Summer is here and our weed work is in full swing! From restoration projects to invasive species detection, our CWMA meetings are the perfect platform to share information, coordinate restoration efforts, and discuss approaches! Thank you to those who were able to attend our June meeting. If you did miss it, click Here for meeting minutes, news, updates, and more!
CWMA May Newsletter
Spring has sprung in the Rogue Basin (Basin) and that means a busy time of year for all of us at the Jackson and Josephine County CWMA. Thank you to those who were able to attend our April meeting. We went over partner updates and weed work within the Basin and had a presentation on our Rogue Basin Aquatic Survey & Control grant. The grant is focusing on establishing an Aquatic Invasive Network within the CWMA. If you did miss it and are wanting more news and details on upcoming events, click here!
CWMA March Newsletter
Thank you to Courtney Gattuso for her presentation on the Western Invasives Network (WIN) at our February CWMA meeting. This launched an awesome discussion among members on how our CWMA may use the WIN to enhance collaboration and coordination! In other news, Nate Gehres of the Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council is now the environmental stewardship representative for the Oregon Invasive Species Council! Thank you for your participation Nate and we can’t wait to hear more about it! Additionally, Kyle Strauss was awarded the Significant Weed-Finder plaque at the Oregon Inter-agency Noxious Weed Symposium in December, congratulations! Let’s keep up the great work! Click here for the latest news and information!
CWMA January Newsletter
Happy New Year! While our reservoirs and snow pack need it, I hope everyone has weathered these series of storms and had a wonderful holiday season. We are busy here at the CWMA to gear up for our first meeting of 2023 on February 22nd from 2-3:30PM. Please mark your calendars and join us! The theme of the meeting will be to formalize the JaJo CWMA in 2023 and we will be joined by Courtney Gattuso, the new Western Invasive Network (WIN) Coordinator! She will be giving us an introduction and overview of the WIN.
Please click here to see the full newsletter posting with all the details!
CWMA November Newsletter
With the holidays fast approaching, it is important to take some time and reflect on what makes us thankful. I am thankful for natural resource collaboration and conservation efforts in Jackson and Josephine County, with the help of you all! This newsletter just goes to show how much collaboration we have going on in the Rogue River Basin. Click here to learn more! Thanks to all who shared and contributed content. Contact us and help spread the word on important news and information pertaining to Jackson and Josephine Counties’ natural resources!
~ Maggie Romo, CWMA Coordinator
CWMA September Newsletter
We have a jam-packed fall newsletter for you all! Please click here for upcoming events, discussion (including the emerald ash borer and fire), and meetings. Thanks to all who shared and contributed content. Contact us and help spread the word on important news and information pertaining to Jackson and Josephine Counties’ natural resources!
~ Maggie Romo, CWMA Coordinator
CWMA Summer Newsletter
Summer 2022 News
Hello CWMA – welcome to the new CWMA digest! Please look for emails in this format for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. We are looking to formalize CWMA communications and better track our contacts interested in the Jackson + Josephine counties CWMA group. Please click here and read on for updates, requests, and general CWMA communications. Rogue Basin Partnership is proud to house the CWMA; don’t hesitate to contact us at any time and remember that your engagement and expertise in this group is very valuable!
~ Sara Mosser, Executive Director