Coordinator Comments Spring 2009

The Inland Mendocino Cooperative Weed Management Area is the younger of the two WMAs in Mendocino County, but this organization has gotten off to a rapid start, thanks to the example set by the Coast WMA. The Inland WMA has already been successful in obtaining grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and from CDFA, and has initiated on-the-ground work on red sesbania, broom and distaff thistle, in addition to some extensive prevention, education and outreach efforts.

2010 CDFA Funding for WMAs

The funding is structured similarly to previous years- +$16,000 Baseline funding for each county, plus a competition for Supplemental funding, up to $50,000 for each county. Proposals are due to CDFA April 7, 2009

Broom Bash 

Brooms- Scotch, French, Spanish - line the roadsides in many parts of Mendocino County. Their names give the clue- they are not native to this area, but were introduced as horticultural plants and then escaped into the wildlands. Although the blooms are beautiful, these plants are devastating for wildlife and increase wildfire risk because they are very flammable. Along roadsides, they also pose a safety hazard as they reduce visibility and obstruct pedestrian corridors. What can we do about it?

WMA Funding for 2009

The Mendocino Coast and Inland Mendocino Cooperative Weed Management Areas (WMA) will be receiving a portion of the state's general fund allocation for weed management in calendar year 2009.