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Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)
District Farewell
The Conservation Office would like to bid farewell to District Manager, Tawnya Williams. We enjoyed working with and getting to know her over the past year and a half. We would like to wish her well in her future endeavors. Please contact district staff for any current or future matters. 541-565-3551 x 3.
A Brief Note From the Staff:
The SWCD would like to give a big thank you and a warm welcome to Josh Hilderbrand who has graciously stepped up and was appointed to fill our open Directors position until the end of its term in 2018. This position will be up for reelection at that time.
Tree & Plant Sale
The conservation office will hold its annual tree & plant sale again in Spring 2018. Stay tuned for more information regarding types of vegetation and prices.
Soil Health Workshop
Just a reminder the OSU Extension is hosting a free Soil Health Workshop on November 16th, 2017 at the Shiloh Inn (The Dalles) from 8am-330pm. This workshop will have speakers from OSU & WSU who are doing research on low pH effects on small grain crops. Pre registration required by November 9th, 2017 to Brian Tuck 541-296-5494
Odds & Ends
* The next scheduled District Meeting will be held November 14th, 2017 @ the SWCD Office—8:30am— 302 Scott Street, Moro, OR. 97039.
* The next scheduled Council Meeting will be held December 12th, 2017 @ the SWCD Office—8:00am— 302 Scott Street, Moro, OR. 97039
SWCD, Quote of the Quarter 1
Watershed Council , FSA 2
Saltcedar Insert
ODA, Advertisements 3
Calendar of Events, Staff 4
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Volume 18, Issue 4
17, 2017
Happy
Quote of the Quarter
“ Farming is not just a job… it’s a way of life."
- Unknown
Council Farewell
I would like to say thank you to the SWCD and the Watershed Council for allowing me the opportunity to serve the community and work with such amazing people over the last 5 years. I have learned a lot in that time about conservation and about our County. I have been offered another great opportunity within Sherman County and excited to start a new adventure. My last day of work will be October 20th, 2017. Please contact Scott Susi ([email protected], 541-565-3551 x 110) for any conservation needs after this date.
- Kayla von Borstel, Watershed Coordinator
SHERMAN COUNTY WATERSHED COORDINATOR JOB OPENING POSITION: 40HRS/WK + BENEFITS; OPEN UNTIL FILLED STARTING SALARY: $29,356 TO $36,611, DOE
The Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation Office is seeking to hire a Watershed Coordinator who will be responsible for the smooth functioning of the Sherman County Area Watershed Council administered by Sherman County SWCD. The Watershed Coordinator organizes meetings, writes and edits documents, secures funding for projects, and coordinates projects on behalf of the Watershed Council, and may need to perform some duties of a Conservation Technician (field work, technical advice on projects, etc.). The position is located in Moro, Oregon and will work throughout Sherman County. The position will be supervised through the Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation District and Watershed Council. A full job description can be found on the Council and District websites, Shermancountyswcd.com and Shermancountywc.com. A copy can also be requested from the SWCD office, 541-565-3551 x 3. All applications (cover letter and resume) can be dropped off or mailed to the SWCD office, (302 Scott St. P.O. Box 405 Moro, OR. 97039).
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Sherman County Area Watershed Council
Farm Services Agency (FSA)
T HE R OLLI NG T HU NDE R
Dates to Remember: October 26 - Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) deadline to submit your acceptable documentation for losses/expenses from last winter’s storm events October 26 - FSA county committee meeting, 9:00 AM, at Burnet Building conference room, OSU Extension Office, 66365 Lonerock Rd, Moro November 6 - 2017 COC election ballots mailed to eligible voters in LAA 2 November 10 - USDA Service Center offices closed. Veterans’ Day November 23 - USDA Service Center offices closed. Thanksgiving Day December 4 - Last day to return ballots for 2017 COC elections for LAA 2 December 15 - Deadline to report your fall planted acreage for 2018 crop year Make Sure Your Records Are Up-to-date with FSA
Changes in your farm business operation, such as changing a partnership, forming a corporation, or other entity, or adding or remov-ing partners or members must be reported to our office. Land changes, like the addition of a farm by lease or purchase, need to be reported to our office as well. Producers participating in
FSA and NRCS programs are required to timely report changes in their farming operation to the County Committee in writing and update their CCC-902 Farm Operating Plan.
