About Bob Budesa

Bob-Budesa-ContributorBob 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.

Join JWA for Annual Scotch Broom Pull

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, […]

By |2022-02-01T10:28:05-08:00January 31st, 2022|Event News, Now, Trail Talk|Comments Off on Join JWA for Annual Scotch Broom Pull

Emergency Preparedness II – by Bob Budesa, Jacksonville CERT Team

Submitted for the May 2020 Issue

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 […]

By |2020-06-08T12:10:06-07:00April 7th, 2020|May-2020-Columns, Online-only|Comments Off on Emergency Preparedness II – by Bob Budesa, Jacksonville CERT Team

Why Join CERT? – by Bob Budesa, Jacksonville CERT

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 […]

By |2018-03-01T12:50:29-08:00March 1st, 2018|City Hall Happenings, Community|Comments Off on Why Join CERT? – by Bob Budesa, Jacksonville CERT

Weed Impacts on the Big Stage – by Bob Budesa

The Weed Wrangler – February 2015

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 […]

By |2020-09-30T14:18:21-07:00January 21st, 2015|Featured Stories|Comments Off on Weed Impacts on the Big Stage – by Bob Budesa
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