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Idaho Weed Awareness

Every year, noxious weeds cause our state over $300 million in lost revenue.  Idaho Dirk Kempthorne recently issued a Proclamation to encourage Idahoans to participate in the control of weeds.  Click on the links below to learn more on how you can help eradicate Idaho's noxious weeds.

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State Weed Officials Ask Hunters to Beware of Spreading Noxious Weeds (news release)
Editorial: Battling Idaho's Noxious Weeds (Roger Batt, Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign)
Small Acreage Owners Can Win the Weed War (news release)








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The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Idaho Weed Awareness Week (Governor Kempthorne's Proclamation) (PDF; 86 KB)

Goat Grazing & Leafy Spurge - One Way to Lend Mother Nature a Helping Hand (PDF; 79 KB)

Idahoans Can Prevent the Spread of Noxious Weeds (PDF; 92 KB)

Memorial Day Weekend Starts - Greatest Period of Noxious Weed Danger (PDF; 79 KB)

Local CWMA - Controls Noxious Weeds on a Tight Budget (PDF; 63 KB)

 

 

Additional Resources:

http://www.idahoweedawareness.org
http://www.oneplan.org/Crop/noxWeeds/nxWeed00.htm
http://www.id.blm.gov/whatwedo/weeds.htm
http://www.minidoka.id.us/weed/noxious.htm
http://owyheecounty.net/weeds/noxious/
http://www.uidaho.edu/weeds

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