Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) This web site provides info on identification, management & control of invasive annual grasses (cheatgrass, medusahead, ventenata, etc)

Weed Control in Garden and Lawn (UW CES pub B-909R Written 2003)

Weed Control in Alfalfa (UW CES pub B-1126 Written 2002)

Videos

Controlling difficult weeds (August 2020) (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)

Spring pasture weed control (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)

Weed Control & Prioritization

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Aquatic nuisances can cause big problems if not caught early

Correct identification of weeds a critical step

Do you know these infamous weeds?

Edible Weeds of the home and garden

Good Plant? Bad Plant? What is it anyway?

Name that thistle

Native and Non-Native Plants: Weeding Out the Bad from the Good

Picking plants: How to collect and preserve plants for identification

Wyoming weed puzzle

Keeping Wyoming safe from invasion: Identifying potential weed problems

Other Publications

Weeds of the West (Premier resource for identifying weeds. Seriously big files.)

Wyoming Designated Noxious Weeds (Pictures to help you ID those on state list. County lists also linked.)

Wyoming Noxious Weeds (USDA NRCS)

Some common Wyoming Weeds (University of Wyoming)

Wyoming Weed Watchlist Field Guide (University of Wyoming publication 2013)

Weed Seedling Identification Guide for the Northern Great Plains (has pictures of seedlings for a variety of weeds, many in WY) (Montana State University)

Videos

Collecting plants for identification and vouchering (UW CES 2010)

Watching for Weeds & ID

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Calibrating sprayer most important step before treating weeds

Four herbicides for the landowner

How to use GPS to help calibrate sprayers

Pesticide Applicator Licenses

Perfect herbicide still a fantastic dream; until then . . .

Other Publications

Weed Control in Alfalfa with Pursuit (UW CES pub B-1021 Written 1995)

Videos

Controlling difficult weeds (August 2020) (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)

Series of short video clips on Weed Control

Tips for measuring slow speeds in pesticide application

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Ask Sam (Tamarisk)

Cheatgrass - The ecology, biology, and control of a biological time bomb

Ask Sam - Russian knapweed control

Featured landowner: Weed warriors purge their spurge

Is Russian olive really a noxious weed in Wyoming? Native and Non-Native Plants: Weeding Out the Bad from the Good

Neighbors team to control Russian olive

Spring - a great time to get a grip on cheatgrass control

Winter: The perfect time to rid property of Russian olives

Other Publications & Resources

Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Control (UW CES pub B-1074 Written 1999)

Videos

Cheatgrass on the Casper Property

Cheatgrass treatment on the Casper Property

Cheatgrass Workshop Sept 28, 2011

Workshop Introduction (Jim Cotterman, Platte Co. Weed & Pest; Kellie Chichester, UW CES; 2:14 min)

Cheatgrass Biology and Impacts (Mae Smith, UW CES; 25:35 min)

Chemical Control of Cheatgrass - Current Options (Brian Mealor, UW CES; 36:07 min)

Grazing for Cheatgrass Management (Rachel Mealor, UW CES; 34:35 min)

Management Strategies & Field Trip Intro (Brian Mealor, UW CES; 9:02 min)

Field Trip

Plot layout (PDF)

Cover data (PDF)

Field Trip (Part 1; 18:31)

Field Trip (Part 2; 18:00)

Contact Us

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