ENVS 605

NRCS helps producers to tackle invasive species problems in four major ways:

• Technical and financial assistance to manage invasive species and pests;

• Conservation initiatives that work at a landscape scale to address natural resource concerns, including invasive species;

• Conservation Innovation Grants with partner entities to support development and implementation of innovative approaches and strategies to address invasive species; and

• Plant Materials Center research geared toward invasive species management and restoring areas where invasive species have been removed.

NRCS is not doing any current research on invasive species in the Gunnison Valley. Instead, NRCS can refer a person who is interested in finding out more about these species to different agencies.