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Controlled areas will be monitored for effectiveness of the treatments. Follow-up treatments will <br />be conducted as necessary. Because of the aggressiveness of certain weeds and other variables <br />that may impact the effectiveness of the control program, monitoring for level of control and <br />needed retreatment are critical aspects of the overall control program. Ongoing revegetation <br />monitoring and qualitative observation of reclaimed areas by New Horizon will identify <br />retreatment areas and any new areas of established weeds requiring control. Finally, as new or <br />improved methods of controlling noxious weeds through the use of herbicides (either existing or <br />new products) become available, they will be evaluated for incorporation into the control <br />program. In treatment areas where herbicidal control has been effective but the density of <br />desirable perennial species is too low to reestablish an effective vegetative cover, the area will be <br />reseeded using the approved permanent seed mix. <br />A record will be maintained of areas where herbicides are sprayed, the types and mixture of <br />herbicides used and the date of treatment. This information will be reported in the Annual <br />Reclamation Report. <br />Gunnison's Prairie dog numbers in the Nucla area are great enough that colony extension into <br />reclaimed areas is a real threat. Colony establishment in current fields is an ongoing problem for <br />local operators, with the colonies causing significant damage to these fields. Local operators and <br />landowners will be involved in the control of prairie dogs. <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 13 of 14 January 2018 (PR -02) <br />