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Home My WebLink About20174166RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE STATE NOXIOUS WEED FUND GRANT APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a State Noxious Weed Fund Grant Application from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, commencing upon full execution, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the State Noxious Weed Fund Grant Application from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture, be and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said application. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 13th day of December, A.D., 2017. ATTEST: �44d4n►./ •A',l.4.r�%4, Weld County Clerk to the Board BY eputy Clerk to the Boa D AS Co ,: ttorney Date of signature: I Doi / I 7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CW�ELD CO NTY, COLORADO ___" 2ZEii, 0 / 6 Julie A. Cozad Chair _1(4...be— "1/2,-Liz-i-1-."--- Steve Moreno, Pro -Tern Sean P. Conway arbara Kirkmeyer C:•G: QCTCSC), PWCT2) Ott (''t 2017-4166 EO0074 Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Tina Booton Tuesday, December 5, 2017 11:21 AM Karla Ford Esther Gesick; Curtis Hall Grant application request pass around 1974_001.pdf Attached is the pass around and grant application. It was presented to Commissioner Freeman this morning. He has signed off on it. The deadline to submit the grant is December 15th. If at all possible, I need to have it on the BOCC agenda for Wednesday, December 13th. I am at a conference this afternoon through Thursday late. I can be reached on emails and the cell if any questions arise. Thanks for your help with this. Sincerely, Tina Booton Weed Division Supervisor Weld County Public Works PO Box 758; 1111 H Street Greeley, CO 80632 970-400-3 770 www.weldweeds.org Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: December 8, 2017 FROM: Tina Booton, Public Work Jay McDonald, Director o SUBJECT: Agenda Item ublc Works This request is for applying for a Colorado Department of Agriculture grant to hire seasonal staff to work with landowners and make treatments on the Pawnee National Grassland as well as some cost -share funds. We are asking for $45,410.00. Weld County's in -kind match is $15,410.00, partners match is $59,450.00. The total in -kind match is $74,860. This grant application is for lands in Northern Weld County. The noxious weed species that will be addressed include: absinth wormwood, Dalmatian toadflax, diffuse knapweed, musk thistle and Canada thistle. Please add this item to the agenda for Wednesday, December 13, 2017. 1 13 2017-4166 ECoo, y BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS -AROUND REVIEW! WORK SESSION REQUEST RE: Noxious Weed Eradication in Northern Weld County DEPARTMENT: Public Works, Weed Division DATE: December 4, 2017 PERSON REQUESTING: Tina Booton. Weed Division Supervisor Brief description of the problem/issue: The Colorado Department of Agriculture has $700,000 to distribute in grants for weed control to help address List A and List B eradication species. These species for Weld County include: absinth wormwood, Dalmatian toadflax, diffuse knapweed, hoary cress, musk thistle and Canada thistle north of Highway 14. Do to federal budget cuts, this grant application will help provide funds to hire seasonal staff to work on the USFS Pawnee National Grassland noxious weed treatments as well as with landowners and some cost -share funds. This grant would provide $45,410 to address noxious weeds. $41,410 will be used to hire seasonal staff. And $4000 will be available for cost -share funds to landowners to address the noxious weed funds included in this grant project at 80% up to $700. It is essential to have funds available to assist in this process. The total local match is $74.860. The Weed Division Budget matching funds is in -kind in the amount of $15,410.00, CDOT: $2500.00, USFS Pawnee National Grassland: $41,500, and West Greeley Conservation District: $12,250.00. There will be $3200.00 matched from the landowners who receive cost -share funds. These in -kind matching expenditures are for chemical treatments along Hwy 85, WGCD newsletter, USFS equipment and some cash for staff salary, and Weld County staff time to oversee the program and continue to work with landowners. WGCD has also matched the grant funds with $10,000 cash to help with cost -share for Dalmatian toadflax eradication. All applications must be submitted via an interact link. The grant application is due to Colorado Department of Agriculture by December 15, 2017 What options exist for the Board? (Include consequences, impacts, costs, etc. of options) 1. Put the application on the BOCC agenda Decemberl3th and allow Tina to submit the grant proposal. 