Free weed management workshop offered in Cheney
HABITAT -- A free day of weed management workshops is set for Tuesday, March 22, organized by the Channeled Scablands Cooperative Weed Management Area Committee. The workshops run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Eastern Washington University's Showwalter Hall, Room 109 at 526 Fifth St. in Cheney.
Designated parking for the event is in Lot P17 at the corner of 5th and C streets.
Weed control is as important to wildlife as it is to farming and ranching.
Workshops include:
- Managed grazing and ecological restoration.
- Herbicides for rangeland weeds.
- Bioherbicides for cheatgrass, Medusahead and jointed goatgrass management.
- Technical and financial assistance for dealing with weeds.
- Weed Board updates from Lincoln and Spokane Counties
- Landowner cost share program.
Prize drawings and refreshments will be offered. Pesticide credits are available. No preregistration required.
Info: Terry Mansfield, (509) 954-5161, email tmmansfield@webband.com.