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Impact Report
| For plan | Brush and Weed Control Education Program (Rio Arriba County) |
| Date | October 19, 2009, 7:35 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | 2008-2009 Brush and weed control program The Northern New Mexico Cooperative Weed Management Area (NNMCWMA) continues to make progress on the management of invasive and noxious plants. Continued support from Rio Arriba County ($20,000) East Rio Arriba SWCD and Upper Chama SWCD ($24,000) combined, has allowed the organization to contract work out this year. Approximately 600 acres have been mapped and addressed in some manner. Approximately 30 landowners have had direct services in the communities of Dixon, Velarde, Alcalde, Espanola, Abiquiu, El Rito, Cebolla, Canjilon, Tierra Amarilla, and Chama. Continued efforts are to seek out other grant funds from BLM and NM State Forestry. In addition a success story written by university communications and pick by associated press made major news papers after a follow up interviews by associated press writer of the Albuquerque Journal. |