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<br />Guidelines For Noxious Weed Management Plans <br />The following aze general guidelines for landowners/developers to follow for <br />preparing a weed management plan. These guidelines also provide general integrated <br />weed management options for each weed species mandated for control in Weld Couni. <br />Note: It is the landowner's/developer's responsibility to control the noxious weeds <br />on the property as long as these weeds occur. This may mean multiple yeazs of treatment. <br />Location: <br />1. Include name and address of owner/development. <br />2. Legal and general description of land and Pazcel Number (An example of a <br />general description is: property is located North of the St. Vrain River and <br />East of I-25 frontage road). <br />3. Acreage of development/property. <br />Description of Land and Current Uses: <br />Give a brief description of the land type such as; grass pasture, <br />farm ground, wetland and wooded riparian azea. Also provide current uses such <br />as; farming, grazing, wildlife cover, idle ground, etc. <br />Future Plans for the Land <br />If you plan to continue with the same use or change in the coming yeaz provide <br />the use. <br />Description of Weed Infestation <br />If you don't know the weed species or acres infested on the property, contact the <br />Weld County Public Works Dept. at (970) 356-4000 ext.3770 for assistance or to <br />schedule a survey. <br />Management Plan <br />Provide the techniques you plan to use for each weed species listed on the <br />management plan. Various integrated management options aze provided in these <br />guidelines for each weed species. Must be as specific as possible. <br />Weed Management Techniques <br />The methods of control are cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical. These <br />methods aze defined as follows: <br />1. Cultural -The method or management practices. that encourage the growth of <br />desirable plants over undesirable plants. <br />2. Mechanical -The method or management practices that physically disrupt <br />plant growth including, but not limited to, tilling, mowing, burning, flooding, <br />mulching, hand-pulling and hoeing. <br />