Education and Awareness (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 |
lack of
youth awareness or education about invasive weeds |
programs
and activities need to be deveooped to educate youth about invasive plant
species |
develop
and implement programs and submit to state |
NCE |
2 years |
plan
developed and certified by2004; implemented in schools by2004; 4-H plan
written by 2004 implemented by2005 |
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2 |
agencies/applicators
lack training to use integrated control techniques |
implement
expanded training on IWM and equipment operation within agencies lacking
this instruction |
BLM
currently has training-course may be used for other agencies/applicators;
make BLM's IWM course available for public use; increase NDOA's current
licensing program to include more IWM |
NCE,
NDOA, USFS, BLM |
1 year |
additional
IWM programs in place by2003 |
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3 |
limited
access to information on current weed programs and information specific to
Nevada |
create a
site on the internet to make weed information available |
develop
website for NWAC, state weed plan; this site should contain other relevant
weed info or links to the other sites |
NDOA to
house website |
1 year |
state
weed plan currently on NCE website; website for NWAC up by Jan 1, 2001 COMPLETED |
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4 |
need for
public to have greater awarness/access to invasive weeds information |
create
position an education based weed specialist for public contact |
finalize
NCE weed specialist position |
NCE |
l year |
position
hired for by 2003 |
