 Happy 4th of July!
 We hope that you have a safe and happy holiday.
Scholarship Deadline July 1st
Do you know a college student pursuing a degree in a natural resource management field? Are they attending an accredited four-year Montana University? Have they already attended school for one year in post-secondary in their degree field? Then you know a student who we are looking for!
The
MWCA awards three $1,000 scholarships annually. For complete details on this scholarship please
see the application.
Application in Word format: MWCA Scholarship Application
MSU Announces a Integrated Pest Management TeamSome new faces are helping diagnose Montanan's plant and insect
problems in the Schutter Diagnostic Lab at Montana State University.
With the aid of a USDA grant for $106,000, MSU for the first time has a
complete integrated pest management team, says Barry Jacobsen, Montana
IPM program coordinator. The team, in addition to Jacobsen, who is a
plant pathologist, includes plant pathologist Mary Burrows, weed
scientists Jane Mangold and Fabian Menalled, entomologist Kevin Wanner,
pesticide education specialist Cecil Tharp, Linnea Skogland doing plant
disease diagnosis, Melissa Graves weed identification, Ruth O'Neill
insect pest identification, and Toby Day aiding homeowners with weed
and insect pest diagnostics.
Read the complete announcement.....click here.
For $10 You Might Own an ATV
You Will Definitely Help The MWCA Spread the Word on Noxious Weeds
This year MWCA is having two raffles with something for everyone. These raffles help to underwrite the costs of education efforts in Montana. This year MWCA sponsored more education opportunities than ever before and with your help we can do even more in the future.
Our gun raffle is for 12 different guns! A gun give away every month in 2010. See our flier for complete details about these guns.
Our other raffle has great prizes that will be given away at the MWCA annual conference in January 2010. The grand prize is a new 2008 Honda TRX420FE Rancher equipped with a Warne Jackrabbit Sprayer. The 2nd prize is a Saturn (Whitewater) 14 Raft. The 3rd prize is a $250 gift certificate from Montana Silversmiths. See our flier for complete details on this raffle.
These tickets can be purchased from any board member or online.
2010 MWCA Calendar Takes Shape
There have been lots of questions about the new calendar be produced this year by the MWCA. We are hoping that this will clarify up your questions.
This is the first time in over 10 years MWCA has produced a calendar. It was developed with the education committee as a scenic calendar with some of the lesser known noxious weed profiled each month. It promises to be a beautiful look at Montana in the four seasons, with educational opportunities each month.
Click here to see a draft preview of the cover and January's photo and weed profile. Special member pricing is available. Contact Becky to pre-order now.
Whats New This Week?
Check out the events page! There are still lots of events out there and this week we got some new things that have been added. The war against weeds needs your help.
The Southwestern Area just sent us their spring newsletter and we posted it on the Southwestern Area page. It is a big PDF, but it is worth the wait.
Visit the commercial applicators page. We have been adding new members on this page the last few weeks. This page is not limited to commercial applicators of herbicides but any business who can help you with weed control. Our two newest premier business members are Get'er Done Wiest who specializes in brush and trees like salt cedar and Russian olive and MAGS Boer Goats and Rangeland Restoration, who as the name says specializes in grazing with goats. Welcome to the new business members!
 Weedometer!
It works for 7 locations in Montana. It probably won't change when you treat your weeds, but the name in its self makes it worth a look. Click here to visit the Weedometer.
MWCA ATV Dealer of the Year
Riverside Marine & Cycle is a major underwriter of this year's raffle. RMC as a dealer of vehicles that are used for both weed control and recreation has the ability to help spread the message about the dangers of noxious weeds. Their commitment to the cause to educate people about the impact of noxious weeds will help save the last best place. When you visit their store, tell them MWCA sent you and thanks for the support.
About MWCA
Noxious weeds are the greatest environmental threat facing Montana today. These invaders can devastate wildlife habitat and fisheries, they can adversely alter view sheds, and they cause great economic and ecological damage to the state.
The mission of the Montana Weed Control Association is to strengthen, support, and coordinate weed management efforts in the state of Montana in accordance with the Montana State Weed Plan. The Association has three primary goals:
Networking - To create and sustain channels that encourage collaboration, participation, and sharing of knowledge and expertise.
Education - To provide non-biased and balanced collection, sharing, and dissemination of knowledge to the membership and the public.
Research Assistance - To gather input from members to ascertain research priorities, to communicate priorities and needs to the research community, to assist in the funding process, and to relay research results back to the membership.
The Montana Weed Control Association has been in existence for over 50 years and was originally created to be an organization for the state's weed supervisors. Today, the organization represents a growing and diverse membership base across the state. The MWCA is a 501(c)3 organization and relies on grants, membership dues, trainings, and an annual conference to maintain viability. |
