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Boulder County updates Integrated Weed Management Plan pilots; public raises strong concerns about indaziflam and drone spraying
Summary
Parks and Open Space reported one-year progress on the 2024 Integrated Weed Management Plan, including pilot projects (weed warriors, goat browsing, steam weeding, soil amendments) and adoption of OpenGov tracking; several public commenters criticized past indaziflam testing and urged halting aerial/drone applications, while others urged balance and community restoration projects.
Joe Swanson, Boulder County's noxious-weed supervisor, presented a one-year update on the Integrated Weed Management Plan (IWMP) adopted by the county in 2024. Swanson highlighted seven plan goals and four management areas, said the county added a full-time field technician (Alex Windorf) and reported deployment of OpenGov asset-management software to track field work, herbicide applications, labor hours and to provide a public-facing workflow and notification page.
Swanson reviewed five pilot projects launched or continued in the first year: volunteer "weed warriors" and hand-pulling efforts targeting hairy willowherb at Pella Ponds; goat browsing/bio-browsing…
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