Eleven projects are receiving funds
department of agriculture
*For Immediate Release*
*Contact: *Brittany Raveill
651-201-6131
[email protected]
March 18, 2024
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MDA Awards $150,000 to Combat Noxious Weeds
Eleven projects are receiving funds
*St. Paul, MN*: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant. Eleven projects totaling $150,000 were awarded though the grant.
The money awarded to cities, counties, townships, conservation districts, and tribal nations will be used to purchase equipment and supplies, conduct mapping and outreach activities, and hire private applicators to manage noxious weeds.
Noxious weeds are plants that have the potential or are known to be harmful to human or animal health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, or other property. There are currently 57 plants on Minnesota’s Noxious Weed List [ [link removed] ].
Grant projects were awarded up to $15,000 to be spent in one year to support local activity.
The MDA has awarded over $1,500,000 since 2017 to local municipalities and tribal nations for projects that focus on noxious weeds throughout the state.
2024 Grant Award Recipients
*Organization*
*County*
*Award Amount*
*Project Title*
Anoka Conservation District
Anoka
$14,530
Early Detection Noxious Weed Control in Anoka County
Becker SWCD
Becker
$9,000
2024 Becker County Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant
Carlton SWCD
Carlton
$15,000
Battling Invasives in City of Cloquet
Cass County
Cass
$15,000
Japanese and Hybrid Knotweed Control and Outreach
Fillmore County
Fillmore
$15,000
Fillmore County Noxious and Invasive Weed Control
Fillmore SWCD
Fillmore
$15,000
Treatment of Bohemian Knotweed on Maple Creek
Prairie Island Indian Community
N/A
$14,000
Prairie Island Indian Community Amur Maple and Rangeland Management
Scott SWCD
Scott
$15,000
Scott CWMA Noxious Weed Management
St. Louis County Public Works
St. Louis
$15,000
St. Louis County Ramps Up the Fight Against Knotweed and Parsnip
Stearns County
Stearns
$5,000
Stearns County FY24 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant
Washington Conservation District
Washington
$15,000
Noxious Weed Management
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