The Joseph Plains Weed Management Area (JPWMA)encompasses approximately 180,000 acres located south of the Salmon River (common boundary with the Tri-State WMA), east of the Snake River, north of the Forest Service boundary, and west of the Salmon River WMA. The majority of land located within the JPWMA is privately owned. Consequently, the role of private landowners in the cooperative efforts of weed control is very large. In addition to private landowners, JPWMA cooperators include the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cottonwood office, Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) Craigmont office, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Lewiston office (IDFG), and Idaho County Weed Control.
The goals and mission of the JPWMA are for cooperators to work together in order to successfully:
- Establish control priorities
- Establish specific weed management objectives
- Create treatment zones within the Management Area
- Treat individual weed species/infestations
- Coordinate the use of resources and manpower
- Develop common inventory techniques and mapping
- Manage designated noxious weeds with an integrated approach
- Test the feasibility of new techniques and management strategies
Though several weeds listed as noxious in the state of Idaho are present in the JPWMA, the most problematic include yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dalmatian toadflax, Italian and Scotch thistle, and whitetop. These weeds have demonstrated their ability to spread rapidly in pastures, rangeland, and forests where they decrease forage production for domestic livestock and native wildlife and disrupt natural ecosystems.
Contact Joseph Plains Weed Management Area
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Contact Joseph Plains Weed Management Area
Connie Jensen-Blyth
Idaho County Weed Superintendent
320 W Main St
Room 3
Grangeville, ID 83530
Phone: 208-983-2667
Cell Phone: 208-985-8810
Fax: 208-983-0251
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