Bob Budesa moved to Jacksonville 20 years ago, retired from BLM after 38 years where he oversaw the noxious weed program with Medford District BLM (850,000 acres) for 20 years, worked in Wild Horse Program in 1970’s and was a member of JWA for 2 years. 
THE WOODLAND TRAILS enjoyed by thousands of people every year are a valuable asset to our community. Whether they’re used for exercise, as a way to escape the everyday hustle and bustle of life, or investigating the variety of flora and flora is immaterial. The fact that they’re there, in […]
Please join members of the Jacksonville Woodlands Association for the annual Scotch Broom pull on Friday, February 11, at 10am. We’ve been doing this for about 15 years, and it’s now become a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s easy to pull plants we find because they’re small, but on the other, […]
Well, I’m not going to say ‘we told you so’, but I thought our CERT team made a strong enough case for people to prepare for an emergency. Now, I’m well aware that when we’re safe and sound in our snug homes, without a care in the world […]
If memory serves, I think it was 2008 when I hired a crew to spray all the Scotch broom in the woodlands. It was so thick back then you couldn’t see someone standing 20 feet away! And it was basically a solid stand from the parking lot to the water tanks, and beyond! My son […]
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates and trains volunteers in team organization, light search and rescue, fire safety, first aid, CPR, proper radio protocol, traffic control, and disaster medical operations to better assist professional agencies (fire, police) with the hazards that may result from disasters that impact their area of responsibility.
In 1985, the […]
When most of us think of weed control, it’s usually in the context of our own yard, or neighborhood, and that’s not unexpected. After all, weeds are primarily what keep us from achieving the look and feel we try to portrait with our landscaping.
Let’s switch gears […]