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| Kamiah levee to get a clean up |
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KAMIAH -- A walk along Lawyer Creek on the levee in Kamiah may soon be pleasurable again once the waist high weeds are cleaned up. Taking that walk now is difficult because thorny stemmed wild roses, and scratchy spotted knapweed abound on the levee.
One person whose home is adjacent to the levee, Merle Barnett, mowed a small path through the weeds, but the job is too big for one person, and he requested some help with the problem. After speaking with the Lewis County Weed Department, his concerns were addressed at the Clearwater Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area (CBCWMA) Steering Committee meeting.
A proactive group, the CBWMA members work together across county and city boundaries to facilitate the management of weeds in each of their areas. The "local" main stem branch of the group is made up of county weed superintendents from Clearwater, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce Counties, and has representation as well from the Nez Perce Tribe, USDA Forest Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management and Idaho Transportation Department. The group pulls together their resources and expertise to "get the job done" and take care of weed infestations before they become major problems.
In Kamiah, prison work crews will pull and haul away dead weeds so that the county weed department people can see the areas where newly sprouting weeds are beginning to form the rosettes that signify the best time to spray.
"This can be a beautiful spot to walk," stated Merle. "It is nice and peaceful."
If the weather cooperates, the project is scheduled to begin Feb. 12.
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