Projects & Programs
• Education We have many educational programs which includes educating participants at 6th grade camps about noxious weeds and what they can do to reduce impacts and spread, we put on pesticide recertification classes that are open to everyone, and we also have begun to do several calibration classes each year. Education is a huge part of our program and if you would like us to speak to your organization or group, just give us a call to schedule. We are always happy to discuss noxious weed control!
We are also available to perform on-site consultations to assist you in developing a weed control plan. Scheduling these consultations can be a struggle, so please contact us as soon as possible so that we can put you on our calendar.
• Control Each year we apply for and possibly receive grant funding that allows us to continue our Class A and New Invader Control programs. We have also received funding that allows us to assist landowners in controlling other noxious weeds—even those that are not mandatory control. To find out about control projects in a given year, or to suggest project areas, just give us a call.
• Partnerships Forming partnerships to control
weeds across jurisdictional boundaries has provided Okanogan County
with three highly effective Coordinated Weed Management Areas (CWMA).
Our oldest partnership has been with Ferry County WSU Extension and
the Quad Co Bio Control Program. Through this CWMA, we have
been able to provide landowners with bio controls for various
noxious weeds.
Our newest CWMA has been with the State and Federal agencies with
land in Okanogan County. This partnership has allowed us to
apply for and receive grant dollars to assist in on-the-ground weed
control efforts across property lines. It has opened more
effective lines of communication as well as providing county wide
mapping data.
We also have our Weeds Cross Borders CWMA, which is a nationally
recognized effort to establish communications and collaborative
control efforts on both sides of the US/Canadian Border. This
international CWMA has provided a unique opportunity to address
species that may be a high priority on one side of the border, but
not on the other. It has allowed two countries with differing
laws and restrictions to assist each other in controlling priority
species.