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Vegetation Management & Weed Control
Click here to view the Ouray County Weed Plan.
Mission Statement: Our mission is to preserve and protect the agricultural, natural, and wildlife habitat areas of Western Colorado by providing leadership and education in the long term management and control of noxious weeds through an integrated, sustainable approach to weed control.
Noxious weeds are presently known to exist in Ouray County. Weeds are classified according to a state noxious weed priority list:
Classification A: Eradication is a must.
Classification B: Manage and control the spread of these species.
Classification C: Support the use of integrated management methods and provide educational research and biological control resources.
Weeds of Ouray County
The following are weed species that are present or are of concern to Ouray County (Click on Common Name for picture):
(Some photos courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture)
Mission Statement: Our mission is to preserve and protect the agricultural, natural, and wildlife habitat areas of Western Colorado by providing leadership and education in the long term management and control of noxious weeds through an integrated, sustainable approach to weed control.
Noxious weeds are presently known to exist in Ouray County. Weeds are classified according to a state noxious weed priority list:
Classification A: Eradication is a must.
Classification B: Manage and control the spread of these species.
Classification C: Support the use of integrated management methods and provide educational research and biological control resources.
Weeds of Ouray County
The following are weed species that are present or are of concern to Ouray County (Click on Common Name for picture):
(Some photos courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture)
Ouray County Priority "B" Noxious Weeds
Common Name | State Classification | County Classification |
---|---|---|
Absinthe Wormwood | B | B (Priority) |
Black Henbane | B | B |
Bull Thistle | B | B |
Canada Thistle | B | B |
Common Burdock | C | B |
Common Mullein | C | B |
Common Tansy | B | B |
Dame's Rocket | B | B (Priority) |
Diffuse Knapweed | B | B (Priority) |
Downy Brome (Cheatgrass) | C | B |
Hoary Cress / Whitetop | B | B |
Houndstounge | B | B |
Jointed Goatgrass | B | B |
Musk Thistle | B | B |
Oxeye Daisy | B | B |
Perennial Pepperweed | B | B |
Plumeless Thistle | B | B |
Poison Hemlock | C | B |
Quackgrass | B | B |
Russian Knapweed | B | B |
Salt Cedar / Tamarisk | B | B |
Scotch Thistle | B | B |
Wild Caraway | B | B |
Yellow Toad Flax | B | B |
Ouray County Priority "C" Noxious Weeds
Common Name | State Classification | County Classification |
---|---|---|
Kochia | C | C |
Russian Thistle | C | C |