Lewistown Weed Rodeo

Program Number: 2009144 Private Credits: 3

Program Date: 8/29/2009

Program Location: Frank Day Park Swimming Pool County: 8

Program Contact: (406)535-3919

Remarks: 9:00 - What is a noxious weed, Darren Crawford

9:30 - Weed control methods: advantages of herbicides, biological,

-Mechanical and cultural controls

- Jim Sparks, Fergus Weed Coordinator

10:00 - Weed Identification - Will Patterson (City of Lewistown)

and BLM personnel

10:30 - Calibration and federal record keeping requirements - Darren

Crawford

11:00 - Basic Chemical options and maintaining a healthy plant

community

11:30 - move to Frog Ponds and do on-the-ground weed id

- Blm, DNRC, Extension, backcountry horsemen.

12:00 - Weed pull at Frog Ponds

1:00 Lunch and awards at Frank Day Park.

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Questions? MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program, PO Box 172900, Bozeman, MT 59717-2900

(406) 994-5067or ctharp@montana.edu

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