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Guidelines For Noxious Weed Management Plans The following are general guidelines for landowners/developers to follow for preparing a weed management plan. These guidelines also provide general integrated weed management options for each weed species mandated for control to Weld County. Note: It is the landowner's/developet's responsibility to control the noxious weeds oa the property as long as these weeds occur. This may mean multiple years of treatment. ation: I. Include name and address of owner/development. 2. Legal and general description of land and Parcel Number (An example of a general description is: property is located North of the St. Vrain River and Fast of I-25 frontage mad). 3. Acreage of development/property. Description of Land and Current Uses: Give a brief description of the land type such as; grass pasture, fans ground, wetland and wooded riparian area. Also provide current uses such as; farming, grazing, wildlife cover, idle ground, etc. ~ntare Pians for the Land If you plea to continue with the same use or change in the coming year provide the use. Description of Weed Infestation If you don't know the weed species or acres infested on the property, contact the Weld County Public Works Dept. at (970) 356-4000 ext.3770 for assistance or to schedule a survey. Management Plan Provide the techniques you plan to use for each weed species listed on the management plan. Various integrated management options are provided in these guidelines for each weed species. Mast be as speci8e ss possible. Weed Management Techniques The methods of control are cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical. These methods are defined as follows: 1. Cultural -The method or management practices. that encourage the growth of desirable plants over undesirable plants. 2. Mechanical -The method or management practices that physically disrupt plant growth including, but not limited to, tilling, mowing, burning, flooding, mulching, hand-pulling and hoeing.