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Broadwater County hires Grace Davison as assistant noxious weed and mosquito coordinator; staff readies for spray season
Summary
Broadwater County introduced new assistant coordinator Grace Davison, who starts work on noxious weeds and mosquito mapping. The board discussed seasonal staffing, updated maps and a booklet for county-listed weeds as it prepares to begin spraying next month.
Grace Davison started this month as the assistant noxious weed and mosquito coordinator for the Broadwater County Noxious Weed Board, and board members discussed preparations for the upcoming spray season, staffing and updated mapping.
Davison said she began the job about two weeks ago and will split duties between noxious weeds and mosquito work, with “mainly my job will be focusing more on the noxious weed stuff and then… some mapping for the mosquito side of things.” She told the board she had worked as a seasonal last year and previously for the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon field office and holds an ecology degree from the University of Montana Western.
The board heard that Davison has been creating materials to help returning and new seasonal employees, including simplified record sheets and a county-specific booklet listing Broadwater County’s listed noxious weeds, descriptions, photos and notes on chemicals the county would use. Davison said the booklet is currently for seasonals but offered, “If you want one, I can make one specifically for other people.”
Board members also discussed staff plans for the season. Two returning seasonal employees — Mark and Dean — were identified by name and are expected to come back; a possible start date was mentioned as May 1 but board members characterized that as tentative. Davison said she plans to drive county roads to update mapping and will produce new maps for the season. Equipment checks to date turned up no major problems.
The discussion noted that some of the county’s key noxious weeds are more easily controlled in late fall or early spring and that the county’s spray season could begin next month, subject to weather and final preparations.
The board set its next regular meeting for May 20 at 7 p.m.
