Today Jim Erdman’s provisional plant list for GVM was added as a page to our blog for easy access. Jim and his colleagues have identified ~227 species categorized by: trees, shrubs, grasses-sedges-rushes, forbs, ferns, mosses, lichens and fungi. Please submit a comment here or on the “Plant List” page with any new sightings you find this season. Thanks!!
Category Archives: Noxious Weeds
Sowing Seeds at Crellin: Our October Workday
This morning was our biggest work day yet thanks to 7 people (Chana, Ellen, Harry, Jeff, Judy, Peggy, Wynne) + 7 dog helpers (Butters, Buttons, Cooper, Floyd, Maggie, Sufi, Tate). While Jeff and Wynne headed down the Nature Trail to trim branches, the rest of us got some helpful strategies from Steve, who was working in the area and stopped by. Focusing on the north and east sides of the lake shore, we removed Canada thistle, created trenches, and then raked in Foothills Grass Seed Mix. We logged 17 person-hours. I hope the pictures below show our progress (tip: click to enlarge image, then hit browser back button to go back to this post….you don’t have to leave a comment….unless you want to of course).
North Fork Weed Coop History
North Fork Weed Coop Initiative: A watershed initiative in northern Larimer County –By Linda Bell
Weeds….they come on the wind, they drift on the water, and travel overland with help from livestock and humans. Before a rancher, land steward, ditch company, or public land manager can say “blink,” a critical mass of an invasive alien plant species has grabbed a chunk of their best land for occupancy.
Haystack Weed Demo a Go !!
9/23/08 The weed demo project at the old slash dump site on Haystack Dr is officially underway. To see the herbicide application strategy emailed by Steve and a map image and photo, press “Continue Reading” below.
After Steve alerted us to the herbicide spraying that Tim D’Amato (Larimer County), and Dr. Phil Westra (CSU) conducted on 9/23, I heading over the next day to take pictures and gps readings. Thanks to Wynne for alerting us to this persistant Canada thistle infestation and to Linda Bell for starting the ball rolling with this North Fork Weed Coop demonstration project.
ONE weed letter….with teeth!
To streamline GVM’s noxious weed violation notification process, the committee decided on 9/10 to combine two warning letters into one. This passes the enforcement burden from GVM to Larimer County in one step!! Please comment on Steve’s latest version: revised-weed-letter, which integrates previous drafts by Judd and Susan.
Glacier View Meadows Ecology 