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Effective Weed Management, Collective Action, and Landownership Change in Western Montana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Laurie Yung ,
John Chandler  and
Marijka Haverhals
Laurie Yung*
Affiliation:
Natural Resource Social Science, Department of Society and Conservation, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
John Chandler
Affiliation:
Data Insights, 2216 Garfield Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Marijka Haverhals
Affiliation:
University of Idaho, College of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: laurie.yung@umontana.edu
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Abstract

Rural landscapes are increasingly diverse and heterogeneous, involving a mix of small and large parcels, amenity and agricultural properties, and resident and absentee owners. Managing invasive plants in landscapes with changing ownership requires understanding the views and practices of different landowners. We surveyed landowners in two rural valleys with 26% absentee ownership and a large number of small parcels in Missoula County, Montana. Landowners indicated a high level of awareness and concern about weeds; more than 80% agreed that weeds are a problem in their valley. Seventy-eight percent of landowners managed weeds, but only 63% were effective at weed management. Absentee owners were far less likely to manage weeds on their properties and less likely to utilize herbicides, as compared with resident landowners. Landowners reported that seeds coming from adjacent properties were the most significant barrier to effective weed control. Many landowners manage weeds to be a good neighbor and believe that cooperation between neighbors is critical to weed management.

Keywords

Absentee ownerscollective actionherbicidesinvasive plantslandownership changeprivate landowners
Type
Research Article
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 193 - 202
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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