Cooperative Agreement AP25PPQFO000C262

Award Date 7/1/25
Completion Date 6/30/26
Dollars Obligated $30K
Federal Grant Program
10.025
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
United States
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AWARD PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MISSOULA COUNTY WEED DISTRICT'S EFFORTS TO CONDUCT THE WORK THAT IS NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN THE NEEDED NEXT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT STEPS FOR THE RECENTLY APPROVED AND POTENTIALLY SOON TO BE APPROVE BIOCONTROL AGENTS FOR FLOWERING RUSH - BAGOUS NODULOSUS, WHITETOP - ACERIA DRABAE, AND OXEYE DAISY - DICHRORAMPHA AERATANA IN MONTANA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SITE VISITS, MAINTENANCE OF ARTIFICIAL PONDS, MONITORING, SOIL SAMPLING, CAGE DURABILITY TESTING, GALL HARVESTING, RELEASE SITE IDENTIFICATION, AND SIMP MONITORING: FLOWERING RUSH: POND MAINTENANCE FOR AGENT REARING; RELEASE ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE POPULATIONS; MONITORING OF 2023 AND 2024 SITES TO GATHER PRE-RELEASE DATA; SOIL CORE SAMPLING AT ABOVE SITES; TEST CAGE DURABILITY. WHITETOP: ASSIST IN GALL COLLECTIONS; IDENTIFY SITES FOR INITIAL RELEASES OF A. DRABAE WITH GALLED MATERIAL; INSTALL AND READ SIMP MONITORING TRANSECTS AT ALL RELEASE SITES; VISIT ADDITIONAL SITES TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SITES FOR FUTURE RELEASES. OXEYE DAISY: CONDUCT SURVEYS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE FUTURE RELEASE SITES FOR D. AERATANA; INSTALL SIMP TRANSECTS AND READ FOR PRE-RELEASE MONITORING; PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED IN OTHER CAPACITIES RELATED TO THIS AGENT. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DATA COLLECTION, MASS-REARING POND ESTABLISHMENT, TRANSECTS MONITORED, SOIL CORES COLLECTED, TEST CAGES FABRICATED. FLOWERING RUSH: MAINTAINED ARTIFICIAL PONDS AND BEGAN REARING B. NODULOSUS; REMONITORED THE PRE-RELEASE AND CONTROL TRANSECTS AT TWO SITES; TAKEN SOIL CORES AT TWO SITES; TESTED CAGES TO THEIR DURABILITY. WHITETOP: ASSISTED IN HARVESTING GALLED WHITETOP TO BE REDISTRIBUTED; RELEASED GALLED MATERIAL IN UP TO 10 SITES IN MONTANA; INSTALLED AND READ SIMP TRANSECTS AT RELEASE SITES; VISITED 10-20 SITES TO DETERMINE FUTURE RELEASE SITES. OXEYE DAISY: VISITED 10-20 SITES TO DETERMINE FUTURE RELEASE SITES; IF TIMING IS APPROPRIATE SIMP TRANSECTS WILL BE INSTALLED AT FUTURE RELEASE SITES; ASSISTED AS NEEDED IF D. AERATANA IS APPROVED FOR FIELD RELEASE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, WILDLIFE MANAGERS, RECREATIONISTS AND OTHER USERS OF FLATHEAD LAKE, THE FLATHEAD RIVER AND OTHER AREAS OF MONTANA WHERE THIS WORK WILL TAKE PLACE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NONE.

Posted 6/26/25, 12:00 AM