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Taos Cooperative Weed Management wins $160,000 grant and urges county to require revegetation after construction
Summary
The Taos Cooperative Weed Management Area announced a $160,000 BIL grant for Cornelio Basin restoration and urged the county and town to consider an ordinance requiring contractors to revegetate disturbed sites to limit invasive species spread.
Bob Pokorny, chair of the Taos Cooperative Weed Management Area, told commissioners the group is working on two major projects: a 30‑acre Scotch thistle remediation site near Pot Creek and a Cornelio Basin project in town. "We just received a $160,000 BIL grant," Pokorny said, describing plans to restore native plants and wetlands adjacent to Taos Land Trust properties.
Pokorny asked the county to schedule a joint meeting with the Town of Taos to explore an ordinance that would require contractors — public or private — to revegetate disturbed land instead of leaving bare soil that invites invasive species. He said the group is not asking to regulate private homeowners but to require builders to take reasonable revegetation steps after construction.
