Garfield County aids landowners in controlling noxious weeds
Applications are available for 2021 Noxious Weed Cost Share program Garfield County and the Bookcliff, Mount Sopris, and South Side Conservation districts are once again offering landowners financial assistance for controlling noxious weeds and trees on their properties. Cost-sharing is available for all state of Colorado listed noxious weeds and watch list species, including Russian olive, tamarisk, and Siberian elm trees. Landowners are advised to prepare for weed treatments in early spring. White top and biennial thistles are the first noxious weeds to appear and can be difficult to spot before flowering, at which time it is too late for
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Noxious weeds photos sought for county calendar contest
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Shutterbugs now have the opportunity to photograph noxious weeds for next year’s “Weeds of Garfield County” calendar, and compete for a cash prize. Garfield County’s Vegetation Management Department is seeking images related to noxious weeds to use in its annual calendar. The winning photo will earn a $300 grand prize, as well as be featured in the 2020 calendar. Photos of Garfield County noxious weeds, weed removal and mitigation efforts, biocontrol, native habitats and agricultural settings, and images incorporating wildlife will all be considered. The contest is open to anyone wishing to make a submission, but
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Purge the Spurge and Sock the Rocket through June 6
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Spring in Garfield County means it’s time to start mitigating invasive Myrtle and Cypress spurge, and Dame’s rocket. Garfield County Vegetation Management is urging residents to keep an eye out for these noxious weeds, and to take part in the Purge the Spurge/Sock the Rocket program, which offers $20 vouchers toward landscape or garden plants at the Mountain Valley Greenhouse in Glenwood Springs in exchange for pulled spurges and Dame’s rocket. The program runs through June 6, and interested residents can sign up by calling Garfield County Vegetation Management at (970) 379-4456; Colorado State University (CSU)
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