The Park Co Cooperative Weed Management Area is a grassroots volunteer organization working to foster collaboration and cooperation among private individuals, private groups, and public entities for one sole purpose: to fight noxious and invasive weeds in Park County!

We formed the Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) group in 2008. Our success has been due to many factors, especially bringing together and building strong partnerships among a wide range of people and organizations, plus developing effective educational programs and outreach to the public. And to support our work, we have developed flexible channels of funding through a variety of agencies, helping us to accomplish more with limited resources. ​

Bringing together and partnering with people and organizations from many backgrounds with a variety of expertise has been crucial to our work. Over the years, we have had realtors, bankers, ranchers, commercial applicators, and folks who just have a strong interest in fighting weeds on our dedicated, 14-member volunteer board. Representatives from homeowner associations, nonprofits, watershed groups, Park County Weed District, MSU-Park County Extension Office, City of Livingston, Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group, Park County Conservation District, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Yellowstone National Park, and the U.S. Forest Service have also had a seat at our table and have been important partners in efforts ranging from cost-share herbicide projects to neighbor-to-neighbor weed education.