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WSU A DIFFERENBE
Yellow flag iris a scourge in wetland areas
ast week, a lakeside property owner
called to ask about control options
for a newly discovered patch of yel-
low flag iris along her shoreline. Despite
the plant’s acknowledged beauty, yellow
flag iris, formally known as Iris pseud—
acorus, can be a big problem in wetland
areas. This Class C noxious weed is native
to temperate regions of Europe, Asia and
northern Africa and. was imported to North By PATRICIA
America as an ornamental plant as early GROVER
as the late 1700s.
Stands of yellow flag iris may consist
of hundreds of plants, crowding out native plants
needed by birds and wildlife. Sediment trapped in
the network of rhizomes and roots can clog streams
and narrow waterways. This plant spreads eas-
ily by rhizome or seed so early detection, rapid
response is critical to the success of control efforts.
A piece of broken rhizome carried to a new area by
water can grow roots and shoots and start another
colony. Each plant can produce several hundred
seeds which Contain an air pocket to help keep
them afloat for a year or more. All parts of the
plant are toxic to livestock and other animals.
BRIEFS
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We'visited the property and discovered
a wetland composed of a near perfect as-
semblage of native trees, shrubs and herba-
ceous plants. We discussed several options
for control and digging out the small clump,
taking care to remove the entire rhizome,
was the preferred option. Since the resins
. in the leaves and rhizomes can cause skin
irritation, the property owner was advised
to'wear gloves and avoid contact with the
skin. More information about yellow flag
iris can be found at www.nwcb.wa.gov/
weeds/yellow-flag-iris. ‘
Now is a good time to survey your landscape to
learn if you are harboring other noxious weeds. A
few noxious weeds easily identified at this time of
year are spurge laurel, an evergreen shrub that
grows 1 to 5 feet tall, often in the understory of
conifers; common teasel, a biennial with charac—
teristic prickly, egg-shaped flower heads, which
is turning up with increased frequency in Mason
County, or butterfly bush with its distinctive blue-
gray foliage. Fall is a great time to remove these,
or other noxious weeds, and replant with natives or
desired 'ornamentals.
American Legion
hosts annual
Constitution
contest for teens
. Students in grades nine
through 12 in the Shelton and
_North Mason school .districts, and
homeschooled students, are in-
vited to enter the annual Consti-
tutional speech contest hosted by
'American Legion Post No. 31.
Students write a 10—minute
speech on the US. Constitution
and then present it by memory at
9 am. Jan. 11 at Memorial Hall
in downtown Shelton. They then
speak for five minutes on one of
four chosen amendments. The
deadline to turn in submissions
is Friday. '
The winner will advance to the
state competition March 20 and
21 at Big Bend Community Col-
lege in Mo'ses Lake. The top four
in the state will share $5,000 in
scholarship‘funds and advance
to the national competition April
17-19 in Indianapolis to compete
for a share of $138,000 in schol-
arship funds.
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American Legion Post No. 31
will pay all expenses for students
who participate. For more infor—
mation, contact American Legion
. Post No. 31 at 360-426-4546 or
Bob Stone at 360-426-4581.
Register kids for
Toys for Tots’ gifts
Parents and gu‘ardians can
register to receive Christmas
gifts for their children through
the Toys for Tots programs
through Dec. 13 at the Shelton
office ‘of the Department of Social
and Health Services, 2505 Olym-
pic Highway North, suite 440,
Shelton.
The office is open from 9 am.
to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fri-
days. .
The gifts will be distributed
from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Dec. 15 and
16 at the Mason Transit—Commu-
nity Center, 601 W. Franklin St.,
downtown Shelton.
DSHS also seeks volunteers
to wrap gifts to collect donations
between 8 am. and 8 p.m. Satur-
day through Dec. 6 at the Shelton
Walmart. To volunteer, call Jean-
* 31’9rfice Win
,' on urS’dEiy
nie McGlauthlin at 360-432-2011
or email jeannie.mcglauthlin@
dshs.wa.gov.
Annual Yule long,
sing-along at
‘Schafer State Park\
The Friends of Schafer and
Lake Sylvia and Washington
State Parks host the annual
Bringing in the Yule Log and
Christmas Sing-A—Long event at
1 p.m. Dec. 15 at Schafer State
Park, 1365 West Schafer Park
Road, Elma.
Children will hunt for a spe-
cial log in the park and everyone
will join together to pull it back
to the fire. Christmas music, hot
beverages, cookies and warm fire
follow. ‘
A Discover Pass is required,
and they are, available at the
park.
For more information, go to
the website FOSL.org or call Stet
Palmer at 360-789-9953.
I Compiled by reporter Gordon
Weeks
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COMPARE toUR I.OW.PRICES!
‘ We~ carry‘kerosene.
..m. 12%? 427-8084-
As 2019 draws to a close, I extend my apprecia—
tion to the nearly 300 property owners with whom
we have worked this season. For those who have
taken the time to learn to identify an unknown
plant, report a siting of a regulated noxious weed,
learn control methods, provide permissions for
us to assist with control, or have introduced low
maintengpce and well adapted Pacific Northwest
natives into your landscape, I am grateful.
For more information regarding the Washington
State University Mason County Extension office,
call 360427-9670, ext. 680, or visit our website at
Extensionwsuedu/maSOn.
I Patricia Grover is the coordinator for the Ma-
son County Noxious Weed Control Board. She
can be reached at patriciag@co.mason.wa.us or
360.427.9670, ext. 592.
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