AWARD PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL HELP GET RID OF HARMFUL WEEDS ON AND NEAR PUBLIC LANDS MANAGED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) IN THE PRINEVILLE DISTRICT OF OREGON. THESE WEEDS CAN HURT THE LAND, WATER, ANIMALS, AND EVEN MAKE WILDFIRES WORSE. BY TREATING THESE WEEDS, THE LAND WILL BE HEALTHIER, SAFER FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY, AND BETTER FOR WILDLIFE AND FARMING.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FIND AND MAP WEED INFESTATIONS ALONG RIVERS LIKE THE DESCHUTES, CROOKED, AND JOHN DAY, AND IN NEARBY AREAS SPRAY HERBICIDES (WEED-KILLING CHEMICALS) USING TRUCKS, UTVS (SMALL OFF-ROAD VEHICLES), OR BACKPACK SPRAYERS FOR HARD-TO-REACH PLACES FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES FROM THE BLM AND FEDERAL LAWS WHEN USING HERBICIDES RESPOND QUICKLY TO NEW WEED PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY SPREAD AND ALL WORK WILL FOLLOW THE BLMS 2016 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND OTHER FEDERAL LAWS THAT HELP PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS FROM INVASIVE SPECIES.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES: TREATED AREAS WHERE HARMFUL WEEDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED OR REDUCED HEALTHIER LAND WITH BETTER FOOD FOR ANIMALS AND LESS WILDFIRE RISK IMPROVED ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO HUNT, FISH, HIKE, OR CAMP AND REPORTS AND MAPS SHOWING WHERE WORK WAS DONE AND HOW IT HELPED. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: WILDLIFE, WHO WILL HAVE BETTER HABITAT AND FOOD RECREATIONAL USERS, LIKE HUNTERS AND FISHERS, WHO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS LOCAL LANDOWNERS, WHO WILL HAVE FEWER WEEDS SPREADING ONTO THEIR LAND THE BLM, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING PUBLIC LANDS HEALTHY AND THE PUBLIC, WHO BENEFIT FROM SAFER, CLEANER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL LANDS.