Greetings, so we can best assist you, please let us know a little more about your site. Is it a home garden, a small acreage or something else? 

I have a small acreage, and had some logging done as part of an oak release program.  That is where most of the thistles are, with some also in part of the pasture.

Hi Sandra,

I have tried calling, but not reached you yet.  We should talk rather than me try to give guidance without details. In the meantime, here is some helpful general information for you to look over before we manage to connect.

Note that rules and regulations, as well as specific of herbicide that can be used varies by land use. What you can do on your Ag and forest ground  are different.

we have written a number of short blog articles about weed control that can be viewed by following this link. http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/treetopics/?tag=weeds

I’d recommend looking at the 2016 “resources in the fight against weeds”, includes links to the PNW weed control handbook that will give you very useful information about controlling specific species, safety and such. A great resource.

If you are looking to hire someone to do this work, you should look this over to help you in your conversation.

https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9171

These are two sites that can be used to help find people in the business.

Forest Seedling Network

This interactive site helps you find seedlings They now also include services, such as tree planters, applicators.

Oregon Forest Industries Directory http://www.orforestdirectory.com/

Same here, searchable by service, also by area.

I should also remind you that herbicide application is a forest operation covered by the Oregon Forest Practices Act, and thus requires notification with the ODF. You can get a good overview of the forest practices rules in the illustrated manual produced by OFRI. https://oregonforests.org/pub/oregons-forest-protection-laws-illustrated-manual. Notification is covered in the introduction. It can all be done online now. This is from page 6.

File a Notification of Operation as required. After you’ve planned the operation, submit a Notification of Operation via the E-Notification website at least 15 days prior to the start of the operation. Failure to file is a violation under the Forest Practices Act and Rules. For more information, see E-Notification at www.oregon.gov/odf

Hope that helps, and that we can talk soon.

Brad