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2. OVERVIEW OF WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />A. General Management Philosophy <br />Weed control is part of the overall site management and can be used in association with <br />a revegetation program. USDA-NRCS has provided a revegetation plan, thus, this plan <br />will work to complement that plan. Our focus is not simply to control weeds, but to <br />remove weeds in order that desirable plants (typically native grasses) can succeed and <br />provide wildlife habitat. Preventative programs will occur in successive years to insure <br />that desired plants continue to thrive without competitive pressure from weed species, <br />whether designated as noxious or undesirable. We will implement preventative <br />programs to keep the site free of species that are not yet established there but which <br />are known to be pests elsewhere in the area. We will set priorities for the control or <br />elimination of weeds that have already established on the site, according to their actual <br />and potential impacts on native species and communities. We will take action only <br />when careful consideration indicates leaving the weed unchecked will result in more <br />damage than controlling it with available methods. <br />We will use an adaptive management strategy, as follows: <br />1). Establish the goals for the site. <br />2). Identify species that block us from reaching these goals and assign priorities based <br />on the severity of their impacts. <br />3). Consider methods for controlling them or otherwise diminishing their impacts and, if <br />necessary, re-order priorities based on likely impacts on target and non-target species. <br />4). Develop weed control plans based on this information. <br />5). Implement the plan and monitor results. <br />6). Evaluate the effectiveness of our methods in light of the site goals, and use this <br />information to modify and improve control priorities, methods and plans. <br />7). Re-evaluate the plan and make necessary adjustments to insure that goals are <br />being met. <br />We set priorities in the hope of minimizing the total, long-term workload. Therefore, we <br />act to prevent new infestations and assign highest priority to existing infestations that <br />are the fastest growing, most disruptive, and affect the most highly valued areas of the <br />site. We also consider the difficulty of control, giving higher priority to infestations we <br />think we are most likely to control with available technology and resources. <br />B. Setting Priorities <br />In a general sense, weed species will be ranked for control priority based on the <br />following criteria: <br />a. Current extent of undesirable species in the area: <br />1. Species currently present & expanding. <br />2. Species currently present and static. <br />3. Species not in the immediate area, but with the potential to invade the area. <br />All Rite Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. Site Weed Management Plan June 20, 2008