Fremont County Weed Control Coordinator Paul Telck was named the 2004 Weed Manager of the Year by the Colorado Weed Managers Association (CWMA). Telck received the award at the CWMA Annual Conference in December in Grand Junction . The award is presented to an individual who has best achieved success without regard to budget, agency, or other obstacles.
Paul became active in Fremont County 's Weed Advisory Board in 1997. He later was elected President of the Board and then took on the post as Weed Control Coordinator serving in that position for the past five years. When he took on that role there was no local weed management equipment. In cooperation with the Board of Commissioners and through the securing of grant funding Paul has assembled several pieces of herbicide application equipment. He works with landowners and groups in Fremont and Custer Counties and serves on the steering committee of the Upper Arkansas Regional Weed Management Cooperative.
Telck is also involved with county extension work as a Master Gardener, is a 4-H Club Leader, and is a leader of a 4-H Entomology Club.
