City of Bandon

the Gorse Action Group COLLABORATED with the City of Bandon TO DEVELOP a District Plan for Gorse Abatement

In July 2019, the City of Bandon amended the Prohibited Vegetation Ordinance No. 1631 , and at that time removed all previous management exemptions for gorse from the code. Gorse is now the highest priority noxious weed for compliance and enforcement. Then, in October 2020, through an intergovernmental agreement with the City, Coos County agreed to adopt the same code for areas within Bandon’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) that were outside city limits and thus not subject to city code. This agreement allows the City of Bandon to enforce noxious weed compliance evenly across the entire UGB.

The Gorse Action Group collaborated with the City to develop a District Plan for gorse abatement. The District Plan has divided land within the City of Bandon into six abatement districts as well as three UGB districts (Donut Hole, Sunset City, Bandon State Airport). District abatement is generally progressing from north to south using a prioritization of fire risk, topography, wind direction, population density, types of structures and other significant criteria like property lines, ownership and rights-of-way.

We all must work together. Gorse control depends on the cooperation of all Bandon property owners including municipal, port, county, state, federal, and tribal public agencies.

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Vegetation Management Plan

Before (2013) and after (2024) gorse management.

In order to provide coordination, cooperation, and strategic cost-sharing it is important for all private, public, and tribal landowners to create a vegetation management plan for their property.  Compliance is achieved by filing and implementing a vegetation management plan with the City of Bandon in the time frame requested by the city, typically 30-60 days, of notification by the city of a complaint or the start of work in a specific district.

To get started on your vegetation management plan, please fill out the Site Review Checklist and submit it to Jason Kral, Vegetation Management Coordinator, at gorse@bandon-or.gov (phone: 541-329-9595). Jason can get you started on a vegetation management plan with your neighbors!

If you would like to learn more, check out this Sample Vegetation Management Plan and list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Coordinating with your neighbors

Windward Gardens, City of Bandon, and US Fish & Wildlife along with the participation of private landowners want you to see how gorse removal on the steep slopes found along the Southern Oregon Coast is best accomplished when neighbors and contractors work together to bring all of the tools needed to minimize soil disturbance and maximize budgets. Here is a quick video giving you the basics of working together to tackle gorse in a meaningful way.