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CWMA’s are local partnerships representing a diverse group of individuals, organizations, and agencies who share a geographic area and thus have similar weed concerns and issues.
CWMA’s: Development and Purpose
WIN has assisted in the formation of nine local groups that coordinate the on-the-ground weed inventory, control, prevention, and educational activities of the participating partners.
CWMA partners educate landowners and the general public about controlling and preventing the spread of invasive weeds though tours, workshops, displays, and volunteer activities such as ivy pulls or fish and wildlife habitat restoration projects.
The majority of the CWMA’s have a long-term management plan, a yearly operating plan, and a memorandum of understanding that demonstrates commitment to partnering organizations.
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The CWMA’s currently in operation are listed below.
Benton
Benton County
Chair: Michael Ahr, Natural Resource Conservation Program Manager Benton SWCD, Corvallis, Oregon
541-760-7458
michael@bentonswcd.org
Columbia Gorge
Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat & Skamania Counties
Co-Chair: Emily Stevenson, Program Coordinator Skamania County Noxious Weed Control Program
Stevenson, Washington
509-427-3941
estevenson@co.skamania.wa.us
Coordinator: Courtney Gattuso
Columbia Gorge CWMA
Oregon City, Oregon
503-210-6015
columbiagorgecwma@gmail.com
Four County
Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah & Washington Counties
Co-Chair: Mitch Bixby, City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services
Portland, Oregon 503-823-2989
mitch.bixby@portlandoregon.gov
Co-Chair: Samuel Leininger, WeedWise Program Manager Clackamas SWCD
Oregon City, Oregon
503-210-6006
sleininger@conservationdistrict.org
Coordinator: Courtney Gattuso
4 County Cooperative Weed Management Area
503-210-6015
info@4countycwma.org
Mid-Coast
Western Lane & Lincoln Counties
Chair: Chris Cornwell
Noxious Weed Coordinator/Vegetation Program
Lincoln County Public Works/Roads
Newport, Oregon
541-574-1248
ccornwell@co.lincoln.or.us
Mid-Willamette
Marion, Polk & Yamhill Counties
Chair: Jenny Meisel, Resource Conservationist
Marion SWCD
Salem, Oregon
503-391-9927 ext.312
Jenny.Meisel@marionswcd.net
North Coast
Tillamook, Clatsop & Columbia Counties
Chair: Grahma Klag, Executive Director, North Coast Watershed Association
Astoria, Oregon
971-998-6604
northcoastwatershedcouncils@gmail.com
South Coast
Douglas, Coos & Curry
Chair: Melaney Dunne, Coquille Watershed Association
Coquille, Oregon
541-396-2541
Upper Willamette
Eastern Lane & Linn Counties
Chair: Wes Messinger, Willamette Valley Project Botanist
US Army Corps of Engineers
541-688-8147 x1013
Wes.Messinger@usace.army.mil
Oregon Dunes
Siuslaw National Forest
Waldport, Oregon
541-563-8419
arebischke@fs.fed.us