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County approves yearlong plan to finish Integrated Vegetation Management; allows limited glyphosate use in defined high‑hazard areas
Summary
The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners on March 25 approved a revised March 2025 resolution that rescinds Administrative Resolution 2019‑44, sets a one‑year timetable to complete an Integrated Vegetation Management and Maintenance Plan (IVMMP) and allows limited, temporary spot use of glyphosate in narrowly defined "high‑hazard" locations until April 1, 2026.
The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners on March 25 approved a revised March 2025 resolution that rescinds Administrative Resolution 2019‑44, sets a one‑year timetable to complete an Integrated Vegetation Management and Maintenance Plan (IVMMP) and allows limited, temporary spot use of glyphosate in narrowly defined "high‑hazard" locations until April 1, 2026. The amended measure passed 4–1 after commissioners adopted a set of clarifying changes to the staff proposal.
County natural‑resources staff told the commission the IVMMP will expand the county’s existing integrated pest‑management approach to reduce pesticide reliance over time by prioritizing mechanical controls, native plantings and landscape conversions where practical. Colleen Bronson, Stormwater Compliance Program lead in Natural Resource Services, summarized the technical goal: "Integrated pest management…is an approach to pest management that minimizes risk to…
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