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Volunteer c m * g e ls equipment ready lor spraying K i i m m i Hemlock along Will«** Creek in«idc Heppner ci
ly lim its The project was a cooperative ellort between Jim VjnWmklc. Morn*» Counts Weed Control
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The extremely dangerous poivin
hemlock has been sprayed along the
hanksot Willow Creek within the ci
ty lim its o f Heppner Fhe combined
effort between the city and Jim Van
W inkle. Morrow County Weed
Supersivir was aimed at eradicating
the noxious weed because it is fatal
both to people and livestock
A ll parts o f the plant are
potvinous It grows like a w ild car
rot and ranges from 4 to 10 feet tall
The stem is generally stout, erect,
hollow, rigid and with purple streaks
or blotches and the flowers are
small, white ami look like umbrellas
Poison Hemlock has been lound
mil only along W illow Creek but in
pastures and altalfa fields, on road
sides, idle fields, and even in home
yards
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Jim VanW inkle, along with city
forenun Dave Winters sprayed the
weed on portions o f W illow Creek
in A pril
Mayor Cara Costa praised the
operation as a |oint effort between
the two parties
W e didn't have the
money in the budget to hire spray
ing done and Jim V anW inkle
donated his time and provided the
equipm ent." staled Costa
It cost the city S4H to buy the
chemicals, 2-41) and Hansel, used
on the weed
V anW inkle and
W inters, armed w ith backpack
sprayers, sprayed Ml gallons in three
ami one ball hours
"C ity residents a lvi have taken an
enterest in eliminating the weed and
have called me to inquire what kind
o f chemicals to spray. " VanWinkle
said
Scott M adivtn. member o f the
weed ad siviry N u rd and a director
o f Morrow Soil ami Water district
a lv i praised live project saying. "Jim
is available to the public to help iden
tify and nuke recommendations on
weed problems, and earlier this year
Jim worked with the city ot Irrigon
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to spray thistles "
VanWinkle suggested that the si
ty o f Heppner could a lv i develop
their own weed program
" lo r a
very snull amount ot monrv . (he ci
ty could invest in a haskpask sprayer
and chem icals," he said
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