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WOW volunteers tackle spotted knapweed in Sunriver this summer
For the first two weeks in
August, the War on Weeds
(WOW) event was in full swing
in Sunriver.
More than 40 volunteers
helped to remove spotted
knapweed, Sunriver’s most
prominent noxious weed from
Sunriver common areas.
Some volunteers have been
participating in WOW for
decades, some traveled from as
far as Portland to participate,
and some recruited friends
and grandkids to help lighten
the load.
Every volunteer is appreciated, as the best way to
control spotted knapweed is
hand-pulling.
The event coordinators divid-
ed Sunriver into 38 “sections”
to break up the community
into workable chunks and
ensure that all of Sunriver was
looked at.
One veteran volunteer handpulled five sections!
That’s a lot of ground
to cover.
Since this year WOW had
more volunteers than sections,
and some volunteers were ambitious enough to request to
pull in multiple sections, the
coordinators were able to send
multiple volunteers to more
than a dozen sections.
That’s a big win for WOW
because knapweed is great at
hiding in shadows, behind
grasses and under shrubs.
Safety Tips
will include a description of the
area or direct you where you
can view specifics on what areas
are in one of the three levels
of evacuation.
Generally, during an evacuation or pre-evacuation incident,
multiple sources of alerts will
occur to help keep awareness
high and clarification at the
forefront. These will usually be
through the Deschutes County and Sunriver Alerts, local
news, social media from your
service district (police and fire)
as well as other resources such
as www.centraloregonfire.org
and by downloading the Watch
Duty app from your favorite
app store.
Being aware of fire activity
during the wildfire season is
important. Pay attention to the
alerts, use the resources listed
and take the evacuation level
announcements seriously.
Remember Level One is to be
ready, Level Two is to be set, and
Level Three is to go now.
Keeping an eye on air quality
and active fires is the wise approach. Have a wonderful and
beautiful rest of your summer.
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or 100 printed on it.
A typical dust mask found
at the hardware store catches
only large particulates whereas
these respirators and masks can
catch the fine particulates that
accompany smokey conditions.
In early August, the Hidden
Forest Fire broke out southeast
of Bend. Rightfully, it raised
concerns for everyone with
the obvious smoke column
and the various news and alert
broadcasts. It is important to be
informed as conditions change
so make sure that you are signed
up for both the Deschutes
County and Sunriver alerts.
Visit www.sunriveremer
gencyinfo.com to sign-up for
both alerts.
Many residents received alerts
of the fire during the incident
and were curious about the
need for evacuation from our
community. During this incident there were no evacuation
or pre-evacuation orders issued
for Sunriver.
When alerts are issued, they
WOW volunteers for helping
to keep Sunriver’s ecosystem
beautiful and healthy!
WOW is yearly held Aug.
1-14 and volunteers are always
needed. Look out for WOW
ads starting in June 2027 and
visit sunriverowners.org/nox
iousweeds to volunteer.
Thank you to the WOW volunteers for 昀椀lling more than 100 bags
of knapweed.
Having extra eyes on a section can really help mop up
the stragglers.
Together, WOW volunteers
pulled more than 100 bags full
of knapweed, preventing thousands of plants from producing
seed. SROA thanks all of the
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