Modoc County Weed Management Area

Purpose

   Events

• WMA Meetings in Spring and Fall
• Modoc Ag. Expo
• Modoc District Fair
• Noxious Weeds Workshops and Tours

   Media

• Modoc County Record
• Facebook
• Email
• Modoc County Noxious Weed Brochures

  Publications

• Weeds of the NE Identification Guide

Project Summaries

Current Projects

Past Projects

Scotch Thistle and Other Weeds Aerial Treatment Program

• Species of concern for this project are Scotch thistle, yellow starthistle, and perennial pepperweed.
  The method of control is aerial application of the following herbicides: Transline, Milestone, or Telar, depending on species.
  Strategic goals for this project are the protection of both agricultural production and wildland resources. All the MOUs are project partners for this county-wide endeavor.

   A-Rated Weed Eradication

• This county-wide project focuses on the control and eradication of yellow spiny thistle, leafy spurge, musk thistle, diffuse knapweed, spotted knapweed, smooth ground cherry, and plumeless thistle. These plants replace palatable species in some grazed areas, and dense stands of mature plants can make areas inaccessible to livestock and humans. Methods of control are herbicides and mechanical methods. Strategic goals for the project are the protection of both agricultural production and wildland resources. All the MOUs are project partners.

MWMA MOU Collaborators

• Modoc County Department of Agriculture
• Oregon State University, Rangeland & Ecology Management
• University of California Cooperative Extension
• Lava Beds Resource Conservation District
• Central Modoc Resource Conservation District
• Look Pest Abatement District
• United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
• Goose Lake Resource Conservation District
• Modoc-Washo Experimental Stewardship Program
• United States Department of Agriculture Resource Conservation Service
• Strongold -Newell Pest Abatement District
• California Department of Fish & Game
• Pit Resource Conservation District
• Department of the Interior Lava Beds National Monument
• City of Alturas
• Department of the Interior Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
• WM Beaty & Associates
• Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
• Lakeview, California Department of Food & Agriculture
• California Department of Transportation
• Modoc County Farm Advisors Office
• Bonneville Power Company
• Tuscarora Natural Gas Pipeline