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S <br />III. ACTION PLAN <br />A. Public Education. Identifying the problem and the solutions. <br />1. Weed Awareness Week. A week of educational programs and <br />activities to raise public awareness [State guidelines available]. <br />2. Annual Weed Tour. Culminating event of Weed Awareness Week <br />focusing on field identification of weed infestations. <br />3. Develop educational programs in collaboration with Custer County <br />schools and the Custer County Conservation District. <br />4. Develop links on the Custer County CSU Extension website with <br />information on controlling and managing weeds. <br />5. Programs with homeowner associations. Provide speakers at <br />annual meetings and resources for homeowners. <br />6. Write a feature article for the annual Chamber of Commerce guide <br />that offers information on landowner weed control options. <br />7. Write a series of articles for the Wet Mountain Tribune that target <br />specific weeds in the county and ways to manage them. <br />Work with the Weed Manager to create an "Adopt a Roadside" <br />program for landowner groups to assume greater responsibility for <br />managing noxious weeds on county lands adjacent to their <br />property. <br />B. Partnerships. Sharing ideas, resources and work load. <br />1. Solicit cooperative relationships within Custer County, including <br />the towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff. <br />2. Coordinate work activities and resource sharing. <br />3. Partnership Roundtable. One-half day educational program aimed <br />at soliciting cooperation and partnering of groups and agency <br />within the county for sharing resources. <br />C. Integrated Weed Management. The Colorado Noxious Weed Act states <br />that it is the duty of all persons to use integrated methods to manage noxious weeds. <br />Integrated weed management recognizes the value of using the appropriate combination <br />of cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods for controlling, eliminating, <br />and preventing the spread of noxious and invasive plants. <br />2