1. Lewis County Veterans' Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - May 5, 2025, 12:43 p.m.

  2. Lewis County Veterans' Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - June 3, 2025, 4:26 p.m.

  3. Aquatic Plant Management & Herbicide Permits – An Overview of WSDA & Ecology's Permit Requirements

    Coverage under Ecology’s Aquatic Plant and Algae Management general permit is usually required for chemical treatments to control aquatic noxious weeds, native nuisance aquatic plants, algae and phosphorus. Several changes were made to this permit when it was updated in April 2021. This session will provide an overview of the permit, when coverage is needed or not, the application process, planning on a realistic timeline to get coverage, and monitoring and reporting requirements. Other topics will include related permits from the WSDA, such as the Noxious Weed Control permit, a demonstration of accessing SAW and applying for permit coverage, and details about the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board and its programs.


    Weed Control - Jan. 13, 2022, 1:12 p.m.

  4. Beauty or Beast? Purple Loosestrife

    If you see a tall, purple-flowering plant near the water with 4 to 6-sided stems and leaves that are lanceolate and opposite, you are looking at beauty that is actually a beast and needs to be weeded out!A dense web of roots makes this otherwise attractive plant an intolerable invasive. Left unchecked, it can diminish wetland recreational values such as boating, fishing and hunting which may hurt local economies.Wetlands are normally biologically diverse but not with this invasive plant, Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Shortly after getting a foothold, habitat where fish and wildlife feed, seek shelter, and reproduce and rear …


    Weed Control - Aug. 3, 2018, 12:02 p.m.

  5. Field Bindweed

    Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed - An herbaceous perennial with extensive rhizomes that help it creep through fields and over plants.Leaves: Arrowhead-shaped leaves that alternate along the stem. Leaves have two lobes at the base.Flowers: Flowers bloom from April-October. Flowers are bell or funnel-shaped and are about 1 inch across. They range from white-pink and have bracts (scales) where the flower stem meets the plant stem.Habitat: It grows anywhere from full sun to full shade and is drought tolerant. Found in ravines, greenbelts, forested parks, farmlands, driveways, flower gardens, and ornamental bordersWeed Classification: CWhy is it a Noxious Weed?Once established it …


    Weed Control - Oct. 6, 2022, 9:33 a.m.

  6. Public Health & Social Services Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - May 4, 2022, 8:26 a.m.

  7. Public Health & Social Services Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - Oct. 5, 2022, 2:36 p.m.

  8. Public Health & Social Services Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - Nov. 2, 2022, 3:21 p.m.

  9. Public Health & Social Services Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - Nov. 23, 2022, 2:33 p.m.

  10. Public Health & Social Services Advisory Board Monthly Meeting

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    Public Health - Dec. 30, 2022, 4:59 p.m.