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Summit County weed‑control chief outlines mapping, loaner sprayer program and biocontrol gains
Summary
Dave Bingham, head of the Summit County Weed Board, told the council the county is using public reporting via EDDMapS, a loaner sprayer program and biocontrol (including student‑led insect collection) to reduce noxious weeds; roughly half of the ~5,000 mapped sites are now treated or eradicated, he said.
Dave Bingham, head of the Summit County Weed Board, described the county’s approach on May 24 to tracking and treating noxious weeds, emphasizing outreach, public reporting and biological controls.
Bingham told the Summit County Council the county uses EDDMapS, a public mapping tool the state recommended, and that staff and residents have recorded roughly 5,000 positive points this year. He said the map now shows substantially more treated and eradicated sites than in prior years. “There’s about a little over 5,000…
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