Recently our District Manager Jason Kesling witnessed the need for wildlife escape ramps when he inspected a livestock trough that had 15 drowned chipmunks floating in the water (not the most appetizing water for cattle to drink from, either). The SWCD has an inventory of stock tank ramps for sale to landowners. We have 20 ... Read More
Archives for August 2021
Beautiful but Deadly to Cattle
White Top (Lepidium Draba) is an herbaceous perennial native to central Europe, a member of the Brassicaceae family. This weed spreads quickly through its rhizomatous root structures; it also produces hundreds of seeds per plant, making it a double whammy. White Top grows to about knee height and is very thick. The plants have leaves ... Read More
Bid for HC78 Juniper Project
The Harney SWCD is accepting bids on a juniper treatment project located near Drewsey, OR approximately 46 miles east of Burns, OR. There are 142 acres of cutting, lop and scattering, and hand piling. A mandatory bid tour will be held on September 10th @ 8:30 a.m. departing from HSWCD office. Contractors are required to ... Read More
Bid for Beaver Table Seeding
The Harney SWCD is accepting bids for Beaver Tables aerial seeding, located approximately 35 miles south east of Burns, Oregon, within the Beaver Table mount range. The seeding consists of approximately 1,200 acres of aerial application, with a seed mixture of 10 lbs. of Siberian wheatgrass and 1 lb. of forage kochia. There is a ... Read More
I Spot Knapweed!
by Tyler Goss Spotted Knapweed is a biennial or short lived perennial plant of the Asteraceae family native to Eurasia. It looks similar to the scotch thistle plant, but grows thinner, has smaller flower heads, and branches out much more. The flower head is round shaped with pink colored flower. It is much taller ... Read More