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Oaklands Ranch Plan is a site in North West Douglas County.The site consists of <br />approximately 16.0 acres of grasslands.. ' <br />This plan .shall be administered by the current owners, Oaklands Ranch, its successors and <br />assigns, for the entire 16. acres. After the Site Plan is developed Oakland Ranch assumes <br />responsibility for land management and shall manage the area of Oaklands Ranch according to <br />this land management plan the provisions of this land management plan specifically addressed to <br />to establish and implement their own land management plan aid are obligated to comply with <br />all State and local requirements. This Weed Management Plan may not be changed, altered, or <br />modified by Oaklands Ranch, or their successors or assigns, without prior written approval by <br />Douglas County. <br />SECTION 1: WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />This Weed Management Plan applies to 16.0 acres Oaklands Ranch shall be required by this <br />document, and State and local regulations to establish and maintain their own weed management <br />program It is suggested that Oaklands Ranch uses this plan as a guide for their own plans to <br />maintain consistency across the whole site. <br />The goals of this weed management plan are as follows: <br />1. Establish and enhance production of palatable and nutritious forage for livestock. <br />2. Elimination of weeds & grasses toxic or troublesome t ~ livestock <br />3. Reestablish native herbaceous flora or desirable pasture grasses per use of to improve <br />wildlife habitat and to preserve the aesthetic values of the natural geologic formations on <br />site. <br />4. Contain and prevent the spread of existing weed patches and work toward their <br />eradication; reestablish beneficial grasses and fortis in their place <br />5. Rapid elimination of new infestations of weeds <br />The owners, successors and assigns, shall use an adaptive management strategy based on an <br />integrated pest management (IPM) philosophy. They shall iden~ify and map the weeds on site and <br />develop long-term and seasonal management plans. These plan's shall establish specific control <br />methods and timing. Monitoring and assessment of the control methods shall evaluate the <br />effectiveness of these methods and will provide feedback to mo~ify and improve the management <br />plans. The owners, successors and assigns shall also keep records of maps, plans, treatments, and <br />results. <br />A good IPM weed management system uses two or more methods to control weeds most <br />effectively. This management plan will implement plant competition as a primary tool for the <br />establishment of desirable plants and the eradication of noxious; weeds. Monitoring and adaptive <br />management shall be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the competitive strategies and respond <br />with stronger methods if the primary strategy of competition proves insufficient. Effective weed <br />management techniques must be applied and evaluated over an extended period of time to be <br />successful. This plan shall be implemented as part of along-term land management program. <br />Weed Management Plan Procedures <br />Procedure 1: Identification and Mapping <br />l . Identification and maps of existing weed infestations are provided and updated <br />by September 30"' each year. <br />