GNA rawlins field office invasive and noxious plant management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District a $116,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015) effective September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2030. This award funds invasive and noxious plant management activities on BLM-managed lands within the Rawlins Field Office in Wyoming. The cooperative agreement enables the local government entity to leverage its specialized expertise in invasive species control to support federal land stewardship goals on public lands across the region.

Under this GNA award, Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District will implement authorized restoration services including noxious weed and invasive species treatments, with anticipated focus on cheatgrass and other invasive annual grasses consistent with the organization's prior work on BLM properties. The award represents part of a broader landscape-scale vegetation management initiative designed to enhance ecosystem health, reduce wildfire hazards, and maintain rangeland resilience across Wyoming's federal lands, capitalizing on the awardee's established local partnerships and technical capacity in invasive plant identification, treatment, and monitoring.