Weed Management Area Grant Deadline Approaching

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Volunteers at a garlic mustard-pulling event on the Montreal River in Iron County, part of a control project planned by a previous WMA-PFGP recipient.

Volunteers at a garlic mustard-pulling event on the Montreal River in Iron County, part of a control project planned by a previous WMA-PFGP recipient. / Photo Credit: Ramona Shackleford, Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area

By Wisconsin DNR

The April 1 application deadline for Weed Management Area-Private Forest Grant Program (WMA-PFGP) grants is coming up. There is still time to apply for funding to help you control invasive plants on your forested land in 2025.

Controlling invasive plants on your forested property can be a challenging and costly endeavor. WMA-PFGP grants help to make this process a little easier for its recipients.

A two-year grant program, the WMA-PFGP is for eligible weed management groups (WMG), and often for cooperative invasive species management areas (CISMAs). The program assists these groups in addressing invasive plants directly through inventory, control and monitoring, and indirectly through education and outreach efforts.

A map of the current Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) in Wisconsin.

A map of the current Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) in Wisconsin. / Map Credit: Wisconsin DNR

For a refresher on what CISMAs do and how to find your local group, check out our previous Forest Health newsletter article on CISMAs. You can also check out the CISMA partnership document for an overview of each group.

CISMAs often apply for these grants on behalf of several landowners and may have cost-share programs available as a result. If your county does not currently have a CISMA, you can form a weed management group to apply for a grant. Eligible weed management groups must have at least three members, and at least one must be a landowner with 500 or fewer acres of nonindustrial private forest land on which the grant practices will be implemented.

Previous WMA-PFGP projects have included manual control of invasives, contracted control using machinery, herbicides and goat grazing, as well as many outreach and educational programs.

Find the full application materials, FAQs and more information on the Weed Management Area program on the WMA-PFGP webpage.

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