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Commission reviews draft integrated weed-management plan; staff to expand manual removal, trial Nutrafix and keep goats as a possible tool
Summary
Staff presented a draft 2025 Integrated Weed Management Plan that emphasizes manual eradication supported by temp labor, pilot tests of an organic product (Nutrafix), and consideration of goats for select sites. Budget increases were made to sustain temp labor capacity.
Eric Brenlager presented a draft Integrated Weed Management Plan for the 2025 growing season that updates techniques, staffing and pilot projects. The project focuses on manual eradication (hand removal and targeted cutting), increased use of temporary labor to match seasonal needs, and trials of new soil/plant health tools.
Brenlager said the department increased the temporary-labor budget after reviewing last year's usage and concluded that short-term, on-demand crews (one week…
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