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4. Management Goals and Weed Management Objectives for the <br /> Property <br /> A. Land Management Goal <br /> In order to be released from the DRMS permit, rangeland vegetation will be established in the <br /> permit boundary. DRMS requires establishment of approved vegetation for two growing seasons in <br /> order to consider releasing financial surety and terminating the mining permit. Noxious weeds compete <br /> for natural resources,threatening establishment of rangeland vegetation. <br /> B.Weed Management Objectives <br /> When the site is in final reclamation with DRMS,site inspections will be performed at least <br /> annually. In the event state listed noxious weeds are present,weed control measures will be <br /> implemented. The site will be inspected during the growing season to determine weed control <br /> effectiveness. <br /> 5. Priorities for Weed Management <br /> A. Prevention <br /> The most important weed management action is to prevent weeds from becoming established <br /> in the first place.The old adage that"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"certainly applies <br /> to weed management. Moffat County's NWMP advocates community education as preferred prevention <br /> methods. The county's weed officer provides handouts at the CSU Extension Office and the county fair. <br /> B.Weed Species Priorities <br /> Weed management priorities are based on the actual or potential threat that weeds pose to the <br /> management goals for the property. Two factors are used to set priorities, namely the weed species <br /> and the locations of weed infestations. Weeds species are important because they vary considerably in <br /> the threat they pose to the resource values of the property. In addition,weed species vary greatly in <br /> their susceptibility to control measures. Weed species that pose the greatest threat to achieving the <br /> management goals for the property and that need to be controlled immediately are the highest priority <br /> for management. <br /> Moffat County's NWMP Attachments 5 and 7 identified 15 List B weed species with control goals <br /> (Appendix A). <br /> 6. Weed Management Actions <br /> A.Prevention <br /> Moffat County's NWMP includes provisions for community education, reporting incentives,free <br /> weed officer site visits and control consultation. The county also offers List B Species bounty programs <br /> to encourage reporting, mapping and manual removal. <br /> Page 3of5 <br />