Coordinated Noxious Weeds Control Efforts
| Unit |
Project |
Description |
Partnership |
| Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF |
Madison Ranger District Backcountry Weed Management |
Backcountry weed inventory, control, prevention, and education primarily in the Gravelly Mountains |
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation;Madison Valley Ranchland Group; Madison County Weed Board |
| Bridger-Teton NF |
Integrated Noxious Weed Control |
Working with partners to control 150 acres of noxious weeds |
Habitat Trust Fund; Wyoming Game and Fish; Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Jackson Hole Weed Management Area |
| Bridger-Teton NF |
Purge Spurge |
Eradicate leafy spurge along riparian areas in the Salt River Range of the Star Valley front |
Highlands Cooperative Weed Management Area; Lincoln County |
| Custer NF |
Rock Creek/ Beartooth Highway Noxious Weed Project |
Control spotted knapweed and leafy spurge that is expanding beyond the Highway right-of-way |
Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, Beartooth and Parks; Rock Creek Resort; City of Red Lodge; Carbon County Weed District; 400 Ranch; Rocky Creek Ranch |
| Caribou-Targhee NF |
Black Canyon/Dry Canyon Leafy Spurge Control Program |
Control spurge with sheep grazing and flea beetles on 2500 acre infestation of spurge; monitor effectiveness |
Utah/Idaho Weed Management Area; Jeffe Roche L&L Co.; Dry Canyon Cattlemen’s Association;
Sterling Bingham |
| Grand Teton NP National Elk Refuge, Bridger-Teton NF |
Gros Ventre River Corridor Spotted Knapweed Project |
Continue project initiated last year to control knapweek seed sources on major elk migration routes; expand control efforts to less accessible places |
Teton Weed and Pest; Jackson Hole Weed Management Area |
Cooperative Weed Management Areas (WMA), Education and Awareness
| Unit |
Project |
Description |
Partnership |
| Gallatin NF |
Upper Gallatin Invasive Species Project |
Formally establish Upper Gallatin WMA. Expand education, awareness and control efforts. |
Gallatin County Weed District; Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Big Sky Institute |
| Gallatin NF |
Upper Yellowstone Weed Management Area |
Establish a WMA for the Upper Yellowstone watershed. |
Park County; BLM; Montana Dept. Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Yellowstone NP |
| Grand Teton NP |
Student Conservation Association (SCA) Position for Noxious Weed Education Campaign |
Fund 1 student conservation associate for 6 months to work with Jackson Hole Weed Management Area on weed awareness. |
Teton County Weed & Pest; Student Conservation Association |
GYCC
All units |
GYCC Weed Awareness Tools |
Prepare internal awareness and training tools including power point presentations and GYCC Pocket Guide. |
Center for Invasive Plant Mgmt.; MSU; Montana Weed Control Education Committee; Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit |
Inventory and Mapping Projects
| Unit |
Project |
Description |
Partnership |
| Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF |
Madison Valley Weed Inventory Project |
Develop a comprehensive weed inventory for all lands. Expand upper Madison WMA to include entire valley. |
Madison County Ranchland Group; Madison County Weed Board; BLM |
| Caribou-Targhee NF |
Palisades Wilderness Study Area Monitoring and Noxious Weed Control |
Control noxious weed infestations discovered last year. Inventory trails to relocate out of riparian areas. Monitor recreation and grazing use. |
Upper Snake Weed Management; Area Bureau of Reclamation; Back Country Horsemen; Palisades Mitigation Project; Palisades Creek Ranch |
| Gallatin NF |
Gardner Basin Noxious Weed Inventory |
Map distribution and density of weeds, model potential spread on a key portion of the northern winter range. |
Foundation for North American Wild Sheep; Montana State Univ.; Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks |
| Shoshone NF |
Shoshone Invasive Species Project |
Complete inventory of forest, treat wilderness infestations, and establish South Weed Management Area. |
BLM; Fremont County; Cody Upper Wind River Conservation District; Central Wyoming College |
| Yellowstone NP |
Southwest Yellowstone Backcountry Weed Survey and Control |
Survey 10000 acres for leafy spurge and other priority species. Increase prevention, early detection and containment along access roads. |
Idaho Dept. of Agriculture; Fremont County, Idaho; Henry ’s Fork Weed Management Area; Caribou-Targhee NF |
