Camas Creek Cooperative Weed Management Area. End Of The Year Report Fiscal Year 2009

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1 Camas Crk Cooprativ Wd Managmnt Ara End Of Th Yar Rport Fiscal Yar 2009 Offic of th Camas County Wd Suprintndnt PO Box 130, Fairfild, ID (208) Prpard by: Trry S L Camas County Wd Suprintndnt/Camas Crk CWMA Administrator This Projct Fundd With Th Financial Assistanc Of Th Camas County Commissionrs, Idaho Stat Dpartmnt Of Agricultur, Privat Landownrs And Multipl Stat And Fdral Land Managmnt Agncis Working Toward A Common Goal

2 Tabl of Contnts End of th Yar Rport FY09 Introduction: Who Ar W?3 Figur 1: Photo: Dryl Grn spray Tchnician 3 Figur 2: Photo: Chimny Crk Lafy spurg 4 What Ar W Doing About Th Problm?4 Southrn Idaho Bio-Control: (Camas Bug Crw) 5 Figur 3: Photo: Burning Rush Sklton wd 7 Figur 4: Photo: Sunst on Camas Prairi 8 Figur 5: Photo: A storm is brwing 9 Brakdown of Contributions to th CWMA 10 Nxt Yar Plans?10 Figur: 6 Photo: Trry L hard at work 11 Appndix I: String Committ List 12 Appndix II: Projct Summaris 13 Appndix III: Map: Camas Crk CWMA Watrshd 14 Appndix IV: Histogram: Intgratd Managmnt 15 Appndix V: Pi Chart: Coordinatd Expnditurs 16 Appndix VI: Bio Control Rlass

3 Camas Crk CWMA End of th Yar Rport For ) Introduction: Who Ar W?: Th Camas Crk Co-Oprativ Wd Managmnt Ara is locatd in Camas County Th total land mass ncompassd within this gographical ara of oprations approachs 800,000 acrs with approximatly 69% of that hld in public ownrship Trrain is variabl from flat to hilly farm and ranglands, to mor svrly slopd mountains Elvations rang from approximatly 4,200 to ft Annual prcipitation is variabl avraging from 10 to 14 with a significant amount of this accruing as wintr snow Th avrag tmpratur in midsummr rangs from 80 to 85 dgrs during th day to nar frzing at night In 2009, in accordanc to th CWMA s stratgic plan, Trry L Camas County Wd Suprintndnt prformd his dutis undr th dirction of th nin-mmbr Camas Crk String Committ (Appndix I) Figur 1: Dryl Grn Dryl Grn compltd his first yar working for th CWMA as a summrtim assistant/tchnician Dryl rtird from Idaho Powr and I must say man can that guy work, thank you Dryl Th Camas Crk CWMA is mting its primary objctiv of proactivly lvraging othr privat and public inputs and bringing rsourcs to bar on a common problm 3

4 Accordingly and basd upon th goals of its stratgic plan, th CWMA continus to coordinat with thr county and twnty-thr agncy cooprators in a coordinating and cost sharing capacity in accomplishing its goals (Appndix II) Undr this modl, th Camas Crk CWMA ara of oprations ncompasss all of Camas County (Appndix III) With its hadquartrs offic cntrally locatd in Fairfild, th Camas Crk CWMA, in 2009, has continud to striv to crat an nvironmnt of fiscal fficincy through prplanning, projct prioritization, coopration and coordination for all of th divrs land ownrship intrsts, both public and privat, within th watrshd Th undrlying stratgic rol of this coordination, indd th ntir CWMA program, is cntrd around implmnting cooprativ actions dsignd to contain and control th sprad of spcially lafy spurg, rush skltonwd, dalmation toadflax and Spottd knapwd to prvnt dclins in rangland carrying capacitis, wildlif habitat and th Camas Prairi s traditional agricultural conomic bas Figur 2: Spraying Lafy spurg (Grg Potwin USFS, Trry L CCCWMA) 2) What Ar W Doing About Th Problm?: In its 2009 oprating yar, th Camas Crk CWMA usd an intgratd approach including biological control agnt rlass on 4

