Weed Program
Delta County Noxious Weed Program
The management of weed species is essential for preserving functioning native ecosystems, protecting agricultural economics, and fostering recreational and scenic values in Colorado, and specifically Delta County. The Weed Program’s goal is to provide noxious weed management utilizing the following practices:
Priority Weeds: Containment and Control
- Assist landowners with noxious weed problems through plant identification, weed management recommendations, and development of vegetation management plans.
- Promote noxious weed education and awareness by way of community presentations, site visits, literature distribution, newspaper articles and maintenance of on-line information sources on the county Website.
- Manage noxious weeds on county property and roadside rights-of-way.
- Coordinate efforts with landowners, land management agencies and neighboring counties.
- Identify and contain, reduce or eradicate current weed infestations and reduce or eliminate weed seed production in certain species.
- Monitor for new infestations and new invasive species so as to prevent new encroachments on unincorporated lands in the County.
Links
- Delta County Noxious Weed Management Plan
- Weed Information Resources
- Troublesome Trees
- Weed Control Fact Sheets
- Herbicide Reference Guide for Landowners
- Herbicide Sprayer Calibration Guidelines
High Priority Weeds: Eradication
- Yellow Starthistle
- Leafy Spurge
- Spotted Knapweed
- Myrtle Spurge
- Purple Loosestrife
- Yellow Toadflax
- Diffuse Knapweed
Priority Weeds: Containment and Control
- Canada Thistle
- Russian Knapweed
- Musk Thistle
- Oxeye Daisy
- Scotch Thistle
- Hoary Cress or Whitetop
- Goathead
- Houndstongue
Poisonous Weeds
Additional Resources
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Robbie LeValley
CoordinatorPhone: 970-874-2102