PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
January 4, 2006 www.agr.ne.gov		Contact: Christin Kamm (402) 471-6856

LINCOLN - Eight projects have been approved for noxious and invasive weed grants, according to Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach.

The projects range from noxious and invasive weed educational materials and public outreach to the treatment and monitoring of noxious and invasive weeds.

The monies used for the grants were awarded to NDA by the Nebraska Environmental Trust.

Grant recipients, their grants and their projects include:

• Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D ($8,133.32)
  Project: Middle Missouri Valley Weed Management Area

• Five Rivers Weed Management Area ($5,000)
  Project: Missouri River Project/Sericea Lespedeza Awareness

• Dr. Louda and Dr. Qvarnemark ($4,620)
  Project: Treatment Methods of Canada Thistle

• Lower Platte Weed Management Area ($8,300)
  Project: Lower Platte Weed Management Area Weed Control

• Twin Valley Weed Management Area ($20,000)
  Project: Twin Valley Weed Management Area Noxious Weed Control

• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ($10,000)
  Project: Clear Creek Weed Management Area

• Middle Niobrara Weed Awareness Group ($6,000)
  Project: Middle Niobrara River Valley Weed Control

• Nebraska Weed Control Association ($15,000)
  Project: Nebraska web-based Weed Mapping Project

For more information about the grants including summaries of the projects, please contact NDA's Noxious Weed Program Manager, Mitch Coffin, at (402) 471-6844 or e-mail mcoffin@agr.ne.gov.

For more information on the Nebraska Environmental Trust visit: http://www.environmentaltrust.org/