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Boulder County commissioners pause planned drone herbicide application at Red Hill parcel

Boulder County Board of County Commissioners
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Summary

After staff presented monitoring data and feasibility concerns, the Board of County Commissioners voted to temporarily pause a planned drone application of herbicide on a Red Hill parcel at High Valley Ranch and asked staff to return with more information at the January annual update.

A majority of the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners voted Dec. 9 to pause a planned drone application of herbicide on a parcel in the Red Hill area of High Valley Ranch while staff prepares additional information for the board's January annual update.

The action followed a presentation from Stephen Bridal, deputy director of Boulder County Parks and Open Space, who described the department's integrated weed management plan (approved Nov. 8, 2024), the project's selection criteria and monitoring results. Bridal said staff had identified more than 3,000 acres of high cheatgrass density across county holdings and that the Red Hill…

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