5 Lafy spurg, Canada thistl and knapwd infstations Mchanical control mthods, including pulling, bagging and burning, wr applid in controlling satllit populations of both knapwd and rush skltonwd Hrbicids, according to labl rquirmnts, wr usd for containmnt and control as appropriat Both profssional and public ducation was mphasizd whrvr possibl and includd but not limitd to: Fair displays, nwspapr rlass and ovrall public awarnss For a brakdown of svn catgoris rprsnting th CWMA s intgratd approach, both proposd and actual, s Appndix IV a histogram ntitld Brakdown of Intgratd Pst Managmnt Approachs In addition to th compltion of all ISDA Cost Shar projcts th program compltd thir contract with th Camas County Road and Bridg Dpartmnt to prform roadsid hrbicid applications on 374 mils of Camas County roads In considration of this assignmnt of maintnanc rsponsibilitis, th Camas County Road and Bridg paid th CWMA a lump sum cash paymnt of $40,00000 This annual paymnt amount from Camas County is sufficint to covr dprciation on program-ownd quipmnt and will allow th CWMA to bgin to accru a cash rvolving fund balanc That fund will b usd in th futur to offst prsason bulk hrbicid purchass and b ddicatd to futur quipmnt acquisition and rplacmnt By offring its in-kind assistanc, th CWMA has also lvragd th activ participation of th City of Fairfild in a continuing wd control program on city roads, strts, allys, wast aras and vacant lots within th city limits 3)Th Southrn Idaho Bio-Control (SIBC) History of Southrn Idaho Bio-Control Hr s a littl history of th SIBC program Th Bug Crw, formrly known as th KidKnapprs, bgan in 1998 with th ladrship of Nan Rdy and th Camas Bug Crw Nan and th Camas Crw wr givn on objctiv; Gt rid of th Knapwd! Th Crw slctd nin sits to bgin thir battl Baslin data on th nin slctd sits wr rcordd, and thn small populations of inscts wr rlasd, with subsqunt rlass of diffrnt spcis for four mor yars Vgtativ data was carfully gathrd at ach sit for thr conscutiv months pr yar ovr a priod of fiv yars Th Camas KidKnappr program was so succssful that nighboring countis startd to notic and th program took off Bcaus of th succss dmonstratd in Camas County, othr countis joind in to crat Th Southrn Idaho Bio-Control program This program changd its focus from 5

6 on Bug Crw intnsly studying a fw sits to four Bug Crws idntifying as many sits as possibl in thir rspctiv countis and rlasing inscts at ths sits In addition, th Bug Crws bgan adding nw wd spcis to th program All sits wr prpard prior to insct rlas by gathring and rcording vgtativ data using mthodology cratd by th USFS Forst Halth Protction, th agncy that provids SIBC with tchnical assistanc A list of 2009 insct rlass is includd in this rport (S appndix VI) This rport has also bn forwardd to th Nz Prc Bio-Control Cntr in Lapwai, Idaho SIBC is fundd through many sourcs bginning with th privat landownrs who hav donatd thir land for th long-trm studis Th Wood Rivr RC&D is th fiduciary agncy that supports SIBC through grants with land managmnt agncis lik th US Forst Srvic, Forst Halth Protction and th Burau of Land Managmnt Forst Halth Protction and Burau of Land Managmnt, as wll as th county cooprativ wd managmnt agncis and soil consrvation districts, provid both cash and non-cash contributions to SIBC Th Wood Rivr RC&D is th fiduciary agncy, which administrs SIBC funding All of th funding SIBC rcivs (from BLM, Forst Halth, CWMA s and Soil Consrvation Districts) is channld through th Wood Rivr RC&D Thy act as our fiduciary umbrlla Through th continud support of th cooprating agncis and organizations, this program has grown to includ six countis and 153 bio-control monitoring sits (Articl writtn by Bcky Ptroch SIBC Administrator) 6

