In 1985, a group of farmers circulated a petition and presented it to the county commissioners seeking activation of the county Noxious Weed Control Board. They established the need for a coordinated, countywide weed control program and the commissioners granted the request. As there are 897,280 acres under more than 15,000 different land owners, it is necessary to understand the Weed Board cannot personally control all the weeds. The law is clear. It is the responsibility of landowners and managers to control weeds on their property and the Weed Boards responsibility to ensure that weeds are controlled at least to minimum standards.

The Weed board promotes cooperative weed control through public education and by personal or written contacts with landowners. Written contacts are a progressive, multi-step notification process. It is NOT the intent of the Board to place any undue financial burden on any landowner. We have a cost-share program for weeds designated for mandatory control and limited cost share funds for weeds a landowner may choose. By request, we will assist all landowners in identifying noxious weeds and the measures for controlling them.