department of Agriculture Homepage United States Department of Agriculture Homepage North American Weed Management Association Invasive Species Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Homepage The Nature Conservancy FICMNEW Tropica Aquarium Plants Homepage
CURRENT PROJECTSRe-certification classes at no charge for first 50 people. Bio-Agent control on Purple Loosestrife, Dalmatian Toadflax and Knapweed Musk thistle hand-pull crew meeting with Canadian hand-pull crew for a buffer strip along the Canadian border. New Invader, Yellowstar thistle, eradication for landowners at no charge. Organizing a field day tour for legislators. Applying for grants to fund new noxious weed educational programs. Progressively working on the eradication of all our Class A and Class B noxious weeds. Back to topPrivate Pesticide Applicator Tests Available LocallyWSU Cooperative Extension and Washington State Department of Agriculture are offering tests for private applicators at the Extension Office in Okanogan. Tests are given the first and third Mondays of each month. Testing times begin at 8:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. On the event that Monday falls on a holiday, the test will be offered the following Tuesday. Individuals wishing to take the test are asked to notify the Extension Office ahead of time because facilities are limited. Two NEW licenses are only valid in Eastern Washington. They are as follows; Limited Private Applicator This license allows the holder to supervise & apply restricted use herbicides on non-production agricultural land that includes pastures, rangeland, fence rows & areas around farm buildings for weed control only. This license fee is $25. A total of 8 credits is required for the 5 year period. Rancher Private Applicator This License allows the use and supervision of restricted use herbicides and rodenticides on non-production agricultural land, and on production agriculture land where grain and hay are grown for personal use. (Up to 10% may be sold and only within the county of production.) This license requires a fee of $75 for the 5 year period and 12 credits. Private Applicator License This license is for use of all restricted use Pesticides for agriculture purposes of all kind. For a 5-year period, 5 credits are required each year for a total of 20 credits (up to 8 credits in one year). A renewal fee of $25 to keep license current each year is required also. The initial cost of the test and license is $35.00 that must be paid before the test is taken. For more information on all three licenses contact the Extension office or the Noxious Weed office. Payment should be made by check or money order made payable to WSDA. Use of calculator is allowed during the exam. The Cooperative Extension Office in Okanogan is located in room 101 of the Courthouse. Phone, 509-422-7245. Study materials for all pesticide tests are available at the Extension Office. However, only the private applicator test can be taken here. Cooperative Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. Back to top CONTACT USOkanogan County Noxious Weed Control Board 1st Floor County Courthouse, Room 102 149 3rd Street P.O. Box 791 Okanogan, WA 98840 Phone # (509) 422-7165 Fax # (509) 422-7166
Web Address: http://okanogancounty.org/nw This page updated February 25, 2008 |
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