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$A!��I,RRAYEI. NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN BENNETT GRAVEL PIT DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO AUGUST 2017 PURPOSE The purpose of this Noxious Weed Management Plan is to control noxious weed species that have been identified by Delta County Noxious Weed Program. This Plan provides guidelines for managing designated noxious weeds. Because certain undesirable plants, primarily aggressive non-native invaders, constitute a threat to the continuous economic and environmental value of the lands of Delta County. These species must be managed using integrated management techniques which are least damaging to the environment and which are practical and economically reasonable. Therefore, the noxious weed management plan is implemented prevent, or control, the spread of noxious weeds within the subject property and to prevent the spreading of noxious weeds to adjoining properties. GOAL Prevention, early detection and early treatment are the most cost effective means for weed control. • Identify and contain, reduce or eradicate current weed infestations and reduce or eliminate weed seed production in certain species. ■ Monitor and treat new infestations and new invasive species so as to prevent new encroachments on owner's and adjoining lands. ■ Protect native plant ecosystems. NOXIOUS WEED IDENTIFICATION Noxious weeds are defined as an alien plant that has been designated by State rule as being noxious or has been declared a noxious weed by a County Plan and Colorado Noxious Weed Act and meets one or more of the following criteria: ■ are aggressive invaders, detrimental to agriculture or native plant communities, ■ may be poisonous to livestock, ■ may be carriers of or hosts to insects, diseases or parasites, ■ are detrimental to sound management of native or agricultural ecosystems. Noxious Weed Management Plan 1