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Reporter
July 11, 2008, 4:13 a.m.

Dear Sally,

Thanks for reporting shining geranium! This plant is very invasive and is rapidly spreading throughout the Upper Willamette Valley. The West Eugene Wetlands Early Detection of Invasives Network (WEEDIN http://www.wewetlands.org/weedin.asp ) has targeted this plant for early detection and rapid response and in encouraging people to look for, report, and control shining geranium on their property.

I will forward your report to the City of Eugene and other agencies to see if they are able to help. In many cases it the weed infestation is on private property, in which case the private land owner has the responsibly to control it on their land so it doesn’t spread further. Please feel free to contact me with questions. Check out the WEEDIN http://www.wewetlands.org/weedin.asp site to learn more about what species you can be looking for and reporting! Thanks again!

Tania


Tania Siemens
OSU Sea Grant/The Nature Conservancy
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu

Tania Siemens
July 30, 2008, 5:42 a.m.