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Educational Activities

Community Outreach Program

One of the ways that the Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign (IWAC) has been successful is by creating a Community Outreach Program. This Program utilizes Television, Radio and Newspaper as its message medium and focuses on a central theme of Idaho's Most Wanted "Noxious Weeds." You can view and listen to a number of examples below.

Radio Spots

Brochures

Eurasian watermilfoil Post Card - (200k PDF file)

TV Spots

Idaho Invasive Weed Toolkits

The IWAC has developed a pilot educational program in Idaho schools by creating the Idaho Invasive Weed Toolkits. Over 1,000 toolkits in both Elementary and Middle school levels have been distributed through Idaho 's Agriculture in the Classroom, Idaho Rangeland in the Classroom and County Weed Superintendents. To request educational materials on Idaho's noxious weeds, e-mail the Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign.

Photo taken by Dian Robertson? at the Canyon County Home and Garden Show of the Idaho Transportation Department weed awareness display, February 10, 2008.

General Resources for Teachers and Students

PNW (Pacific Northwest) Weed Management Online Handbook.
The Center for Invasive Plant Management - materials on noxious and invasive weed curriculum and education publications and materials.
Invasive Plant Management Textbook - from the Center for Invasive Plant Management
K-12 Teaching Resources - Center for Invasive Plant Management education

Montana War on Weeds - Web site developed by the students of Whitehall High School which focuses on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
National Invasive Species Information Center - Resource Library for Educational Resources.