2. Do not submit the grant proposal. Recommendation: 1. Put the application on the BOCC agenda December 13th and allow Tina to submit the grant proposal. Approve Re �, mendation Work Session Schedule Julie Cozad, Chair Steve Moreno, Pro -Tern Sean Conway Mike Freeman Barbara Kirkmeyer Other/Comments: STATE OF COLORADO „ Colorado Department of Agriculture aP_,, CO '- FiA Noxious 305 Tel: In er t Iocken (303) Weed 869-9030 Parkway, Management Fax: Broomfield, 303 Program 466-2860 CO 80021 www.colorado.gov/weeds 7 2018 State Noxious Weed Fund Grant Application Impo'Form r,,tant: Before completing this application form please read the instructions in the RFA- ' di (c F o r mMust BeOpened d � Adobe •� �� r— �� --1 lei lei e n ��a�' ti.1' . a.� `�# � �i � p �e • e i � � l� A.orjl,can �1 �® ap CR �, Reader Contact r P r q i' 'i' in Order Info � � To Q in. age � J "� Y 9 s is e. Fl �1 a Project Name Noxious Weed Eradication in Northern Weld County Primary Title Grant Contact Name & Tina Booton, Weed Division Supervisor - Primary Contracting/Fiscal Weld County y Address 1111 H Str PO Box 758 City Greeley State CO Zip Code 80632 Phone Number (970) 400-3770 Email tbooton@weldgov.com List of Contributing Partners & Contact Info: Partner 1 Stephanie Magnuson Phone Number 1 (970) 834-2313 Partner 2 Kandee Nourse Phone Number 2 (970) 356-8097 Partner3 Phone Number 3 Other Key Personnel (supplementary contacts, etc) staff, secondary Kalan Jones, Seasonal staff - yet to be determined Project Overview Proposed (click drop in down box Start calendar) to use Date Mar 16, 2018 Proposed (click in drop down box End to calendar) Date use Nov 30, 2018 Grant Amount or, e.g. Request (no 12345) $ $45410 Are first-time C Yes C' No you a applicant and/or a new weed program? In this and be the sufficient project why space this provided, will for project have a succinct a should please positive but describe be thorough effect considered on your the project a proposed surrounding priority overview. for project. funding. community, Be This sure to include how it box allows will a a progress brief maximum history, the of the associated 2000 project characters, scale/extent, management which plans, should how ria tcpcoe g) General Project Description Federal invasive weed treatment funding has been decreasing consistently over the last five years. Recent shifts in the Forest Service's mission and priorities have shifted away from noxious weed treatments. Staffing and funding on the Pawnee National Grassland (PNG) has been hit. The partnership between Weld County and the PNG is crucial to continue the work that has been accomplished in prior years and to ensure more control in future years. The PNG is 193,060 acres within a 30 by 60 -mile area. This grant application asks for funding to help hire two seasonal staff to make herbicide spot treatments on the PNG along with some treatments on private lands. Also, a seasonal staff person will be hired to work with private landowners on education and require the treatment of noxious weeds on their properties that are larger than the scope of this project. Being able to accomplish both pieces in a timely and effective manner the Forest Service and the landowners can be good neighbors to each other. While working toward the eradication status of several of the List B species in Weld County; Dalmatian toadflax, absinth wormwood, diffuse knapweed, musk thistle, hoary cress and Canada thistle. Using past years mapping data staff will scout the known areas of the PNG and make treatments to address the noxious weeds with the correct herbicides in a timely manner as well as verify that the species have not spread onto other areas of the park. This mapped data will be updated as time allows. Landowners will also be required to treat their noxious weeds in a timely manner with the cost - share incentive. This way neither party re -infests the other. If the PNG noxious weeds go untreated all progress that has been made to address them will be reversed in a few short years. The County's work with landowners and requiring them to address their noxious weeds will be undone and become more difficult if they see the PNG not being treated. Compliance with Noxious Weed Ac: Compliance with Noxious Weed Act: For local governing entity applicants, are you currently in compliance with the Act, or do you plan to be in compliance with the Act by the end of the grant period? Now Adopt and administer noxious weed management plan covering entire jurisdiction, By End Of Grant Process C Appointed local advisory board. r Actively working on eradicating List A and selected List B species. C Directly or indirectly managing public Rows. Species Table & Questions Fill out the following table for every List A and List B species you plan to treat through your grant project. The species are listed in alphabetical order with List A species first, then List B species. If you start typing the name of your species into the box, it will take you directly to it. You can add a new table for each species by using the "Add Species" button below the table. Include as much detail as possible, and answer the questions thoroughly. If you are treating a List B species that qualifies as both "eliminate" and "suppress," indicate this by selecting both boxes in the "List' section. In your answers, describe how you will treat all sites with this species, differentiating between "eliminate" and "suppress," if applicable. The required deliverables for species treatment projects will be maps that show treatment areas for each species, which can be grouped by list (A, B, C, Watch) if that makes sense, and data delivery to CDA. Other deliverables for species treatment will likely also include before and after photopoints at representative sites. Please be prepared to fulfill these deliverables, if applicable. The fields below will expand to fit the amount of text entered. However you must tab (or click) out of the box for it to expand and fully display the text entered. Each field has a limit of 2,000 characters. Species (common name) !Absinth wormwood list A B Eradicate B Suppress Gross Acres Infested Acres Treating Treating 200 4 Mg nit Technique(s) Cultural El Biological Mechanical X Chemical oing; .. __ .._.. .__..!. _ ..h..... ..�__ �y;�fY" Describe exactly how you will treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) This species will be treated by the seasonal staff hired through this project. We already have permission from all landowners (private, State and Federal) impacted with this species. A quick reminder call will be made in the spring that we will be coming back in to treat this species along Willow Creek. This initial treatment will be made in late June/July with mapping points taken. A follow up treatment will be made in September/ October to catch any missed patches or new patches that started over the summer. Mapped points from 2018 can then be compared to points taking In 2014 through 2017. Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. Absinth wormwood is along Willow Creek in northern Weld County. This creek can flood In some of the rain storms throughout the season. It has pockets that hold water year-round and other areas that dry up during the summer to allow crossing back and forth. The perennial native grasses are well established and are flourishing with the eradication of the absinth wormwood. There are limited numbers of cottonwoods and willows along the creek drainage. There is a lot of four -wing saltbush. Ownership is divided between private lands, Federal lands and State lands. Cattle are grazed on all the lands, with some haying. All the absinth wormwood infestations are landlocked. So, access has been difficult over the years. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. The existence of this species was brought to the County's attention in 2003 when a few plants were identified on the shoulder of CR 59. This started the focus of treatments on the roadside along with identifying the neighboring lands on each side of the road. The Forest Service stepped up and started treating their lands on the west side of the road and farther east along Willow Creek in ex -closures (areas fenced off from livestock). Contacting and working with the private landowners on the east side of the road has been a long process of negotiating which finally led to them agreeing to treatments in 2014. From 2004 until 2014, Willow Creek was scouted to the east with treatments made on the known infestations along three miles of the creek. In 2016, additional scouting to cover all of Willow Creek was conducted. This scouting showed that absinth wormwood is along willow creek in small patches from CR 59 to CR 69. t does not exist past CR 69 at this time. The scouting done in 2016 identified a few more infestations beyond what we historically had been working on. These newly identified infestations were also treated in 2016 and 2017. The goal for Willow Creek absinth wormwood is eradication by 2020. With the progress that has been made and with continued efforts, this goal is attainable. We are currently working on depleting the soil seed bank. Species (common name) List Gross Acres Treating Infested Acres Treating Mgmt Technique(s) Dalmatian toadflax A 39,360 3,500 MI Cultural II Mechanical @ B Eradicate B Suppress ■ Biological @Chemical Describe exactly how you will treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) On