Spring 2017 Puget Sound Knotweed Forum Agenda 9:00-9:10 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Spring 2017 Puget Sound Knotweed Forum

Agenda • 9:00-9:10 Welcome • 9:10-9:20 Introductions • 9:20-9:40 Snoqualmie Tribe – Pollinator- Friendly and Culturally Significant Native Plants for Knotweed Sites • 9:40-10:00 Small Group Discussion – Pollinator Plants That Work for You • 10:00-10:05 Break

Agenda • 10:05-10:25 King County – Strategies for Avoiding Pollinator/Herbicide Interaction • 10:25-10:35 Herbicides, Surfactants, and Rates Used by Forum Members • 10:35-10:55 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust – Knotweed Projects Presentation • 10:55-11:00 Break

Agenda • 11:00-11:20 Skagit Fisheries – Knotweed Project • 11:20-11:40 Snohomish County – Helicopter Survey of Knotweed on the Skykomish River • 11:40-12:00 Wrap up

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Small Group Discussion: 9:40-10:00 • What category of plants do you prioritize when replanting after knotweed is controlled (understory, conifers, trees, shrubs)? • As a group, come up with 5 plants that you have f0und most successful for planting on knotweed sites. • As a group, come up with 5 pollinator-friendly plants that you have found successful on knotweed sites. • How soon do you plant after initial treatment? • What is one notable thing from this discussion you want to share with the room?

Break: 10:00-10:05

Chemical Methods, Herbicide, Surfactants, & Rates Methods: • Foliar Spray and Injection are used predominantly • Some members are restricted to one or the other • Wick wipe, sheet mulching with chemical, weed whacking, fist shaking, and eye lasers Herbicide: • Polaris or Habitat @ .75 to 1% • Glyphosate @ 3-5% for Spray and 100% for Injection Surfactant: • Agridex @ .5-1% • Competitor @ 1% • Hasten EA @ .78% Is there anything else that others are trying and have good results?

Break 10:55-11:00

The Future • Next meeting – frequency? • Fall 2016 survey • Ideas/feedback? • We want to highlight your projects!

Thanks! Happy knotweed hunting!