LOWER
PLATTE
WEED MANAGEMENT AREA
"Working together
to control and/or contain the spread of noxious
and invasive plants in the Lower Platte River drainage."
Welcome
to the Lower Platte Weed Management Area's Website!
The LPWMA is a group of public and private agencies and
individuals that are concerned with stopping
the spread of noxious and invasive plants located in the Lower Platte
River drainage area.
The LPWMA is located in the Platte River Drainage corridor
in 10 Counties of East Central Nebraska.
The Corridor consists of lakes, streams, creeks, ponds, and wetlands that
drain into or have an impact
on the Platte River that wanders through the following Counties: Butler,
Cass, Colfax, Dodge,
Douglas, Lancaster, Platte, Sarpy, Saunders, and Seward.
(See the Map!)
See the Plants that
the LPWMA are working on!!!
Also, see Purple Loosestrife
Infestations in the LPWMA!!!
LPWMA 's newsletter, "The Lower Platter" , published Sept. 1, 2007
LPWMA Meeting Information
Next Meeting Date: Thursday Dec. 20, 2007 at Lower Platte North NRD Wahoo, NE
Previous Meetings
- Browse 2007 LPWMA agendas
Girls and Boys Town Biocontrol Project
Highlights of the July 25, 2004 Tour
LPWMA's Weed Mapping Program (updated with 2004 activity)
LPWMA efforts
are partially funded by a Pulling Together Initiative grant from
the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and a grant from the Noxious
Weed Invasive Plant
Species Assistance Fund from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and
the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund !!
To learn more about the NFWF and the Ne. Environmental Trust Fund, click the Logos above.
Want to join and help fight invasive plants? Email Us!
If you have questions or
would like to contribute (content wise) to
the website, please contact the webmaster.
LPWMA disclaimer.
Members
of the LPWMA are available for classroom, homeowner association or meeting
presentations.
If you need more information, please contact the webmaster.
Last update : 12/11/2007