Harney Cooperative Weed Management Area -CWMA

09/09/2026

Pesticide training:

·13 webinars (4 hours) with focused topics for licensed pesticide applicators, consultants, and apprentices

·1 Spanish-language webinar focused on agricultural "core" topics

· 3 courses in person (6-15 hours) in Roseburg, Albany, and Mt. Angel (New location!)

·3 new spring webinars (2 hours) in March, April, and May

·We also host a variety of pesticide recertification courses through PACE.

Please see the attached brochure. If you have any questions please reach out to Jade Petty at [email protected] or 541-737-5958.

08/16/2026

05/14/2026

See you there!

04/10/2026

Concerned about wet meadow water and invasive plant control and management? Come learn about new analyses, tools and project designs to help landowners assess invasive species encroachment and implement control strategies. The format of the workshops will be brief presentations followed by group discussion, and participant evaluation of new tools. and project designs.

Date & Time: Thursday, April 16; 10:00-12:00

Location: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

For more information contact Tony Svejcar [email protected] 541-413-0094 or Travis Miller [email protected] 541 589-0852

04/10/2026

The Harney CWMA is sponsoring the City Wide W**d Wipe out. We are now accepting Cooperative Agreements for any commercial landowners interested in having their w**ds treated by a licensed applicator. Anyone that owns a commercial lot in or around Burns and Hines is eligible for this program.

The licensed applicator will be using a chemical that treats a large range of broad leaf and grassy w**ds and is labeled for the sites use.

What: City Wide W**dy Project
When: Mid-June
Cost: $50.00 per lot. (under 1 acre)

To participate in this project you will need to sign and return a Cooperative Agreement before June 5th, 2026. Contact the Harney Cooperative Management Area at the Harney SWCD office for more information @ 541-573-6446.

Cooperative Agreements can be obtained at the Harney Cooperative office located in the SWCD office located at 530 US-20, Hines, OR. 97738 or call to have one sent to you.

01/27/2026

A reminder the bidding will end TOMORROW at noon.

Currently the highest bids are as follows:
1972 Ford pickup, $2000
Arctic Cat $500
Polaris $700

The Harney Soil & Water Conservation District and Harney Cooperative W**d Management Area are holding a silent auction for the following:
Polaris Sportsman, minimum bid $500
Arctic Cat 400, minimum bid $500

1997 Ford long bed pickup half ton, minimum bid $1000. Pickup previously owned by the U.S. Forest Service and Harney County. The odometer does not work.
The auction will end at noon on February 13, 2026. Vehicles are being sold as is and can be viewed at our office located at 530 Hwy 20 South in Hines, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, M-F. For further information, please call us at 541.573.6446.

01/05/2026

Hello,



I would like to invite you to Wilbur Ellis’s Pro Markets Seminar. This event is a 1 day event being held in Wilsonville OR on January 21st. There will be multiple different break out rooms to suit a variety of different applications types; Golf, Turf and Landscape, Nursery & Green House, Vegetation Management & Forestry. You can still qualify for early enrollment pricing if you sign up before January 7th after January 7th the registration fee will increase to $100 per person. Credits toward your applicator license will be provided for both Washington and Oregon. For any further questions please review the booklet or reach back out to me.



Happy New Year!