The Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium (OINWS) is a biennial event hosted by the Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Control Program to provide educational and networking opportunities for natural resources professionals working on invasive plant management in the Northwest.
Symposium presentations include updates on projects as well as research and techniques to help in future project planning.
Call for Abstracts
Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium 2026
About the Symposium
The Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium (OINWS) is a biennial event to provide educational and networking opportunities for natural resources professionals working on invasive plant management in the Northwest. Your insights, research, and on-the-ground experiences are vital to the success of the conference. ODA would like to invite you to share your expertise by submitting a presentation summary (abstract) for a presentation or a recommend a speaker and presentation for the 2026 INW Symposium.
Suggested Presentation Topics
We welcome abstracts or speaker, and presentation recommendations focused on a broad range of invasive species management topics, including but not limited to:
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| Technology and Innovation
New technologies and innovative approaches are force multipliers in our discipline. Presentations will highlight new and emerging technologies or methodologies that address the challenges faced by managers. |
| 2 | Restoration and Monitoring Killing weeds is not always enough and creating resilient landscapes often requires restoration. Presentations can include success stories and lessons learned from restoration and monitoring projects. |
| 3 | Management and Biocontrol (IPM) Land use, public sentiment, environmental considerations, and capacity/budget limitations require managers to be adaptive and creative in our approach to weeds management. Presentations should highlight the use of IPM to achieve desired outcomes. |
| 4 | Fire and Climate Impacts on Invasive Species The impacts of fire and climate change on our landscapes is well known. Only recently have we begun to tackle these challenges at scale. Presentations should highlight projects or management frameworks that incorporate fire cycles and climate change. |
| 5 | Outreach & Education Knowledge is power and every cause needs a champion. Presentations should highlight innovative or successful approaches to outreach and education and reinforce the importance of an informed public. |
| 6 | Early Detection & Rapid Response (EDRR) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Tordon. Presentations will highlight the importance of EDRR and showcase successful EDRR projects. |
| 7 | Policy and Economics Our practices must be built on sound policies, and our policies must make economical sense. Presentations will highlight the relationship between policy, economics, and implementation by showcasing the failed or successful applications of policy and economics. |
| 8 | Power Through Partnerships Many hands make light work and partnerships are the backbone of natural resource conservation and management. Presentations will highlight success achieved through partnership or identify partnerships that are missing in our discipline. |
| 9 | Other Relevant Topics Presentations that focus on other aspects of noxious weed or natural resource management will be considered. |
Submission Guidelines
Include the following:
- presentation title
- speaker name(s) and speaker affiliation(s)
- topic the presentation most aligns with, abstract (150 word max)
- preferred format: oral presentation or poster (for posters, please indicate if you will need tabletop space)
Submission deadline: August 1, 2026
Send your abstract to: Grace Kline (grace.kline@oda.oregon.gov)
For questions about the Noxious Weed Symposium, contact Tristen Berg (tristen.berg@oda.oregon.gov).
In 2026, the ODA Native Plant Conservation program will hold its first in-person symposium on December 10th at the same venue. The symposium will focus on the connections between noxious weed management and native plant restoration and we encourage you to attend. There may be additional credits available.
For more information please contact Dani Marshall at (danielle.marshall@oda.oregon.gov)