PREVENTION, CONTROL, ERADICATION AND RESTORATION
*PREVENTION: Preventing new introductions of noxious weeds is the first line of defense. Weeds specialize in colonizing highly disturbed ground and tend to invade plant communities that have been degraded by poor land management. Consider preventive measures that can be used to reduce the likelihood of f
uture weed infestations. Some common prevention tactics include: Don't plant, introduce or dump exotic plants that can naturalize and spread off your property. Avoid transporting weed seeds on clothing, gear, pets, vehicles and equipment. Become aware of weed identification and report new infestations of known weeds. Educate neighbors, family, and others. Establish and maintain weed resistant, desirable plant communities.
*ERADICATION: The elimination of all plant parts within the current growing season. By implementing early detection/rapid response, you can eliminate new invaders when the population is small and you not only save time and money, but also much effort in the long run.
*CONTROL: Some noxious weeds are found in such large numbers that it is no longer realistic to think we will be able to rid the entire state of their presence. Instead the management goal would be by stopping their spread and eradicating small outlier populations. Some weed control tactics are:
Biological-Organisms (insects or diseases) used to suppress the population of a noxious weed. Cultural-Methods applied to reduce the suitability of the soil for weed growth, such as grazing strategies, crop rotation, planting date, applying fertilizer to encourage wanted vegetation, increasing the canopy cover, and re-vegetation of an infested area. Mechanical- Methods that kill or suppress weeds through physical disruption, including pulling, digging, cutting, plowing, mowing and burning. Chemical- A method that consists of the careful use of low toxicity herbicides.
*RESTORATION: Establish a healthy and competitive stand of desirable plants to protect a site from re-invasion.
Thank you for doing your part to stop the spread of noxious weeds in beautiful Lincoln County! This Clean contaminated equipment.
