South Central Utah CWMA

Report of the
South-Central Utah CWMA
Utah Annual Meeting – December 14, 2006 – Price
Dick Allred
Roger Brian
Marv Turner
Jenneka Knight
Chair, CWMA
Chair, Fremont Unit
Chair, Sevier Unit
GIS Specialist, Maps
The South-Central
Utah CWMA
includes all of Piute,
Sevier, and Wayne
Counties and the
northeastern half of
Garfield County.
The CWMA has
two units: Fremont
and Sevier.
2006 Accomplishments
Participating Agreement with 21 partners
Strategic Plan
CWMA Strategy Priorities
Education and Awareness
Inventory and Mapping
Early Detection and Rapid Response
Annual Plan
2006 Grants and Projects
Rocky Mountain ATV Jamboree Weed Wash
$9,000 (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
for education, brochures and “free” daily washes
About 600 riders registered for Jamboree
Six local car washes participated ($1.50/wash)
Distributed 3,000 wash tickets
Riders redeemed nearly 1,400 “free” washes
Photo Credits: Linda Lind
Photo Credits: Bob Campbell
2006 Grants and Projects (cont.)
Sevier River weed mapping and treatment
$15,000 (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Wayne County spray equipment
$ 5,000 (Utah Weed Supervisor Association)
Piute County spent about $25,000 for equipment
sprayers, ATV’s, and GPS units
Piute County – beetle control on musk thistle
2006 Grants and Projects (cont.)
Saltcedar beetle collection and introduction
(In-kind contributions only)
Wayne County about 10,000 beetles on tamarisk
Sevier County about 5,000 beetles at two locations
Russian olive mapping in Salina Creek
(Remote sensing grant – Forest Service)
CWMA booth – Richfield’s Natural Resources Festival
Richfield’s Natural Resources Festival
April 2006
Nearly 1,700 attended
Photo Credits: Davida Carnahan
Projects for 2007 Work Plan
County-wide weed maps across all
ownerships (Piute and Wayne)
Sevier River weed mapping and control
Musk thistle control project and
demonstration area on State Lands
Rocky Mountain ATV Jamboree Weed Wash