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Weed Management Areas: Program Details

Weed Management Areas (WMAs) are local organizations that bring together landowners and managers (private, city, county, State, and Federal) in a county or multi-county geographical area to coordinate efforts and expertise against common invasive and noxious weed species.  The WMA functions under the authority of a mutually developed memorandum of understanding (MOU). The WMA develops a Strategic Plan which helps prioritize eradication, control, and containment projects, as well as other WMA activities.  The Strategic plan also identifies what specifically each WMA partners contributes toward the overall cooperative nature of the WMA.

A WMA may be voluntarily governed by a chairperson or a steering committee.  To date, groups in California have been primarily initiated by either the leadership of the County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office or Resource Conservation District.  WMAs are unique because they attempt to address agricultural (regulatory) weeds and “wildland” weeds under one local umbrella of organization.  It is hoped that participation will extend from all agencies and private organizations.  The primary goal of WMAs is to institute joint eradication, control, and containment projects.   Other activities include: promoting prevention practices, coordinating collaborative mapping, sponsoring education outreach, writing grants to secure resources beyond WMA funds, and improving regional collaboration.

California has WMAs in every part of the state. Follow the links below to learn more about each WMA, or see background on the WMA program. Links go to the WMA's own website if they have one, otherwise to a simple profile on our website. Help us keep these profiles up to date! Notify us of any changes by emailing info@cal-ipc.org. For more information, visit the Cal-IPC WMA website.

WMA Program

• Registration Form (PDF)
• Assembly Bill 1168: A WMA Support Program
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• SB1740 Weed Management Area Final Report (PDF)
• WMA Funding: 2008
• WMA Funding: 2009
• WMA Funding: 2010

NOFA ARRA Weed Projects

• CDFA Weed Prioritization Model
• NOFA ARRA Weed Projects
• Template Work Plan ARRA NOFA
• Template Budget ARRA NOFA
• NOFA Questions and Answers

WMA 10th Annual Statewide Meeting

• Agenda (PDF)
• CDFA Mapping (PDF)
• Effective Maps (PDF)
• Forrest Service Funding Opportunities (PDF)
• Funding Program (PDF)
• Invoicing and Reporting (PDF)
• Monitoring Requirements (PDF)
• Prioritizing Protocol (PDF)
• Bio Fuels (PDF)
• Cal-IPC Update (PDF)
• Managing Soil Conditions (PDF)
• Program History (PDF)
• Effective Treatments and New Control Techniques (PDF)

WMA Resources

• Strategic Planning (PDF)

Contact Information

Program Manager: Terrance Lorick
E-mail: tlorick@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-0573