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Now is the Time to Winterize your Herbicide Sprayers
Dropping temperatures, snow on the ground, and shrinking daylight hours means that it’s time to winterize those herbicides! ❄️Harsh winters like we have in Jackson can damage your herbicides as well as equipment if you don’t take proper precautions and measures.
Annual 4th Grade Wildlife Expo persists
Since 2003, Teton County Weed and Pest District has helped to host the annual Wildlife Expo for Teton County 4th graders and their teachers.Each spring, a few hundred 4th graders would gather to learn from a host of local natural resource entities that were part of the Jackson Hole Weed Management Association. In addition to TCWP, the JHWMA included BTNF, GTNP, WGF, SRF, the National Elk Refuge, the Cougar fund, and any organization for whom invasive plants were a threat to the resource they managed.
TCWP Will Test Wastewater for COVID-19
A partnership between Teton County Weed and Pest District , the Teton County Health Department, and the Town of Jackson was created to determine a way to test the wastewater from the Town of Jackson for COVID-19. Weed and Pest worked with the Teton County Health Department to ensure they had the correct equipment and personal protective equipment to run the wastewater samples in-house.
Proudly a Trout Friendly Program Partner
We are proud to be a Trout Friendly Program Partner with the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition. This program is designed to be simple for residents and landscaping professionals to implement. When our participants commit to this program they are improving our water quality for the health of all the plants, insects, fish, wildlife and humans that rely on clean water. We now have over 100 residents, businesses and public parks that have committed to these practices.
Meet our Team: Meta Dittmer
Meta Dittmer Job Title: Communication and Education Program Coordinator Where were you born/raised and what brought you to Teton County? Born and raised in Berkeley, CA.Worked as a Park Ranger in Yellowstone National Park for 3 seasons and fell in love with western WY.
TCWP Request for Bids (NOW CLOSED)
Teton County Weed and Pest is putting out a Request for Bids for roof replacement, electrical upgrades, building insulation, energy efficiency, interior flooring and interior painting. Our building is 4,123 sq ft. at 7575 South Highway 89, Jackson, WY 83001.Opportunity to walk through the TCWP office building on Thursday, July 16th at 10:00 am.
Meet our Team: Mikenna Smith
Mikenna Smith Job Title: Lab & Insect Program Coordinator / Entomologist Where were you born/raised and what brought you to Teton County? I grew up in Salt Lake City and did my undergraduate there. For grad school, I moved to Germany and thought about staying in Europe permanently, but a few months before graduation I knew I was missing the mountains and open space of the West too much.
Meet our Team: Mark Daluge
Name: Mark Daluge Job Title: Assistant SupervisorWhere were you born/raised and what brought you to Teton County?Madison, WI. SkiingWhat has been the most unexpected/difficult part of your job and why?Learning to fly a drone to spray weeds.What has been the most rewarding part of your job or a favorite project you've been a part of and why?Cheatgrass. It grows where it is hard to treat and expands extremely rapidly!
Meet our Team: Erika Edmiston
Erika Edmiston Job Title: District SupervisorWhere were you born/raised and what brought you to Teton County? I was born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming. I grew up fishing, hunting, camping, backpacking, water skiing and enjoying all of the outdoor activities available to us. I came to Teton County to work as a seasonal crew member for Teton County Weed and Pest while still in college.