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The WHIP program is overseen by a citizen advisory council (MCA 87-5-803). Council members are appointed by the Director of FWP through an application process. Council members are responsible for advising the department on WHIP program administration and for reviewing, ranking, and recommending proposed projects for funding. FWP completes the final review and determination of funding.
Voting members consist of:
The director of the department or a representative of the department;
a representative of a hunting organization in Montana;
a representative of a multiple-use recreation organization in Montana;
a representative of the timber industry in Montana;
a livestock producer or a representative of a livestock producer organization in Montana;
a farmer or a representative of a farming organization in Montana;
a commercial applicator as defined in MCA 80-8-102;
a representative of biological research and control interests;
a representative of the Montana Weed Control Association; and
a county commissioner, district weed board member, or weed district supervisor.
Non-voting council members consist of:
the State Weed Coordinator; and
one representative from each of the following: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; and an Indian tribe.
Forsyth, MT
Email: aadler@rosebudcountymt.com
Representing: Eastern Montana County Weed District Supervisor
Missoula, MT
Email: julia@montanaforests.com
Representing: Timber Industry
Dillon, MT
Email: aburch@beaverheadcounty.org
Representing: Montana Weed Control Association
Representing: Livestock Producer
Garrison, MT
Email: klaitala@powellcountymt.gov
Representing: Western Montana County Weed District Supervisor
Anaconda, MT
Email: cjmarchion@outlook.com
Representing: Hunting Organization
Missoula, MT
Email: dpearson@fs.fed.us
Representing: Biological Research and Control Interests
Twin Bridges, MT
Email: sandruranch@gmail.com
Representing: Farming
Sheridan, MT
Email: shaw@3rivers.net
Representing: Commercial Herbicide Applicator
Kalispell, MT
Email: ranchmontana59@gmail.com
Representing: Multiple-use Recreation Organization
Browing, MT
Email: d.belcourt@blackfeetnation.com
Representing: Tribes
Helena, MT
Email: jchaffee@mt.gov
Representing: Montana Weed Coordinator
Malta, MT
Email: jessica_larson@fws.gov
Representing: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Missoula, MT
Email: michelle.cox2@usda.gov
Representing: US Forest Service
Helena, MT
Email: chueth@usbr.gov
Representing: US Bureau of Reclamation
Helena, MT
Email: parker.osterloh@mt.gov
Representing: Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation
Email: wvelamn@blm.gov
Billings, MT
Representing: US Bureau of Land Management