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Searle Gulch and the area north of Mayflower Tailings Pond were the next two areas to <br />be treated. Both had small yet significant pockets of both Canada thistle and yellow <br />toadflax spread out over each site. It is very important to control these small pockets of <br />weeds because they act as a seed source that if left unchecked will lead to large areas of <br />aggressive weed infestations. These areas were thoroughly covered and treated by the <br />ATVs. <br />The final area to be treated was the Storke area and the hillside above the access road to <br />the Storke area. The majority of this area was covered by backpack sprayers. Yellow <br />toadflax was treated along the hillside above the access road. Mayweed chamomile and <br />Canada thistle were the main targets in the Arkansas River reclamation areas. <br />Appendix B contains maps of all areas treated in 2008. These maps are intended to give a <br />general representation of areas treated and are not exact waypoints collected with GPS <br />equipment. <br />Future Weed Management Recommendations <br />Yellow toadflax continues to be the most common weed found on Climax property. <br />Annual herbicide spray applications have kept this highly aggressive and invasive weed <br />species in check. However, there were still several persistent populations growing in the <br />following areas; Robinson Lake, Robinson Lake Dam, Eagle Park Reservoir, Robinson <br />Tailings Pond, McNulty Gulch, biosolids stockpiles, 1 Dam, 2 Dam, Searle Gulch, <br />Mayflower Tailings Pond, Mayflower Dam, Storke Yard and Arkansas River <br />Restoration. <br />Maintaining control of yellow toadflax populations should remain a high priority. Current <br />best management practices strongly suggest that an early season herbicide application <br />5 <br />Climax Weed Report 1/22/09