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Noxious Weed Identification Booklets and Pesticide Application Information.Additionally,the contact <br /> information for the Moffat County Noxious Weed Manager is available at the front desk and any <br /> questions and/or concerns may be directed to the Manager at any time.The Manager will respond to all <br /> calls. <br /> Educational Booths—The Moffat County Weed and Pest Management Department will provide a hands- <br /> on educational booths at various,applicable events, including but not limited to the Moffat County Fair. <br /> This booth will include educational materials such as educational handouts,general weed awareness <br /> information, noxious weed models, hands-on educational opportunities for kids and more. <br /> Pesticide Applicator Training—in conjunction with CSU Extension, Moffat County will provide pesticide <br /> applicator training which will be made available to the Moffat County Weed and Pest Staff,as well as <br /> private applicators and commercial applicators.The training will be free of cost to private applicators, <br /> and a minimal fee will be charged to commercial applicators and their technicians.This training will <br /> tentatively take place in May. <br /> b. List A Education/Reporting Incentive <br /> The Moffat County Noxious Weed Management Plan requires that landowners, land managers and <br /> commercial pesticide applicators are aware of List A species and report any known infestations to <br /> Moffat County.Additionally,the MCNWMP requires Moffat County to support a List A education <br /> program. In additional to the General Department Outreach and General Education offerings described <br /> above,the List A education program will consist of the following: <br /> List A Bounty Program—The List A Weed Bounty Program will focus on educating the public on the risks <br /> of List A species, List A species identification and incentivizing the reporting and treatment of List A <br /> species.This program will provide a cash reward for every new, confirmed infestation of List A species <br /> reported. <br /> Compensation through this program will continue until the budget set for the bounty programs has <br /> been depleted. <br /> Public Announcements—at the commencement of the growing season, Moffat County will publish at <br /> least one educational article in the local newspaper(s)that will detail why List A species are a concern, <br /> the identification of List A Species and what people should do if they identify a List A Species.The List A <br /> Bounty Program will also be communicated. <br /> c. List B Education/Reporting Incentive <br /> List B Species of Interest Bounty Program—The Colorado Department of Agriculture has declared that <br /> each year leading to 2021,a short list of List B species shall be emphasized for identification, mapping <br /> and reporting to the state. Each year,a bounty program shall be implemented for the mapping and <br /> reporting of applicable species of interest. Citizens will be paid a bounty of$5.00/infested acre,with an <br /> individual cap of$100.00 for infestations of interest which the county is not already aware of. <br /> In 2017, both 2017 and 2018 species will be the species of interest in regards to this program.The <br /> bounty program will be applicable towards the mapping and reporting of any infestations of species not <br /> already known in Moffat County,and for infestations of species known to exist in Moffat County, but <br /> which exist outside of the containment boundaries set by the state: <br /> 2 <br />