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infestation so that it does not become a problem, or to keep certain weeds off of the mine <br />site. <br />* Added to "Management Goal(s)" <br />Knowing which weed species occur on your mine site and where they are located is very <br />important in developing control priorities. Weed species vary considerably in <br />threat that they pose to the resource values of the property. In addition, weed species vary <br />greatly in their susceptibility to control measures. Thus, weed species that pose the <br />greatest threat to achieving the management goals for the mine site and which can be <br />most easily controlled are the highest priority for management. <br />To create weed control objectives for your weed management plan, first search your mine <br />site for weeds (if you have not already done so), then fill out the attached WEED <br />MANAGEMENT TABLE 2.1. <br />2.1 Weed Management Table (see table 2.1): <br />1) Search the mine site and fill in columns 1 -3 in the table paying particular attention <br />to which weed species are present on the mine site, how large the infestations are, <br />and where on the property they are located. <br />2) Read the weed species profiles for the species you identified and fill out columns 4- <br />7 in the table. You can purchase the hard copy of the guide from the Colorado State <br />Parks at 1313 Sherman, RM 618, Denver, CO 80203, site document Creating an <br />Integrated Weed Management Plan: A Handbook for Owners and Managers of <br />Lands with Natural Values. (Hereafter called the Handbook) <br />Move on to Section 2.2 to determine the management priority of each weed species. <br />2.2 Prioritizing Weed Species: Determine the management priority of each weed <br />species on the mine site by using the Alien Plants Ranking System outlined in <br />Appendix 6 of the Handbook, or by consulting your County Weed Supervisor. <br />Species that have the highest priority for management should receive a "priority <br />check" in the table, and should be controlled first. Use the information in the table <br />about the weeds "life cycle" (emergence and flowering) to coordinate times and <br />methods of control. (For example, several species on your list may be controlled <br />best when cut or pulled after bolting but before seed production. If these species <br />have similar life cycle characteristics they can all be controlled at the same time. <br />Coordinating control methods in this manner will help save time, resources and /or <br />money.) <br />Once you have prioritized the species that should be controlled, and selected the most <br />efficient time and method to control, you can write your control objectives. <br />2.3Weed Control Objectives: <br />1 5t Weed Control Objective: <br />