Gorse is a highly invasive, persistent, and flammable noxious weed in Coos and Curry counties. An extensive list of partners and stakeholders are working to mitigate and treat it on all land uses. Its persistence and growth pattern transforms land into dense monoculture of highly flammable biomass which presents a high risk for public health and safety in the event of a fire, in addition to rendering agricultural lands unusable and hard to access. The project goal is to reduce the spread and potential for catastrophic wildfire near the towns of Bandon, Langlois, Port Orford, and Brookings, while restoring agricultural productivity on pasture, forest, and associated agriculture lands infested with Gorse.
Conservation Practices funded:
- Brush Management
- Woody Residue Treatment
- Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
- Pasture and Hay Planting
- Conservation Cover
- Fencing
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment
- Watering Facility
- Spring Development
- Heavy Use Area Protection
- Livestock Pipeline
- Pumping Plant
- Prescribed Grazing
- Structure for Water Control
- Obstruction Removal
- Tree/Shrub Establishment