7 In oprating yar 2009, anothr ara in which CWMA staff ddicatd a disproportionat amount of tim and rsourcs, was in th radication of small and random infstations of Rush Sklton wd Figur 3; Nothing I lik bttr than th smll of burning wds and kibbls and bits in th morning, (Dryl Grn) Camas Crk CWMA continus to plac an mphasis on string committ involvmnt This is partially accomplishd through frqunt mailings and updats that ar snt throughout th yar Although th cultur at Fairfild insurs that numrous impromptu mtings occur btwn CWMA staff and string committ mmbrs on an almost daily basis, th string committ hld two formal mtings in 2009 Ths mtings lastd an avrag of 4 hours ach and allowd th committ to discuss vrything from ISDA cost shar projcts to nforcmnt issus to what mphasis should b placd on nxt yars projcts Th Camas Crk CWMA hld its annual stak fry in April hostd by Rod Gonsals (String committ mmbr) 7

8 Figur 4: Looks lik anothr bautiful morning for spraying Th CWMA compltd its annual county audit by th accounting firm of Jons, Franc and Bastrrcha of Gooding in Novmbr 2009 Th Camas Crk CWMA purchasd $114,39300 in hrbicids in 2009 Trry L graduatd from Ladrship Idaho Agricultur class 29, and I must say this was on of th bst xprincs of my carr Th Camas Crk CWMA again usd ISDA s rcycling program and shrddd 864 hrbicid containrs 8

9 Figur 5: Lif is good on th prairi During 2009, th Camas Crk CWMA rcivd a grant through th Burau of Land Managmnt in th amount of $43,00000Th total cost of this projct was $52,90655 Othr activitis that hav contributd to strngthning th Camas Crk CWMA program in 2009 ar as follows: Lgal notics advrtising hrbicid application schduls and Titl 22 rquirmnts wr routinly publishd as rquird Th Camas Crk CWMA purchasd pockt calndars and pns for th Camas Crk String committ and Landownrs involvd in th cost shar program at a cost of $65712 Trry L attndd various wd mtings and rcrtification training for th Noxious Wd Fr Forag and Straw Program Trry L Camas Crk CWMA administrator, Dnnis Strom CWMA String Committ Chairman and Rod Gonsals CWMA Board Mmbr attndd th Idaho Wd Confrnc in Nampa 9

10 4) Brakdown of Contributions to th CWMA: For a fast visual rprsntation, s Appndix V a pi chart ntitld: Camas Crk CWMA 2009 Coordinatd Expnditurs Th Idaho Stat Dpartmnt of Agricultur s Cost Shar Program contributd a total of $45,77155 or 11% of total program inputs Camas County continus to provid dirct fiscal support by funding all salaris, bnfits and wags rlatd to program labor from county tax rvnus at $73,10000 pr yar Camas County also contracts with th CWMA for $40K pr yar of roadsid maintnanc This lattr amount is paid as a lump sum cash advanc to th CWMA at th bginning of ach nw fiscal yar in Octobr and is bginning to srv as a rvolving account to offst mid-wintr and arly spring bulk hrbicid purchass Total Camas County cash and in-kind contributions totald $113,10000 in 2009 and rprsntd 27% of total program inputs Counting th mmbrs of th CWMA String Committ, a total of 30 privat landownrs and contractors contributd xtnsiv manpowr, hrbicid, quipmnt and tchnical assistanc to ovrall program goals and dmonstration projcts during 2008 This rsultd in privat contributions totaling $179,79200 or 42% of total program inputs Th Burau of Land Managmnt had placmnt of unprcdntd rsourcs into Camas County in th Amount of $43,00000 Total BLM inputs in th Camas Crk watrshd this yar rprsntd 10% of program activity costs Total othr inputs wr $42,55800 coming from th Camas Crk CWMA or 10% 5) What ar th CWMA s Plans for Nxt Yar?: Th plans for 2010 ar rlativly simpl (S Annual Oprating Plan 2010) Th CWMA will striv to maintain th status quo it has achivd in trms of building and maintaining cooprator and privat landownr participation Th program will striv to accomplish, on budgt, thos cost shar itms submittd as part of its 2010 ISDA cost shar rqust Th program will fundamntally continu to provid for th long-trm succss of th program, and to comply with ISDA rporting rquirmnts 10

11 Figur: 6 Chcking for Eurasian watrmilfoil is hard work Rspctfully Submittd, Trry S L, Camas County Wd Suprintndnt and Administrator CCCWMA Dnnis Strom, Camas Crk CWMA String Committ Chairman Kn Backstrom, Camas County Board of Commissionrs Chairman 11

