SOUTHWESTERN AREA CREW TRAINING 2023
Whitehall Community Center – 11 North Division Street – Whitehall, MT
Wednesday, May 31 & Thursday June 1, 2023
Cost is $20.00 per person
SOUTHWESTERN AREA CREW TRAINING 2023
Whitehall Community Center – 11 North Division Street – Whitehall, MT
Wednesday, May 31 & Thursday June 1, 2023
Cost is $20.00 per person
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
8:00 – 8:15 Registration & Welcome
8:15 – 9:15 Calibration Concepts: Amber Burch, Beaverhead County Weed Coordinator & Jessica Bushnell Broadwater County Weed Coordinator
9:15-10:15 Understanding the Label & Pesticide Law: Catie Opar, Montana Department of Agriculture
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Real Weed ID & Look A likes: Karen Laitala, Powell County Weed Coordinator & SW Area Coordinators & Assistant Coordinators
11:00-12:00 UTV Safety/Daily Equipment Inspections: Dale Grose, Madison County Weed Coordinator
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (PLEASE BRING A SACK LUNCH) Travel to field trip site
Attendees will rotate to each of the 6 educational stations
12:30 – 3:30 Real Weed ID With Live Plants: Karen Laitala Powell County Weed Coordinator & SW Area Coordinators & Assistant Coordinators
Daily Equipment Inspection & Proper Unloading/Loading of UTV/ATV: Dale Grose, Madison County Weed Coordinator
EddMaps Tutorial and Hands-On Activity: Jasmine Chaffee, Montana Department of Ag
Look Around-See Around, Situational Awareness: Clint Saunders, Nutrien Ag
Safely Handling of Herbicide & Proper PPE: Christian Lehnert, Lewis & Clark County Weed Coordinator & SW Area Coordinators & Assistant Coordinators
Bear Aware: Kim Johnston, Field Project Manager for People & Carnivores
3:30 – 4:00 Questions & Wrap-up
Thursday, June 1, 2023
8:00 – 10:00 Field First Aid Hands-On Activities: Mike Callahan, Madison County Safety coordinator (This is not a certification course)
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 11:45 COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC AND DE-ESCALATING TENSE SITUATIONS, Tom Grimsrud, Jefferson County Sheriff
11:45-12:15 HOW TO READ A MAP— Amber Burch, Beaverhead County Weed Coordinator
12:15 – 1:00 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00- 4:00 Review – Applicator Testing
To register, go to www.mtweed.org information can be found on the Upcoming Events tab