Education and Awareness
Understanding what you are dealing with is the first step in the noxious weed fight.
Services we can offer and topics we can cover
- Individual landowner visits
- Property assessments
- Neighborhood / Homeowners Association weed tour or presentation
- Noxious weed slide show presentations
- Sprayer calibration demonstrations
- Pesticide Applicator Trainings
- Integrated Plant Management Practices (mowing, bio-control, hand-pulling, herbicides, etc.)
- Cooperative Landowner Groups and Funding Options
- Weed Pulls
For the younger audience
- RISK (Ravalli Invasive Species Kit) which includes games, worksheets, and noxious weed related lessons (3rd-5th graders)
- In class presentations
- Field trips
- Adopt-a-weed patch weed pulls
- Start a Bio-control Insectary at your school
We also have many different types of publications concerning all aspects of weed management. Please feel free to contact Reba with any questions or to schedule an educational event, rboyd@rc.mt.gov or 777-5842.
Handouts and Flyers
Herbicide Applications and Safety
Educational Material
Last updated 4/10/2013 9:13:25 AM by Boyd, Reba