Weed Management (1 of 2)
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WEED
MANAGEMENT |
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Issue |
Strategy |
Action |
Responsibility |
Targeted Completion |
Performance
Measure |
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1 |
need to
show action at local level to reduce weed populations |
create
local and regional weed districts and CWMAs |
prioritize
5 species of concern to manage by area; organize districts & CWMAs |
counties,
federal agencies, private landowners |
5 year |
new weed
districts, memoranda of agreement, and CWMAs established in all counties
by 2006 |
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2 |
weed
control not being done because of lack of weed management contacts at
local level |
increase
the network of weed management contacts across Nevada |
assign
weed coordinator duties or designate a point of contact in all federal,
state, county and local agencies and offices with land or resource
management responsibilities |
federal,
state local and county agencies |
1 year |
a
directory of weed coordinator/POCs throughout Nevada is published and
available to the public and agencies by June 30, 2002 and updated
annually |
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3 |
weed
control not being done because of lack of weed management programs and
infrastructure at the local level. |
develop
an appropriate infrastructure at the county level to effectively use
available weed control funds |
develop
and implement weed management programs in every county |
NDOA,
counties |
5 year |
each
county has an integrated vegetation/weed management plan in place by 2006
with an annual operating plan for weed control |
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4 |
to
successfully complete weed control goals, increasing funding needs to be
allocated to weed control |
increase
awareness of the seriousness of invasive weeds to increase funding
opportunities |
prepare
statements on the annual economic impact ot Nevada and budget estimates
for costs of weed control, prevention and education, for the 2003
legislative session |
NDOA,
UNR, NCE |
2 year |
briefing
packages for legislators completed by August, 2002 |
