LOGAN COUNTY PEST CONTROL
DISTRICT
Randy Buhler
Pest District
Supervisor
508 South 10th Avenue
Sterling, CO 80751
970-522-3200
970-522-7856 FAX
E-mail the Pest District Supervisor
HISTORY,
MISSION, FUNDING
Our current district was
formed from the consolidation of five existing weed control districts that
had been established as early as 1967. An election, by the landowners
within the five districts, approved the consolidation on August 31, 1972.
On September 13, 1972, the Logan County Board of County Commissioners
appointed the first, five member advisory board to oversee the operation
of the district. The weeds listed for control were: Canada thistle, field
bindweed, silver-leaf povertyweed, woollyleaf povertyweed and whitetop.
The district operated with only summer-time employees until 1988. That
year a full-time agronomist was hired to operate the district for more
effective results. Additional summer-time employees assist the agronomist
with weed control efforts. The district remains staffed in such fashion.
The Logan County Pest Control
District provides noxious weed control management, education and control
assistance to all landowners in Logan County. It is responsible for
noxious weed control and chemical vegetation management on all county
owned right-of-ways.
The district derives its
operating money from a tax levy on the value of land in the district of
about 1 mil. The district also receives money from state agencies,
railroads and private landowners who use the district’s services.
REQUIREMENT
TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS
Governing legislation for the
pest district comes from Colorado Revised Statutes 35-5-(101-123) and
Colorado Revised Statutes 35-5.5-(101-109).
Under CRS 35-5-102. Duty to
control weeds. It is the duty of all persons owning land or any
interest therein in the district, the state department of highways, the
boards of county commissioners, school boards, the governing authorities
of incorporated towns and cities and of railroads and ditch companies, and
those persons supervising state-owned lands to use reasonable means to
control the noxious weeds if the same are likely to be materially damaging
to the land of neighboring landowners.
Under CRS 35-5.5-104. Duty
to manage noxious weeds. It is the duty of all persons to use
integrated methods to manage noxious weeds if the same are likely to be
materially damaging to the land of neighboring landowners.
If you have noxious weeds that
threaten your neighbor’s land and you do not perform control measures,
the Logan County Pest Control District has the legal authority and
responsibility to enforce appropriate control measures on your land at
your expense. Failure to pay the control costs can result in a lien placed
upon your property.
LIST OF
LOGAN COUNTY NOXIOUS WEEDS
|
Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
|
Field Bindweed |
Convolvulus arvensis |
|
Canada thistle |
Cirsium arvense |
|
Musk thistle |
Carduus nutans |
|
Russian knapweed |
Centaurea repens |
|
Diffuse knapweed |
Centaurea diffusa |
|
Spotted knapweed |
Centaurea maculosa |
|
Skeletonleaf Bursage or
Silverleaf Povertyweed |
Ambrosia tomentosa |
|
Woolly leaf Bursage or
Woolly leaf Povertyweed |
Ambrosia grayi |
|
Whitetop or Hoary Cress |
Cardaria spp. |
|
Perennial pepperweed or
Tall Whitetop |
Lepidium latifolium |
|
Jointed Goatgrass |
Aegilops cylindrica |
|
Leafy spurge |
Euphorbia esula |
|
Purple loosestrife or
purple lythrum |
Lythrum salicaria |
|
Showy milkweed |
Asclepias speciosa |
REQUEST
ASSISTANCE FOR NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
Logan County landowners may
request information about noxious weeds, weeds in general, or request
assistance in accomplishing noxious weed control by contacting the
district supervisor at 970-522-3200. A voice-mail feature is available
when the supervisor is not at the office. Our office location is in the
Logan County Central Services Building at 508 South 10th Avenue
in Sterling, Colorado. Or contact us by
e-mail
.
INCENTIVE PLAN
Purpose: To
promote the early detection and control of noxious weed species on
privately held land within the Logan County Pest Control District.
Incentive:
A credit of up to $50 on chemical and application charges for noxious weed
control measures applied by the district. One credit per landowner
per year. (For example, a $50 credit would cover the cost of
treating 2 acres of field bindweed.)
Qualification:
Land must be within the pest control district boundary.
Procedure:
Landowner or operator submits a weed map of the property. A suitable
weed map is an aerial photo-based map with accurate locations and extent
(area) of noxious weed species marked; the entry point for the field
marked; and adjacent crops or other hazard areas, such as tree and shrub
rows, marked. Special requirements for treating weed spots should be
noted, such as plans to pasture with cattle, or days before tillage
operations are planned to start. Aerial photos are available from
either the NRCS or Logan County Pest Control District.
SPRING TREATMENTS:
Submit map prior to April 1 for hoary cress (white top) and perennial
pepperweed (tall white top).
Submit map prior to May 1
for diffuse knapweed, field bindweed, Canada thistle,
musk thistle, jointed goatgrass, silverleaf and woolyleaf bursage
(povertyweed).
Submit map prior to July 1
for leafy spurge and purple loosestrife.
FALL TREATMENTS:
Submit map prior to September 1 for diffuse knapweed, field
bindweed, Canada thistle, musk thistle, silverleaf and woolyleaf
bursage (povertyweed).
Action:
For each submission, a weed management plan will be developed, implemented
and the treatment success will be monitored until control is
achieved. We do not plan to achieve eradication with one treatment,
which is a practical impossibility. We do not spray in growing field
crops.
Once a map is submitted and
the management plan created, the job will be placed on an order roster and
the jobs will be accomplished in as best a manner possible, depending on
weather conditions and time available.
Information:
Call 522-3200, Extension 284 for more information. Voice mail is
available when personnel are out of the office, or after business hours.
