PRIDE Elects New Officers 2009

Feb. 10th 2009 - At the first regular meeting of the PRIDE Board of Directors for the 2009 year a new President and Secretary were selected for the group.  As of the meeting on January 13, officers for the up-coming year will be:
President – Becky Paulsen, Dawes County Weed Superintendent & Zoning Coordinator
Treasurer – Kristi Paul, Sheridan County Weed Superintendent
Secretary – Leslie Stewart-Phelps, Range Specialist, Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest Service.

The PRIDE group will be working together to put finishing touches on the ‘Goat Grazing Project’ which will conclude the 3 year intensive grazing with the up-coming spring grazing period. Intern, Nancy Adler will be busy with final grazing transects, range analysis, re-seeding selected areas and finalizing integrated management reports. Board member Lora O’Rourke will be a presenter at the Nebraska Weed Control Association Annual Conference in February. The group also made plans for presenting at the annual Conservation Festival conducted by the Upper Niobrara White NRD in Chadron during the spring.  The general layout for the spring publication of the “Weed Watch” was set with article responsibilities assigned. PRIDE works with the High Plains Weed Management Association (headquartered in Scottsbluff, NE) to get the “Weed Watch” published and distributed to participating counties in the Panhandle of Nebraska and beyond. Public Relations suggestions and the next big project were shared. Posters and pictures will be displayed by the PRIDE group at a ‘Fire Academy’ to be held at Fort Robinson in April.

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