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Apr 12, Localscapes: Local Landscapes Class

Community Events

Cache Valley Localscapes Class, Saturday, Apr 12, 1:30-3:30pm, Logan City Library

Cache Valley Localscapes Class
Saturday, Apr 12, 1:30-3:30pm
Logan City Library
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Where: Logan Library, 285 N Main Street, Logan, UT 84321
When: Saturday, April 12, 1:30-3:30pm

What: Learn the secrets to creating a beautiful and functional yard at the Cache Valley Localscapes Workshop!
  • Learn hou to turn unused lawn areas into a stunning landscape
  • Learn about the Landscape Incentive Program and get money for removing lawn
  • Cost is free – registration required

Registration Flyer

Sponsors:
Bridgerland Audubon Society
Division of Water Resources
Utah Water Savers
Logan City Library

Bag-O-Woad Bounty

Field Trips
Join the war on weeds Bag 'O' Woad Collect Invasive Dyers Woad Plants

Join the war on weeds
Bag ‘O’ Woad
Collect Invasive Dyers Woad Plants

Dyers Woad Courtesy & Copyright Hilary Shughart, Photographer

Dyers Woad
Courtesy & Copyright Hilary Shughart, Photographer

Join the Cache County Conservation Districts and Weed Department in the War On Weeds. Together we can protect our natural landscapes and preserve biodiversity.

Noxious weeds are invasive plant species that pose serious threats to ecosystems, agriculture, native plant communities, and our economy.

They out-compete native vegetation, reducing food for wildlife and domesticated animals. Dyers woad (Isatis tinctoria) is a highly invasive plant originating in Europe, introduced into North America as a source of blue dye. It infests disturbed sites, rangelands, pastures, roadsides, and cultivated fields; and seeds are easily dispersed on animal fur, clothing, shoes and vehicles.

How You Can Help Volunteer:

  • Join Cache County residents in efforts to remove Dyers woad by pulling weeds, bagging them andreturning the bags in exchange for cash and prize drawings.
  • Spread awareness about the importance of managing noxious weeds.
  • Report sightings of noxious weeds at www.eddmaps.org or on the EddMaps app.

    Bag ‘O Woad
    An informational meeting was held Thursday, April 3, from 6:00- 7:30 pm at the Cache Event Center (Fairgrounds). At that time official bags and tickets were distributed (limit of 20 bags). However, if you missed the meeting, stop by any office to obtain bags and instructions. Once filled, the bags may be returned with tickets to exchange for cash and inclusion in a raffle for prizes donated by participating businesses.

    Drop off bags filled with Dyers Woad Thursdays from 5:30- 7:00 PM to Cache County Weed Department locations:
    April 10- 24- Hyrum, 1020 E 600 N
    April 17, May 1- Richmond, 161 N 900 W
    Additional bags may be obtained on the same evenings.
    Weeds must be pulled or dug from the ground, including roots. Wear proper clothing, gloves and shoes. Bring a shovel or heavy duty weeding tools for hard, rocky soil. Safety first!

    Contact: Jace Farnsworth (Resource Coordinator)
    Mobile: 435-222-4105
    Office: 435-753-5480, ext. 2114
    Email: jacefarnsworth@utah.gov
    Protect our natural world from invasive threats!

    Two-page information sheet with pictures: https://bridgerlandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BagOWoadInfoSheet.pdf

    • Apr 26, Tree Planting Day Firefly Park

    Community Events

    Firefly Park Tree Planting Day, Apr 26, 2025 10 am - Noon Banner Courtesy Becky Yeager

    Firefly Park Tree Planting Day, Apr 26, 2025 10 am – Noon
    Banner Courtesy Becky Yeager

    Community Tree Planting Day
    Cache Valley Wildlife Association

    In Celebration of Arbor Day and Nibley’s Tree City USA Status.

    Saturday, April 26, 10 am – Noon
    Firefly Park
    830 W 2200 S
    Nibley, UT
    Click for a Google Map in a new window

    Meet at the Outdoor Classroom for instructions.

    Bring work gloves, shovel, and water.

    Many thanks to Bridgerland Audubon Society and Nibley City for purchasing the trees/shrubs!

    May 17, Logan Canyon Weed Day

    Community Events, Field Trips

    Please join the Logan Ranger District, Bridgerland Audubon Society, Utah Native Plant Society, Cache Trails Alliance, Logan City, and Stokes Nature Center to help control the spread of spread of noxious weeds on our lands.
    What: 7th Annual Logan Canyon Weed Day
    When: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Where: Canyon Entrance Park Pavilion (First Dam), US 89 & Canyon Road, Logan, UT
    Contact: Kristin Johansen, Volunteer Coordinator, 385-466-0369, kristin.johansen@usda.gov
    Wear protective clothing, including gloves, long pants, long sleeved shirts, sturdy footwear and bring drinking water. Some tools will be provided but bring your own heavy-duty weeding tools if you can.
    The goal of this project is to help reduce and eradicate invasive weeds threatening the native plant community of the local area. Target weeds are dyers woad, burdock, houndstongue, Scotch thistle, myrtle spurge and other invasive plants. Control methods will include hand pulling, digging and possible bagging.
    For more information, contact Kristin Johansen, Volunteer Coordinator, Logan Ranger District, 385-466-0369,
    kristin.johansen@usda.gov, Dave Wallace, Utah Native Plant Society, (435) 750-5913, or Hilary Shughart,
    Bridgerland Audubon, hilary.shughart@gmail.com.

    Sponsored by:
    USDA Forest Service
    Utah Native Plant Society
    Bridgerland Audubon Society
    Cache Trails Alliance
    Logan City
    Stokes Nature Center

    Feb 15-17, Great Backyard Bird Count-GBBC

    Community Events

    Visit our Great Backyard Bird Count Page, Get Ready to Count February 14-17, 2025, Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus, © Jim Merritt / Macaulay Library

    Visit our Great Backyard Bird Count Page
    Get Ready to Count February 14-17, 2025
    Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus, © Jim Merritt / Macaulay Library

    Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds: the Great Backyard Bird Count. Help this citizen science project while you do what you enjoy doing, observing the birds in your environment. One of the highlights of this project is to watch your fellow participants as they add content to eBird. You can watch online as bird counts are added. Each submitted checklist becomes a glowing light on the eBird bird sightings map.

    Feb 14–17, 2025, participate in this global event: GBBC.
    The April-November, participate in Project Feederwatch.
    These projects are coordinated by National Audubon, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada.

    We encourage you to record your observations year round using eBird. It takes lists, which in the past remained with the observer, and shares them in a database with professionals for science and conservation. More than 100,000,000 bird sightings are recorded in the eBird database annually.