private lands Dalmatian toadflax will be treated mechanically, as well as with biological control and herbicides. A few of the landowners with Dalmatian toadflax infestat ons have very small nfestations on their property. These landowners have chosen to pull their plants. They understand that they will have to pull multiple times each year with constant monitoring to verify that the infestations are being kept under control. A few of the landowners with Dalmatian toadflax infestations have organic properties or have large properties with inaccessible infestations, such as steep draws. These properties are using biological control to work at reducing the infestations. These infestations are scattered throughout the entire area. Having biological control next to and near other infestations will allow containment and isolation from each other. The rest of the private properties, PNG, county rights -of -way, and highway 85 rights -of -way will use timely chemical treatments to continue working toward eradicating the Dalmatian toadflax. These chemical treatments will include the use of Picloram, Chlorsulfuron or Metsulfuron. Due to the nature of Weld County's weather, majority of the treatments will be done in late spring and early summer. Seasonal staff will use herbicides to address the Dalmatian toadflax in late May/early June and again in September/October on the PNG where the Dalmatian toadflax is increasing in acres with individual plants are showing up separated with fifty plus feet between plants. Monitoring will be done throughout the season. With mapping completed on days when treatments can't be made. Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. The Dalmatian toadflax infestations are in northwestern rural Weld County. The properties Infested include small acreages, large ranches, state lands and federal lands. Some of the owners live on the properties, some in -state along with a number out-of-state owners. Some of the properties are under CRP contracts while others are actively farmed; some run cattle and horses and others are left for the antelope to roam. There are numerous intermittent creeks that are dry until a rain storms occur and then they carry water downstream. In most cases, the perennial grasses are well established. There are many steep draws, high plateaus and low grass lands. Trees are limited in this part of Weld County. This area has many acres that are not visible from county roads making it time consuming and difficult to inspect without good working relationships with landowners. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. Species (common name) Since the Dalmatian toadflax has been eradication. The years after identification. In landowners about the Dalmatian pulled from the area believing was trickling out the door. progress was being made. to map, treat small infestation toadflax. 2012 showed that infestations when left on their was secured for landowner toadflax area. This momentum working with landowners. seasonal staff member continued share funds were distributed releases have been made since landowner compliance. The List infestation was brought complication of reaching 2006, a solid effort toadflax in their that the landowners In 2010, we started reaching In 2012, a grant from on private lands we had lost ground. own. A solid effort treatments. A seasonal was continued in 2015 was the first year working with to landowners treating 2015. Continued targeted eradication Gross Acres Treating to the County's this goal has been was made to map the area and seek compliance. were working on out to landowners Colorado State Land and rally the landowners That landowners did has been made since staff member was 2015 with additional that a few biological the landowners and their Dalmatian focus and attention date for Dalmatian Infested Acres Treating attention in 2000 the goal for treatment the lack of seasonal staff in the early Dalmatian toadflax and educate the With budget cuts, staff was their infestations as cost -share money again to check in and see what Board hired a season long staff member to get behind treating the Dalmatian not continue to work on the 2014. Additional cost -share money hired and dedicated to the Dalmatian cost -share funds, mapping and insects were released. In 2017, a new getting to know the area. More cost - toadflax. Over 40 biological control from the County is required for toadflax in Weld County is 2019. Mgmt Technique(s) Diffuse knapweed • A 7,680 250 • Cultural • Mechanical ►1 B Eradicate • B Suppress • Biological jChemical exactly how you will Describe treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) Diffuse knapweed will be spot treated with Aminopyralid or Picloram by the seasonal staff hired through this project on the PNG and some bordering private lands. The initial treatment will be made in late June/July with mapping points taken. A follow up treatment will be made in September/October to catch any missed patches or new patches that started after the late summer rains. Mapped points from 2018 can then be compared to points taking In 2014 through 2017. These timely treatments will facilitate the eradication of this tumbling species so that it does not continue to spread. Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. The diffuse knapweed infestations are in northeastern rural Weld County. The PNG is large open tracts of land. There is still an abundance of native perennial grasses and wildflowers along with wildlife and some monitored cattle grazing. The private land infested are mostly on CRP contract acres. Most are in their mid - contract management requirement. Most of these lands still have a good amount of native, perennial grass established. There are some rock and shale outcroppings. Cattle are grazed on the PNG and the some of the private lands. Some CRP acres have been converted back to dry -land wheat ground to address the diffuse knapweed. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. Species (common name) Diffuse knapweed is a species County. For the first three relationships and seeking been able to eradicate the on this species with regular, five years despite increasing portion of the grassland has be due to timing of treatments, summer. Historically an the landowners surrounding Infested about the level of infestation control of this species. Eradication List we have been working years, under the High eradication compliance. species from the county timely treatments. focus on the diffuse been very limited in spot treatment PNG, revisiting the sites PNG acres with and are vocal in raising for diffuse knapweed Gross Acres Treating toward eradicating Plains Invasives Project, Since this date, with roadsides. Therefore, Diffuse knapweed acres knapweed treatments. recent years. The limited and that multiple flushes has not been feasible diffuse knapweed have their concerns to is set for 2020. Infested Acres Treating since 2008 in this corner of Weld staff focused on this species building continued focus, Weld County has it is possible to make good strides have increased on the PNG in the last Successful control in the northeast success of control is suspected to of the species come throughout the for the forest service crews. Private become increasingly concerned the forest service about the limited Mgmt Technique(s) Hoary cress A 640 100 ❑ Cultural [] Mechanical ►/ B Eradicate • B Suppress ■ Biological •Chemical Describe exactly how you will treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) Herbicide applications will be made using Chlorsulfuron, Metsulfuron or Imazipic in the spring (April/early May), if possible. If flooding is occurring during this window, treatments will be made as soon as possible that they will still be effective or in the fall (October). In an ideal world, we will be able to make spring and fall treatments on this species. Treatment for this species will take place on both the PNG as well as private landowners properties. The goal is to reduce these infestations by 30 to 45% with these treatments. Follow- up treatments and mapping will be done from 2018 through 2022. Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. The hoary cress is growing along the South Pawnee Creek north of New Raymer in Weld County. This creek floods with spring rains and the soil easily becomes saturated. In the middle of the summer it is mostly dry, except for some deeper pools. The hoary cress infestation is on both federal land as well as private lands. The vegetation is a combination of perennial grasses and some kochia. Cattle are on these grassed acres periodically throughout the growing season. There are limited trees and shrubs along this stretch of South Pawnee Creek. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. Species (common name) The hoary cress infestation Service. Since then the Forest on both the PNG as well as plant. Historically, the effective are not employed yet, and cress has been slowly spreading Weld County taking over the In this portion of Weld County List north of New Raymer Service and Weld private lands. The struggle timing for treatment thus some ground has to other areas treatments of the the management Gross Acres Treating was brought to the County have made a has been timing usually falls during been lost in recent of the Pawnee Creek PNG, we can make the goal is eradication by Infested Acres Treating County's attention In 2014 by the Forest couple of application on the infestation with the weather and growth of the a time that Forest Service weed crews years in controlling this species. Hoary drainage on Forest Service lands. With early spring window before flooding. 