Upper Snake River CWMA

Weed Free Material

  Weed Free Materials Initiative:   Gravel, hay and top soil are key transport materials for weed seed throughout the state

  including the USRCWMA.  These materials pose high risks to areas of increased development which is occurring

  throughout the CWMA.  Action needed:

• Inventory and map of gravel and top soil sources.

• Inventory of weed free forage producers.

• Weed free certification of gravel pits and top soil sites.

• Develop cost share projects for hay producers and gravel pit owners.

  The Teton Gravel Pit Initiative was extremely successful

  even though funding was greatly reduced.  Resources were

  targeted toward noxious weed control on county and city

  owned gravel pits.  Six different pits were treated for an

  estimated 195 acres. 

  This project enabled the county to specifically direct weed

  control efforts at gravel pits which are often the source of

  spreading noxious weeds.  In the future, this program will be extended to assist private gravel pits if there are sufficient

  resources.

  Weed Free Forage/Straw  The following is a link to a listing of Idaho growers of weed free forage and straw. The Idaho

   weed awareness site will try to keep this list updated.

   http://idahoweedawareness.org/netcenter/library/weedfreeforage.html