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3. Pulling Together: A Public/Private Initiative to Manage Noxious Weeds in the Upper <br /> Watershed of the South Platte River(Larimer and Boulder Counties) is another model program <br /> chosen by the Colorado Noxious Weed Management Team in 1996. The Weed Management <br /> Area encompasses 314 square miles and includes a significant portion of the upper watershed of <br /> the South Platte River. This exceptional example of public/private partnerships shares the <br /> technical and physical resources of Rocky Mountain National Park with the communities of the <br /> Estes Valley. Funds will be used to match a federal grant from Washington, D.C. to hire a <br /> seasonal weed management team to assist private and public landowners throughout the Valley. <br /> $25,000 requested $15,750 allocated <br /> 4. The Southwestern Colorado Coordinated Noxious Weed Program covers over nine million <br /> acres of the southwest (Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, <br /> Mineral, Montezuma, Ouray, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties). Funds <br /> will be used to match a federal grant from Washington, D.C. to launch a coordinated <br /> management effort among two dozen local, state, and federal partners. Funding emphasis is on <br /> active management to eradicate, contain, or otherwise manage noxious weeds. <br /> $75,000 requested $37,000 allocated <br /> 5. This five-county project will Control Leafy Spurge and Canada Thistle along the Waterways <br /> and Borders of Adams, Boulder, Larimer, Morgan, and Weld Counties. This regional initiative <br /> has the support of the commissioners from all five counties, as demonstrated through a unique <br /> five-way intergovernmental agreement. Funds will be used according to the varied needs of each <br /> county's weed management program (equipment, cost-share, etc.). <br /> $45,000 requested $43,000 allocated <br /> 6. The Oak Creek leafy spurge eradication project (Rio Blanco County) will provide additional <br /> funds to eradicate the only known leafy spurge population within the boundaries of the Yampa <br /> Ranger District in the Routt National Forest. This population threatens to spread into the Yampa <br /> River and lower Yampa Valley. Funds will be used to hire a crew to implement management. <br /> $1,325 requested $1,325 allocated <br /> 7. The Rocky Flats Area Knapweed Control project (Jefferson and Boulder Counties) will create <br /> a Weed Management Area to stop the degradation of a rare Colorado ecosystem and improve the <br /> health of local grazing lands. Public entities including the State Land Board, U.S. Department of <br /> Energy, and Colorado Department of Transportation will work with private landowners to <br /> manage 4,500 acres of diffuse knapweed cooperatively. Funds will be used to provide cost-share <br /> opportunities for private landowners within the Weed Management Area. <br /> $25,000 requested $20,000 allocated <br /> 8. The Leafy Spurge Management Project(Rio Blanco County) will provide additional funds to <br /> suppress one of the worst leafy spurge infestations of the state. Additional funds will enable the <br /> landowners (public and private)to increase their capabilities to eradicate small satellite <br /> populations while applying additional control pressure to high priority control sites. Only partial <br /> funding is recommended at this time for management of the population farthest upstream. <br /> $25,000 requested $6,386 allocated <br />