Ms. Burke,

Thank you for submitting your report to the Oregon Invasives Hotline. I apologize that it has taken so long to get back to you regarding your hotline report. We recently were out on site to identify the weed in question and it has been identified as an infestation of Field bindweed, (Convoluvulus arvensis).

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is working with regional partners to map and catalog known infestations of invasive weeds and your report will help prioritize future control efforts.

Unfortunately, the resources required to control this invader are limited in relation to the overall need. As such we must rely upon landowners to initiate control on property they own or manage. We currently offer technical information and assistance to local landowners to help them develop a management strategy that is effective for their particular site conditions and needs.

I encourage you to work with your neighbors to address this invasive weed.

Please take a look at the links below for more information about Field bindweed.
http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-and-land/weeds/Brochures/Bindweed_factsheet.pdf
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7462.html

Again thank you for your time in reporting this infestation. Please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions.

Thanks

Samuel Leininger
WeedWise Program Manager
Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District
221 Molalla Ave. Suite 102
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-210-6006
sleininger@conservationdistrict.org
www.conservationdistrict.org

Samuel Leininger
June 5, 2014, 9:43 a.m.