If you have any changes to your bank accounts for direct deposits, or change of address or zip code or an incor-rect name or business name on file they need to be reported to our office. FSA county office staff are happy to answer any questions producers may have regarding acceptable documentation for changes or corrections. Please call or visit your local FSA office to update your records.
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12. Blueberries 13. Christmas Trees 14. Cherries 15. Hops 16. Apples 17. Dungeness Crab 18. Eggs 19. Mint for Oil 20. Corn for Grain
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~BOARD & S TAFF~
Sherman County SWCD Board of Directors
Trevor Fields, Chair
Jesse Stutzman, Vice Chair
Josh Hilderbrand, Treasurer
Thad Eakin, Secretary
Clint Moore, Member
SWCD Staff
TBA, Office Manager
Kayla von Borstel, Watershed Council Coordinator
Scott Susi, Conservation Technician
NRCS Staff
Kristie Coelsch, District Conservationist
Clinton Whitten, Soil Conservationist
~CALENDAR OF EVENT S~
1. October 31st, 2017—Halloween 2. November 14th, 2017—SWCD Board
Meeting to be held in the SWCD office @ 830am—subject to change
3. November 16, 2017—soil pH workshop @ the Shiloh Inn @ 830am
4. November 23, 2017—Thanksgiving—Office Closed.
5. December 12th, 2017—Council Meeting to be held in the SWCD office @ 8am—subject to change
6. December 12th, 2017—SWCD Board Meeting to be held in the SWCD office @ 830am—subject to change
7. December 25, 2017—Christmas—Office Closed 8. January 1, 2018—New Years Day—Office Closed 9. January 9, 2018—Board meeting to be held in the SWCD
office @ 8:30 am —subject to change 10. February TBA, 2018—SWCD & Watershed Council Annual
Meeting @ TBA
The Rolling Thunder Issue 04 Fall 2017
Sherman County SWCD
P.O. Box 405
Moro, OR 97039
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Saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima
USDA symbol: TARA ODA rating: B and T
Other common names: salt cedar, tamarisk
Introduction: (Tamarix ramosissima, T. chinensis, or T.gallica) is a large shrub or small tree introduced to North America from the Middle East in the early 1800s. This weed has been used as an ornamental, for windbreaks and erosion control. By1850, saltcedar had escaped from these plantings, infesting many river systems and drainages in the Southwest – often displacing native vegetation. By 1938, infestations of saltcedar could be found from Florida to California and as far north as Idaho. Saltcedar continues to spread rapidly and currently infests water drainages and wet areas in the United States. (courtesy Montana State University Extension.
Distribution: Malheur County hosts the highest densities of saltcedar especially along the Snake River and Owyhee Reservoir. Smaller outbreaks in other eastern Oregon Counties are targeted for eradication.
Description: Saltcedar species are spreading shrubs or small trees, 5-20 feet tall, with numerous slender branches and small, alternate, scale-like leaves. The pale pink to white flowers are small, perfect and regular, arranged in spike-like racemes. The distinct petals and sepals occur in fours or fives. The fruit is a capsule (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1961).
Impacts: Saltcedar is an aggressive invader of riversides, springs, creeks and gullies in the arid regions of the American west. It has an enormous water appetite causing springs and small waterways to dry up putting stress on many desert species. The plants provides no food for wildlife and little nesting cover. Biological controls: The saltcedar leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata is well established in eastern Oregon often causing complete defoliation of all plants in specific drainages.
Oregon Department of Agriculture � Noxious Weed Control Program 635 Capitol Street NE � Salem, OR 97301 � 503-986-4621
www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Weeds/Pages/Default.aspx
Photos by Malheur Experiment Station Oregon State U.