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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />riparian habitat to watch for positive changes in native vegetation and wildlife use. We often <br />monitor Russian olive removal Droiects with before and after DhotoaraDhs. <br />The DroDosal is comDlete and the DroDosed imDlementation steDs will accomDlish the stated <br />aoals of the DroDosal. Desian minimizes the likelihood of re-infestation of the Droiect area <br />throuah effective reveaetation. monitorina. and maintenance Dlans, <br />This project maximizes effectiveness of removal by engaging 5 partner governments and <br />private landowners. The governments involved have the resources for follow-up restoration, <br />monitorino and maintenance. <br />PrinciDles of IPM (biocontrol. chem ical. mechanical. etcJ are well utilized. Chosen control <br />methods are the most aDDroDriate techniaues for the soecific Droiect area. <br />Boulder County has been effectively using the cut stump (mechanical and chem ical) <br />treatment of Russian olive and tam arisk for over 5 years. We also effectively use weed <br />wrenches on small trees. <br />The DroDosal is effective in furtherina the CWCB's multi-obiective missions relative to <br />watershed restoration and Dr otection of water resources suc h as enhancina in stream flow <br />seaments. facilitatina water deliveries or m itiaatina flood risks. <br />This project will impact many miles of stream and irrigation ditches. It will eliminate 8700 <br />Russian olives. which use an estimated 348,000 gallons of water a day. This will enhance <br />watersheds and orotect our water resources for both agriculture and wildlife. <br />The DroDosed Droiect schedule is realistic. AnticiDated environmental comoliance and <br />Dermittina Issues (for examole: 404 dredae/fill. herbicide aODlication. insect releases. NEPA. <br />etc) are adeauatelv addressed so as not to delay Droiect imDlementation. <br />The two-year timeframe for implementing this project is realistic. Boulder County alone in <br />previous years has removed over 3000 trees/year. No permits are required based on the IPM <br />techniques that the partners will use. BCPOS staff includes licensed applicators, and other <br />partners will use certified applicators as well. No soil disturbance is expected because the <br />trees will be manually cut and removed. <br /> <br />Multl-Ob ectlve Priori and Bonus Factors: Describe an that a I <br />Proiect makes effective utilization of labor from Colorado Youth COrDS ("CYC") or other non- <br />Drofit oraanizations. <br />Louisville and Lafayette utilized the Boulder County Youth Corp in March 2008. BCPOS <br />will use the Youth Corp in Russian olive removal and re-seeding proj ects on at least 4 projects <br />in 2009. Boulder County and the City of Longmont also coordinate many riparian restoration <br />projects with Wildland Restoration Volunteers and will use them on this project, and we will <br />host at least 3 volunteer roo ects for the ublic to et involved. <br />The Proiect is consistent with the ooals for orioritv areas established by Colorado weed <br />reaulations. in Darticular the salt cedar manaaement olan: 8CCR 1206-2 Dart 4. <br />Russian olive is considered a list B species under the Colorado State Weed Law. Boulder <br />County is at the headwaters of the South Platte Watershed, which makes it a priority area for <br />treatment of Russian olive to revent s read downstream. <br />The Droiect includes reliable method. to ass.ss and/or auantify chanaes in riDSrian ~YdroloaY <br />sa a ....ult of controt and reveaetation. <br />Russian olives use an estimated 40 gallons of water/day for small tree.. This translates <br />conS8fVativety to 348.000 gallons of WIder/day that will be saved by removing 8700 Russian <br />olive trees. Performance measures for all phases of the restoration effort will include <br />quantifiable units in numbers of trees removed. Changes to hydrologic conditions will mean <br />more water available for our a riculturalo rations and native lant restoration effort . <br />The Proiect incoroorates an educational comoonent (such as school field triDS. volunteer <br />recruitment. news media coveraae. etc,) that increases DubUc awareness of TRO issues or <br />includes innovative strateav for biomass reduction/utilization. <br />BCPOS has an education and outreach team that will rovide information to the ublic <br /> <br />Boulder County Collllborative <br />Tamarisk and Russian Olive Removal Project <br /> <br />5 <br />