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Colorado Noxious Weed Management Fund Narrative Report Requirements <br /> Format: Attached is an example of the format for your report. In addition, your report should be <br /> type-written, single-spaced with conventional 1" margins. For the purposes of demonstrating this <br /> format, the attachment has been limited to one page. There are no limitations on the length of your <br /> report as we would like to learn as much as we can from your efforts. Please be as specific and <br /> thorough as possible throughout your report as this information will be used to familiarize others <br /> NI ith the work you have carried out and how the fund has been utilized to assist Colorado's <br /> communities in their weed management efforts. <br /> Purpose: Describe, in the broadest sense, the purpose of the project for which funds were allocated. <br /> For example, perhaps your goal was to encourage a coordinated weed management effort through <br /> the development of a cooperative weed management area; to ensure the eradication of particular <br /> species by providing additional resources to a community; to develop a more successful and <br /> effective county weed management program by enhancing the county's ability to manage or map <br /> noxious species; or to encourage more landowners to manage noxious weeds by developing and <br /> disseminating additional educational materials to the general public or specific audiences. <br /> Partners: Identify the partners involved in the project(s). Include all governmental organizations <br /> including local, state, and federal partners as well as private landowners, non-profit organizations, <br /> and private businesses. Your list should also include any additional funding sources such as the <br /> National Fish & Wildlife Foundation or local Habitat Partnership Program. <br /> Specific use of funds: Describe exactly how the funds have been utilized. For example, perhaps <br /> 11.1 ds were uscU to :11',e additional staff u, t-un V out specific field duties such as eradicating <br /> a species from remote backcountry areas; to purchase replacement or new equipment to enhance the <br /> county's ability to manage noxious weeds or provide new services to citizens; or to design and <br /> publish educational materials. <br /> Progress: Describe the progress you have made and the specific activities you have completed. <br /> Include information regarding your integrated weed management efforts, the types of educational <br /> outreach efforts made (through the media, tours, or schools), and any other pertinent information <br /> about what has happened in the project area. Specific number of acres managed, acres mapped, <br /> citizens reached, landowners assisted, and other statistical information should be included. <br /> Project status: Has the project been completed or will it continue? For how long?Are there any <br /> funds remaining from the Colorado Noxious Weed Management Fund? If so, when do expect to <br /> have completely spent them? <br /> Evaluation: Please describe the lessons you have learned or have been reinforced from both the <br /> successes and failures of your project. You should explore why you believe your project has or has <br /> not encountered difficulties. For example, perhaps you learned or demonstrated a successful means <br /> of eradicating a specific species by means of thorough searching, mapping, and management <br /> efforts. But perhaps your efforts to contain and eradicate a species have so far failed because your <br /> efforts to involve all landowners have been unsuccessful. Describe your outreach efforts and how <br /> landowners have responded. <br />