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a ® CONSTRUCTION:IN=C �:h <br /> 556 Struthers Ave. <br /> Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br /> 970-242-5370 <br /> NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> SUNNYSIDE GRAVEL PIT <br /> MESA COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> NOVEMBER 30T", 2018 <br /> PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this Noxious Weed Management Plan is to control noxious weed <br /> species that have been identified by Mesa County Vegetation Management. This Plan <br /> provides guidelines for managing designated noxious weeds. <br /> Because certain undesirable plants, primarily aggressive non-native invaders, constitute <br /> a threat to the continuous economic and environmental value of the lands of Mesa <br /> County. These species must be managed using integrated management techniques <br /> which are least damaging to the environment and which are practical and economically <br /> reasonable. Therefore, the noxious weed management plan is implemented prevent, or <br /> control, the spread of noxious weeds within the subject property and to prevent the <br /> spreading of noxious weeds to adjoining properties. <br /> GOAL <br /> Prevention, early detection and early treatment are the most cost effective means for <br /> weed control. <br /> ■ Identify and contain, reduce or eradicate current weed infestations and reduce or <br /> eliminate weed seed production in certain species. <br /> ■ Monitor and treat new infestations and new invasive species so as to prevent <br /> new encroachments on owner's and adjoining lands. <br /> ■ Protect native plant ecosystems. <br /> Noxious Weed Management Plan 1 <br />