12 Appndix I String Committ List Nam Titl Addrss City Zip Cod Phon Dnnis Strom Chairman PO Box 137 Hill City (208) Jim Landownr Rt 1 Box Fairfild (208) Kramr 1065 Rod Landownr Rt 1 Box Corral (208) Gonsals 27 Ellsworth Landownr PO Box Fairfild (208) Wathrly 48 Gary Gill Landownr PO Box Fairfild (208) Max Wilson Landownr Rt 1 Box 2045 Corral (208) Advisory John PO Box Fairfild (208) position US Shlly forst srvic 189 Advisory Trry PO Box Hill City (208) position F&G Grgory 128 Advisory Scott PO Box Shoshon (208) position BLM Uhrig 2 B 12

13 AppndixII: Projct Summaris Catgory Wd Spcis Acrs Tratd Rvgtation 240 Biological Rlass Diffus Knapwd 1,000 Tratd Kochia 305 Scotch Thistl 35 Diffus Knapwd 8,510 Spottd Knapwd 150 Rush Skltonwd 210 Lafy Spurg 640 Hoary Crss 1,800 Canada Thistl 1,285 Russian Knapknapwd 100 Yllow Toadflax 10 Fild bindwd 1,450 Horay alyssum 150 Houndstongu 60 Public contacts 85 GPS/GIS Mapping Diffus Knapwd/Bio

14 Appndix III Map of CWMA Th currnt ara of th Camas Crk CWMA is all lands within th Camas County boundaris 14

15 APPENDIX IV: HISTOGRAM Intgratd Managmnt Catgoris 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Control Education Map Prvnt 15

16 APPENDIX V: PIE CHART Camas Crk CWMA 2009 Coordinatd Expnditurs 52,00000, 12% 42,55800, 10% $43,00000, 10% 45,77155, 11% 113,10000, 27% 127,79200, 30% BLM ISDA Privat County String committ CCCWMA 16

17 Appndix VI 2009 Bio-Control Rlass Camas Bug Crw SIBC Sit Nam Targt Wd Dat Bio-agnts and numbr latitud longitud Bavr Crk Bill's North 40 Bill's NOrth 40 Boy's Cabin - thistl Chimny Crk Diffus Kna pwd 8/19/ Cyphodonus achats >555 Diffus Knapwd 6/8/ Bangastrnus fausti Diffus /19/ Cyphoclonus achats Knapwd A Cana da Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus Iitura Lafy Spurg 7/9/09 50 Obra «< Christian Camp Cana da Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus Iitura Gordon Schmit Diffus Knap wd 8/19/ Cyphoclonusachats ' Gordon Schmit - Thistl Cana da Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus Iitura Homr Crk Lafy SpUr g 7/9/09 5Suora >, 1 J Schmit Diffus Knap wd 8/19/ Cyphoclonus achats

18 Krahn's "KnapCity" Diffus Knap wd 7/1/ BangastrhUs fausti T ' Minnhaha Canada Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus Iitura Morgan's Pond Morgan's Pond Diffus Knapw('!d Diffus Knapwd 6/17/ Bangastrnus fausti GPS malfunction VVillrcollct points 8/19/ Cyphoclonus achats GPS malfunction Will rcollct points North Minnhaha Diffus Knap wd 7/1/09~ 800 Bangastrnus fausti North Minnhaha Rand Hay Shd Rodman Chickn Hous Rodman's Railroad Diffus Knap wd Diffus Knap wd Diffus Knap wd 8/19/09 Diffus Knapwd 8/19/09 8/19/ Cyphoclonus achats 8/19/09 > 100 Cyphoclonus achats 100 Cyphoclonus achats Cyphodonusachats A <, 1143]395 < Rodman's Thistl Canada Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus Iitura Spring Crk Canada Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantuslitura / 114' ~Q1(,\") > South Sag Diffus Knapwd 8/19/ Cyphoclonus achats Oiffus Kna 100Cyphoclonus Toon's Kryptonit 8/19/09 pw achats '' 43 '25 '58A> // < d Cana Toon's Organic Hayfild da Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantus litura Cana da Toon's Thistl Tomb, Thistl 8/19/ Hadroplantuslitura IL~1S! Rlass in