Noxious-weeds program reports gains; Lake Sutherland sees increased milfoil requiring extra dives
Noxious-Weed Control director Christina Saint John reported a fully staffed year with 2,200 outreach contacts, 1,100 property inspections and 44 treated parcels for knotweed; Lake Sutherland stewards requested an extra $4,000 for divers to address a late start and milfoil growth.
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Christina Saint John, director of the county Noxious Weed Control Program (speaker 12), told commissioners this is the first year the program was fully staffed and that outreach and compliance increased substantially: staff contacted ~2,200 people, inspected ~1,100 properties and treated 253 road segments for priority species. "We've looked at over 1,100 properties, and we've had a 54% increase in the number of properties that are compliant with the noxious weed laws," she said.
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