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Education is the first step in Integrated Weed Management

Before you can even start controlling weeds on your property, it is important to educate yourself about all the aspects of weed management. The Weed District is here to help!

Five Steps to an Integrated Weed Management Plan:

1. Establish goals: What do you want to grow? What are you going to use the land for?
2. Inventory and map noxious weed infestations. Prevent new infestations where possible.
3. Prioritize small and large weed infestations. Control the small infestations first and then contain the large infestations.
4. Adopt proper land management practices. Monitor and evaluate changes in vegetation yearly.
5. Incorporate new strategies and adapt your plan when necessary.

Other free Weed Publications to explore:

Noxious Weeds...A Biological Wildfire Publication: http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/wildfire.pdf
Healthy Plant Communities: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9909.html
Preventing Noxious Weed Invasion: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9517.html
Rangeland Weed Management: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9504.html

The Missoula County Weed District is working to improve current weed training to increase awareness of weed issues and provide skills in weed management at all levels, from the wider community to specialist weed managers.

Get involved and educate yourself!