Our MissionTo provide noxious weed and pest management services to the residents of Fremont County by applying integrated pest management practices which consider the environment, the economy, and the well-being of our resources.
In this edition
Warehouse Sales Hours
Over-The-Fence Weed Control
How Much Herbicide Do I Need?
2018 Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day
Hiring a Full Time Program Manager in Riverton
Over-The-Fence an option for roadside landowners
Weeds don’t obey No Trespassing signs. Let’s make them pay the price.
Landowners who sign up for FCWP’s Over-The-Fence spray program can receive herbicide treatments on their properties along the roadside fence line at a 100% cost-share (that’s zero cost to landowners).
As FCWP crews treat weeds along hundreds of miles of county roadsides and highway rights-of-way, with landowner permission (and only with landowner permission) we will spray “over the fence” onto the immediately adjacent private land to treat noxious weeds within reach.
The Over-The-Fence treatment program helps prevent the spread of noxious weeds along roadsides and protects private properties.
FCWP is now taking sign-ups for this beneficial program for 2018. Call FCWP assistant supervisor Kim Johnson at (307) 856-2192 and tell her you’d like to be placed on the Over-The-Fence roadside landowner spray list.
How much herbicide do I put in my tank?
Short answer = It depends!
We often get asked this question with herbicide sales and we often give an answer customers do not want to hear. This is because most herbicide labels provide rates as an amount of the product which should be applied over an acre of land. For example, to control susceptible perennial broadleaf weeds in rangeland and pasture sites the Weedmaster herbicide label states to use 2.75-5.5 pints per acre of the product. We can't give a simple answer because we have no way of knowing how much volume of spray solution a person and their sprayer will apply over an acre of land. Many variables play a role in this uncertainty. Variables such as application type (hand gun or broadcast), sprayer nozzle size, sprayer pressure, applicator walking or driving speed, and sprayer alterations can all change the volume of spray solution applied over an acre of land.
In order to get the best possible answer to the question "how much herbicide do I put in my tank," herbicide applicators should take a few minutes and calibrate their sprayers and their own application method. By doing this small task, do-it-yourself applicators can reduce risks of over or under application which results in non-target damage, pesticide pollution, unnecessary herbicide costs, and poor weed control results.
The easiest method for applicators to determine their sprayer spray volume is to take a few minutes and calibrate their sprayer by using the 1/128th Sprayer Calibration method. Fremont County Weed and Pest District can help! We have simple step by step instruction forms available at our warehouses or on our website at FCWP.org. Also available on our website are links to short instructional 1/128th Calibration Method videos. For hands on help, bring your sprayer to one of our locations and we will work with you to calibrate your sprayer. Additionally, you can schedule consultation with us and we will come to your site and help you calibrate your sprayer.
Look familiar?
Do you have old or unknown pesticides in your shop?
2018 Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day
When: Saturday, June 23
Where: Riverton Transfer Station at 329 North Smith Road Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm
Now Hiring - Full Time Program Manager
Interested in a career protecting Fremont County's private and public lands from destructive invasive species?
Fremont County Weed and Pest Control District is seeking a Program Manager – Noxious Weed Programs
Under the direction of the Riverton Assistant Supervisor, the position exercises considerable discretion and responsibility towards the development and implementation of effective programs for the control of designated and declared weeds and pests.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
WDA-Hwy Noxious Weed Program – Manages assigned projects and aids the implementation of the WDA-Hwy Noxious weed control contract
BIA- Weed Control Programs- Manages assigned projects and aids in the implementation of BIA Weed Control Programs.
Supervise seasonal employees assigned to specific tasks – Supervise assigned seasonal staff managing safety, accountability and job site work ethic
District Equipment Maintenance Program- Develops and implements a District equipment maintenance program.
