Paraquat and Glyphosate are both herbicides, but they contain different chemicals Glyphosate is the main chemical in the weed killer Roundup, while Paraquat is the brand name for the herbicide paraquat dichloride. Both Paraquat and Glyphosate are poisonous if inhaled or ingested, but Paraquat is more poisonous, being 28 times more toxic than Glyphosate. Drugwatch has written about ... Read More
Archives for June 2023
It is Good to Have a Plan
Compared to many locations, Harney County seems to be a relatively safe place to live. The Midwest is more prone to tornadoes, the coast could be nailed by a tsunami, and an earthquake is a considerably rare event (since 1931 there have only been three reported here and we have a 15% chance of having ... Read More
Oregon’s Endangered Plants
One reason Soil & Water Conservation Districts fight invasives is to help preserve native plants. Native Plant Conservation News: June 12, 2023 ODA formally added eight endangered and five threatened species to the State’s list of threatened and endangered plants, effective June 8, 2023. (From top, clockwise: Erigeron stanselliae, Lathyrus holochlorus, Lomatium ochocense, Meconella oregana, Sisyrinchium hitchcockii) The Oregon Department ... Read More