This is the presentation given by Nels Parvi at the May Nisqually River Council meeting.

1. Nisqually River Knotweed Control Project Nels Parvi [email_address] Pierce Conservation District 5430 66th Avenue East Puyallup, WA 98371 (253) 845-9770

2. 2010 Focus: Find it! Kill it!

5. Knotweed can grow just about anywhere! Knotweed

14. Outreach materials

15. Community meeting in Ashford

18. 2009 treatment area covers over 600 acres of land. Total for the project in 2009 was over 193 acres treated ~ 27 acres of knotweed (@max label rate)

19. Lynch Creek Knotweed Property Owner: Kent Rutledge 1:10,000 Eatonville Ski Park Road

20. Reese Creek Knotweed Property Owner: DNR

21. Results: 2007 2008 Lower Watershed 2009

22. 2007 2008 Tom Brown Boat Launch

23. April 22, 2009 Tom Brown Boat Launch

24. Outreach: UNCF & Stream Stewards

25. Yil-me-hu Yil-me-hu Yil-me-hu WINTER 2009

28. Project uncertainty??? - PCD now on board - need to acquire more/new funding bloggingbelmont.com $$$ work results

29. Questions???

30. The End

31. Scientists are intending to introduce into Britain the sap-sucking Japanese louse which is the natural enemy of knotweed. It is thought that the 2mm long Aphalara itadori, a type of psyllid or jumping plant louse, will kill the plant without harming wildlife. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1201665/Japanese-knotweed-faces-nemesis-bug-foe-imported-East.html#ixzz0j1HIObhT

32. Berg Creek Big Creek Lynch Creek Busywild Creek Beaver Creek Reese Creek Catt Creek Little Mashel Mashel