Announcements

The FCWB will hold a public hearing on January 18, 2022 to gather verbal and written information to serve as the basis for review and adoption of the 2022 Noxious Weed List for Franklin County. The weeds selected shall be classified as noxious weeds to be controlled in Franklin County. Due to Covid concerns, public attendance in this hearing is offered remotely. To join the hearing dial in to 509-545-3555, use meeting i.d. 2751# and attendee i.d. 3555#. The hearing will begin at 1:00 p.m.  Written testimony can be submitted to fcwb@co.franklin.wa.us until 5:00 p.m. January 14th. For more information please contact the office at 509-545-3847. A draft of the proposed 2022 weed list can be found here 

 The January Board meeting will be held Tuesday January 18, 2022. Board meetings are open to the public and held on the third Monday of each month at 1:00 pm from October - February, (with the exception of a Monday holiday). Due to Covid concerns public attendance is offered via telephone. To join the meeting by telephone dial in to 509-545-3555 and enter meeting i.d. 2751# then enter access code 3555#.  The agenda is posted one week prior to the meeting. Click here to download the agenda.

For more information please contact the office at 509-545-3847  

The winter issue of The Sage" e-newsletter, a publication from the staff of the Franklin County Noxious Weed Control Board, is now available. Learn about safeguarding crops and landscapes when making herbicide applications, view pictures of our staff in action and take a spring rosette quiz to help you learn to identify noxious weeds at early growth stages and more! Click here to download the pdf from our online publications page (and, if you wish, you can sign-up to receive each new issue by email).