2019. Mgmt Technique(s) Canada thistle • A 640 75 • Cultural • Mechanical B Eradicate 0 B Suppress ►mil Biological 0Chemical Describe exactly how you will treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) The Canada thistle infestations treatment made in October. and private lands as they are intermittent creeks. Updated locations and estimated acreages. established on them. These the area. The current maps will be treated with These applications all interconnected mapping points will A few of the infestations patches will continue will be updated as timing Aminopyralid or Chlorsulfuron will be made on the where the Canada thistle be taken of these infestations of Canada to be monitored when allows. in June PNG as well as State Land infestations occur for comparison thistle along Willow herbicide treatments and a follow-up Board lands along the to past years Creek have the rust are made in Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. On the PNG the Canada thistle is growing along the Crow Creek and Willow Creek and a few other isolated locations. These semi -riparian corridors have good grass coverage and limited trees and shrubs. The perennial grasses are well established. Private lands look very similar to those on the PNG. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. In past years the PNG has considered Canada thistle a low priority species. This has allowed Canada thistle to claim more acres in the areas where it occurs. Canada thistle has started to receive attention on the PNG and be treated. Unfortunately do to funding for staff, the treatments have not always been in a timely manner, i.e. the Canada thistle has been in the flowering stage to post flowering. This has resulted in less than satisfactory suppression in these drainage areas. The goal is suppression, however, with the Canada thistle growing in the riparian corridor, ideally, we would like to work toward eradication, especially in the channels and borders of these Intermittent creeks. Eradication of Canada thistle is being re-evaluated in 2018. The goal will most likely be suppression County wide with eradication near the water ways of the outlying creeks and streams. Otherwise eradication was supposed to have been reached in 2017. Species (common name) List Gross Acres Treating Infested Acres Treating Mgmt Technique(s) Musk thistle ❑ A 75 20 • Cultural 0 Mechanical ►�� B Eradicate ❑ Biological • B Suppress 0Chemical Describe exactly how you will treat this species and monitor for success (timing, number of treatments, follow-up visits, etc.) Seasonal staff will spot treat when found in the rosette carefully dug up, bagged and that in future years, staff will wildlife. Treatment of the musk The current maps will be updated the musk thistle wi to early bolting stage. removed from the have an idea of how thistle will be throughout as timing allows. I be treated with Am If the plants are in the PNG. Points will be taken this species is moving the entire project nopyralid or Chlorsu bud to flower stage where these plants with either wind, from March through furon herbicides the plants will be are found so water, livestock or November. Describe the areas you will treat. Discuss land ownership, geographic area (county, town, watershed), habitat type, etc. The musk thistle plants in northern Weld County are on the PNG which is large open tracts of land. There is an abundance of native perennial grasses and wildflowers along with wildlife and some monitored cattle grazing. Describe the history of treatment and the long-term management objectives for this species. Musk thistle treatments on the PNG has been targeted based on known, mapped locations. However, the herbicide treatments haven't always been made at the ideal growth stage to be successful at preventing the mature plants from producing viable seed. Currently the goal is eradication by 2020 for this species in northern Weld County. }g If your project includes treatment on List C species, describe those plans here. Be sure to include specific species to be addressed, acreage values (if known), management techniques, expected impact, long-term management plans, and why treatment on this species should be a high -priority for funding. Projects that treat only List C species will not be funded. Cheatgrass or downy brome is expanding on the PNG and other grazing lands from disturbed sites like the County rights -of -way as well as contaminated hay and over grazing. Therefore, one or two sites of