Utah Weed Control Association

Quick Notes

NEW! UWSA Summer Meeting! Click on the links below for more information.
Flyer
Agenda
Registration form

NEW! USFS Grant information now available! CLICK HERE

NEW! Purge Your Spurge
Salt Lake County Weed Dept. is conducting the myrtle spurge exchange program on May 9, 2009. Click on the following links to see the News Release and the Brochure.

NEW! The new 2009 Noxious Weed Field Guide
is available for purchase. To order your or view it in PDF format go to the publications page.

Utah Noxious Weed Act
This is the latest version with the A,B,C priority designations. CLICK HERE

Biocontrol Monitoring Forms
Information from Joey Milan and the UWSA Biocontrol workshop in Cedar City. Click on the biocontrol type you are interested in from the list below. (PDF)

Canada thistle
Diffuse knapweed
Dalmatian toadflax
Leafy spurge - Aphthona
Leafy spurge - Oberea
Purple loosestrife
Rush skeletonweed
Spotted knapweed - Larinus
Spotted knapweed - Cyphocleonus

Mapping information
For Garmin and Magellan GPS weed codes CLICK HERE. This is a 4.5"x5" PDF document that can be printed, laminated, and attached to your GPS unit.

About the UWCA
The Utah Weed Control Association, or UWCA, has been around since about 1986. It was formed in order to bring weed control issues into a greater light and to provide a forum to address ways to improve weed control in the state. The UWCA is comprised of Utah's best weed control professionals striving to implement the best weed management practices available with today's technology.

Current Leadership
Current officers of the UWCA in 2009 are Bill Gilson - President, Travis Osmond - Vice President, TBA - Vice President Elect and Steve Dewey - Secretary / Treasurer.

The Executive Committee consists of Steve Burningham - Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Steve Dewey - USU Agriculture Experiment Station, Ralph Whitesides - USU Cooperative Extension, Bruce Spackman - Private Industry, and Phill McCraley - Utah Weed Supervisors Association.

Conferences
An annual Conference is held each year. In the past they have been held in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, Nephi, Cedar City, Moab, and St. George. The 2009 conference was held in Cedar City, Utah February 18-19, 2009. Congratulations to Jolene Hatch of the Utah Division of Natural Resources who was elected Vice President Elect for 2010.

Noxious Weeds
Utah recently added 9 new weeds to the State Noxious Weed List and now has a total of 27 weeds listed on the noxious weed list. Each county may list additional weeds that negatively impact their specific areas. To see photos and descriptions of these weeds click here.

Publications
There are a number of excellent publications available on weed control issues including the new 2009 Noxious Weed Field Guide for Utah. You can see what's available by clicking here.

Contact Information
Click on UWCA Contacts to find phone numbers, addresses, email and web sites of many federal, state and county officials who can assist you with your weed control needs.

Grant Information
Each year the Utah Weed Control Association obtains information about various grants that may be available to CWMA's and county weed departments. When grants become available you can find application information here.

Weed Alert
The UWCA has set up this webpage to serve as an Early Detection, Rapid Response resource to assist weed departments in keeping track of new and invading weeds through the Weed Alert.