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TCWP’s Response to COVID-19
Teton County Weed and Pest District reminds that their mission strives for the protection of human health. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, TCWP’s mission stands more than ever before. TCWP will continually serve the community but from a safe distance. Staff are working hard to meet the community’s needs while ensuring a successful recovery from the pandemic.
TCWP Will Test Wastewater for COVID-19
A partnership between Teton County Weed and Pest District , the Teton County Health Department, and the Town of Jackson was created to determine a way to test the wastewater from the Town of Jackson for COVID-19. Weed and Pest worked with the Teton County Health Department to ensure they had the correct equipment and personal protective equipment to run the wastewater samples in-house.
Proudly a Trout Friendly Program Partner
We are proud to be a Trout Friendly Program Partner with the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition. This program is designed to be simple for residents and landscaping professionals to implement. When our participants commit to this program they are improving our water quality for the health of all the plants, insects, fish, wildlife and humans that rely on clean water. We now have over 100 residents, businesses and public parks that have committed to these practices.
20th Annual Gros Ventre River Spray Days 2019
Join the Jackson Hole Weed Management Association (JHWMA) for Gros Ventre River Spray Days July 16 - 18, 2019.Partners in the JHWMA will team up to treat spotted knapweed, houndstongue, and Dalmatian toadflax as well as other invasive plants, which compete with native vegetation and adversely impact wildlife habitat and ecosystem function. This multi-year project has been taking place for over 15 years.
2018 Gros Ventre River Spray Days
The Jackson Hole Weed Management Association (JHWMA) hosted the 19th Annual Cooperative Noxious Weed Spray Days (July 17-19, 2018). Volunteers came from all around Teton County and as far away as Idaho Falls to team up for invasive species weed control along the Gros Ventre River.
Biological Control in Teton County
Biological control is the introduction of a natural enemy or predator to control an invasive weed or pest. One reason invasive weeds may proliferate so well in a new environment is due to the potential limitation or lack of organisms that will attack or consume that plant.
