Carla Hoopes -- Montana Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness Program

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Carla Hoopes -- Montana Statewide Noxious Weed
Awareness Program
Funding and other resources for Weed Awareness
Programs
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Statewide Awareness Campaign 1994 to 2005
95,000 Seed Money Noxious Weed Trust Fund
Salary and Benefits
990,000 Matching Money 330 Campaign Partners --
Salary and Benefits, Campaign Operations, and
Projects
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Montanas funding and resources
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER Money for
salaries and projects Distribution channels for
information Experts providing input and review of
materials and products Volunteers to sort, stuff,
adopt trails and campsites Gifts as in time,
participation Support as in agencies partnering
with available resources Voice as in
presentations and word of mouth in the right
places Vehicle for distributing information Pen
for writing letters and news releases
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Montanas funding and resources
FULL TIME COORDINATOR JOB DUTIES Help partners
meet educational goals Implement the Statewide
Campaign Secure funding for Campaign
Projects Project Coordinator does not seek
funding for salary and benefits, or
operations! CAMPAIGN PARTNERS PROVIDE
THIS SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDS.
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Campaign salary, benefits, and operations
Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land
Management Center for Invasive Plant
Management Natural Resources Conservation
Service Montana Dept. of Agriculture Montana
Dept. of Transportation Montana Dept. of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks Montana State University
LRES Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association US
Fish and Wildlife Service US Forest Service and
State and Private Forestry Some contributions
from individuals and industry
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Big Hole River Valley CWMA 84 Miles of River
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New Funding for Noxious Weeds - 100,000
Whitehall School Insectary Tri-County CWMA
Marias River Watershed CWMA
Sweet Grass Hills CWMA
Saltcedar Mapping Tri-County
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Each year a new committee new partners
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2005 Montana Noxious Weed Calendar 25,000
Calendar distributed 66 different funding
sources 96 distributors 37 weed professionals
provide content input 24 Photo contributors 1
artist contributor 1 project Chair 1 project
coordinator 8 editors and reviewers Some people
have time Some people have expertise Some people
have a strong back and a vehicle
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Montanas funding and resources
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER Money for
salaries and projects Distribution channels for
information Experts providing input and review of
materials and products Volunteers to sort, stuff,
adopt trails and campsites Gifts as in time,
participation Support as in agencies partnering
with available resources Voice as in
presentations and word of mouth in the right
places Vehicle for distributing information Pen
for writing letters and news releases
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Volunteer conservation corps works on city trails
Awareness program coordinates training on site
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Montanas funding and resources
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER Money for
salaries and projects Distribution channels for
information Experts providing input and review of
materials and products Volunteers to sort, stuff,
adopt trails and campsites Gifts as in time,
participation Support as in agencies partnering
with available resources Voice as in
presentations and word of mouth in the right
places Vehicle for distributing information Pen
for writing letters and news releases
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Landowners and students volunteer time
Landowners throw barbecues for neighbors on weed
pull days Students work with landowners to
distribute insects Agencies donate access to
resources for communications, design, and printing
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Montanas funding and resources
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER Money for
salaries and projects Distribution channels for
information Experts providing input and review of
materials and products Volunteers to sort, stuff,
adopt trails and campsites Gifts as in time,
participation Support as in agencies partnering
with available resources Voice as in
presentations and word of mouth in the right
places Vehicle for distributing information Pen
for writing letters and news releases
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Weed professional give presentations
Some folks will pick up and deliver noxious weed
educational materials to events even float
tubes to get to those hard to reach demonstration
sites
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Montanas funding and resources
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER Money for
salaries and projects Distribution channels for
information Experts providing input and review of
materials and products Volunteers to sort, stuff,
adopt trails and campsites Gifts as in time,
participation Support as in agencies partnering
with available resources Voice as in
presentations and word of mouth in the right
places Vehicle for distributing information Pen
for writing letters and news releases