Habitat management, Habitat restoration, Invasive species management

Sheridan, Johnson and Campbell County Invasive Species Treatment

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$ 500,000

County of Sheridan, Wyoming

Project Description

The purpose of this agreement is to utilize the resources of Sheridan County Weed and Pest (SCWP) along with participating Weed and Pest District of Johnson and Campbell Counties to implement control measures for invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

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(primarily winter annual grasses – Medusahead and Ventenata). The Sheridan County Weed and Pest will provide the mechanism for controlling winter annual grasses on private lands to enhance native plant communities, which in turn will improve sage steppe/grassland habitat for a variety of game and non-game species.

Partners

Sheridan County Weed and Pest (SCWP), Weed and Pest District of Johnson and Campbell Counties

Contact

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental United States, comprising one-third of the land mass of the continental lower 48. It is the lifeblood of...