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Moffat County Pest Management <br />Gary Brannan, Manager <br />539 Barclay <br />Craig, Colorado 81625 <br />Phone: 970-824-9180 <br />Fax: 970-826-3414 <br />September 13, 2010 <br />To whom it may concern <br />RE: Plan Development for Pit #M-90-134 <br />First, I would like to thank Joe Bower, of Bower Brothers, for his invitation to inspect the Ross <br />gravel pit. I found small infestations of perennial and biennial weeds. I recommend chemical <br />treatment and physical removal of these plants as necessary to stop spread to adjacent areas. <br />The most problematic thing I observed was a well established stand of Canada thistle in the wet <br />areas. It did not however seem to be growing on or be contaminating the stockpiles of sand and <br />gravel on the site. It is my recommendation this perennial weed be chemically treated with a <br />selective herbicide and a good monitoring plan be established. The Canada thistle can be controlled <br />this way and seeds will not contaminate the rest of the site. <br />Of lesser importance, I observed some small infestations of biennial weeds such as bull thistle, musk <br />thistle and houndstongue. These appear to be new establishments which can be easily controlled with <br />hand rogueing and spot spraying of rosettes. <br />Additionally, I recommend broadcast reseeding of the East end of the new dike. This will help with <br />soil erosion and provide better competition for weeds in the future. <br />Sincerely, <br />Gary anManager