cheatgrass near the PNG on private lands will be treated to show the benefits of the new herbicide Esplanade for the eradication of cheatgrass. These demonstration plots will be used to show Forest Service management and local ranchers the benefits of eradicating cheatgrass while releasing the native ,perennial grasses, once Esplanade has a grazing label. Six to twelve acres will be included in these demonstration plots. The 'sites selected will be near County roads so they are always readily visible. The sites selected will have a good amount of native -perennial grasses that need help to out compete the cheatgrass. Demonstrating that there is an option for suppression will benefit all land managers once the product has a label that allows its usage on grazed lands. These treatments are included in the in -kind match for the project. What is your deliverable for this component? Before and after pictures of these sites throughout the growing season will be taken. The sites will have additional monitoring over the next three to five years from the landowner(s), Bayer Chemical Company and Weld County. If your project includes information gathering or mapping for Watch List species, describe those plans here. Be sure to include which species will be addressed, why this species is a priority in your area, and what will be done in terms of this species. Surveying for populations, setting up ways to observe behavioral patterns, and submitting location data to EDDMapS are examples of Watch List species projects that could be considered. N/A What is your deliverable for this component? Prevention 6 Educator: Does to achieve. underserved your project Specifics or new have should audiences a prevention include in your your or education target area. (If audience not component? -applicable and how type If so, you N/A.) describe plan what to expand it entails, the and knowledge what of outcomes you noxious weeds expect to Education noxious inclusion West is weeds. in Greeley their a large Conservation News newsletters. piece articles of what There District will I be believe submitted will page. also in. 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Question Final Please include any other information you wish to consider in reviewing grant application (optional). us your Maps You must necessary), assistance �. include if etc. needed. a so that map of anyone your looking proposed at ---_Y, project the . _ - map . area. The can tell map exactly should where have the a legend, is north located. arrow, Please title, contact vicinity CDA map for (if project N.SK.:.21.-<�il[ I ATTESTATION ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE SIGN: Your electronic signature below indicates your agreement with the following statements. By typing my name in the following box I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements and data in this application are complete, true, and correct. In addition, I have thoroughly read the instructions and guidelines described in the RFA. Printed Name and position title Julie A. Cozad, Chair, Board of Weld County Commissioners Signature (type /s/ your name) Date 6 Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 5:00p.m. i s f a �{`� y��{yy�'��gg 1p1f�= '��^yr,''� �oIj°�[ {(y �� a f�$ l tay�J{� �a �, A �� 4�@!'._a9.C ��-.�sY'�� 1.'4 './M �TP�}��; ��• �{ ��,�M�_-� tr•�p��{ R¢�I+�. �L{j. ■y:�� il .. �i��_. Lim`.'.. _ _ .- ., ,tt :/ ti ' _ c 2 ' + ra tsU dSite angd a?Y.au.^^.r aeaenasew erns t &a;.rduattnn :uniurwxVwrkevnbw:dintwntin wevlaxYtt9Y'aot.aw.woW ASUROifCANS`ffiF.d` +6'ieR[OXU "iatis h5Y9.it441x57.4te ainatleal'atilk4.WAG•... c -f 16 Co� 2018 BUDGET FORM FOR NOXIOUS WEED FUND PROPOSALS PROJECT NAME: Noxious Weed Control in Northern Weld County Describe each project expense and in -kind contribution in the left column. Uollar amounts listed in Column C should equal the Gram Request Amount in your application. In the Matching Funds section, enter cosh match in the top columns, and in -kind dollar equivalents in the bottom columns, according to contributes. Greyed -out and summary cells cannot be edited. Totals wd/ calculate mnomatically. MATCHING FUNDS NWF FUNDS ._.....,. .,.. '. ... ,k'. DESCRIPTION — m — CASH EXPENSES REQUESTED APPLICANT - CASH _ APPLICANT; IN -KIND ! PARTNER PARTNER IN CASH KIND OTHER i OTHER IN- MATCH CASH i KIND TOTAL g Weld -County See3onal staff 2 person x 1010.5 hours x$20 $22,210 $18,210 1. // $18 210 Landowner match for Dalmatian Toadflax, and diffuse knapweed cost -share ^` ",/,127, r/r $3,200,. saizop Treatment of Dalmatian Toadfiax and other noxious weeds aiO g Nwy 85 h $2,500 '."://',' $2,50 AABpltFast memhership l x 3s x 12 $420. . .�.�. $420 -.. 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