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Stephanie Fancher October 2, 2015 <br />Loveland Ready -Mix Concrete,lnc <br />1811 West 12th St. <br />Loveland CO 80537 <br />Weed Inventory, Control and Monitoring Plan <br />Thanks for all the work that you have giving me over the years. This is a real quick update on the <br />vegetation management at the Loveland Ready -Mix plant and Larimer Pits DRMS Permit # M1974-069. <br />I am the owner of August Service Inc, which is a vegetation management company in Colorado. We have <br />provided weed control services to Northern Colorado since 1992. 1 have been on the board of education <br />with the Colorado Weed Management Association. I have a great working relationship with both Weld <br />and Larimer County weed districts. <br />Over the past 15 years the reduction of Colorado listed noxious weeds, on the above property, is <br />tremendous. There are by far less weeds on the Larimer Pits site than on the neighboring properties. <br />Most infestations this site is currently dealing with are the result of the flood and or the <br />mismanagement of properties up stream. <br />I have listed the various species we have dealt with in the past, what I have currently observed on the <br />site, how we have progressed and what our next steps will be. <br />Russian Olive: Over the past 15 years we have seen the Russian olive trees go from roughly 700 to 1,000 <br />to well under 10. My observation and inspection show there is not a significant infestation of Russian <br />Olive trees. The current plan is to cut, remove and treat the few remaining old growth trees along the <br />north permit boundary. Treatment will be with Habitat at the stump cut rate. Then, we will continue <br />monitoring new upstarts as they randomly appear throughout the site. <br />Bouncing Bet: This plant has gone from 1 to 2 acres to extinction. <br />Canada Thistle: The Canada thistle Musk thistle and Bull thistle populations have gone from 7 to 10 <br />acres to a few clusters of hard to find plants. They will be treated this October with 7oz milestone and <br />retreated in the spring of 2017. We will continue to monitor and treat thistle in the spring and fall as we <br />have for the last 15 years. <br />White top: The white top (perennial pepper weed) has been reduced to 3 acres from nearly 5 three <br />years ago. An application of Telar 3oz to the acre will be applied in the spring of 2016. <br />Russian Knapweed: Russian Knapweed was not found on this site until after the 2013 flood. The <br />Knapweed will be treated this spring with 7oz milestone or 2pts Tordon. The tordon is aggressive on the <br />grasses but does a better job on the knapweed. <br />Salt Cedar: Since 2005 the Salt Cedar was reduced from 4 acres to next to nothing. After the flood we <br />have seen a small increase in limited locations. A small amount of Salt Cedar was discovered in the <br />bottom of Pit 18 in July, and the plants were treated in September with Habitat. We will need to retreat <br />this spring. Through my observations and inspection during the September treatment there is not an <br />infestation on this site; Salt Cedar will come and go until a more aggressive treatment plan is in place on <br />