Mineral County Noxious Weed Department

In 1990 Colorado passed a law to monitor and control Noxious w**ds within the State of Colorado; as a result, the Mineral County Noxious W**d Department was created. This law outlined the threat of noxious w**ds to the environment and what exactly a noxious w**d is. A w**d is an out of place plant object, and a noxious w**d is a non-native w**d species; these are a huge problem because non-native

plants can completely take over an ecosystem and push out native species. One of the key components of this law was the establishment of several lists. List A w**ds mean immediate removal and eradication of w**d species, whereas List B w**ds do not require an immediate response and allow for the establishment of management plans. The next list is List C, and List C w**ds are w**ds that are so invasive that there are far too many of them to combat effectively. The very last list is a Watch List and is used to monitor w**ds that have not yet come to Colorado but are in neighboring states. Our mission here at the Mineral County Noxious W**d Department is to help remove and eradicate noxious w**ds within the area of Mineral County. Lastly, what we want is to be a service to the residents of Mineral County so if you enlist our services you are only paying for cost recovery. We will only charge you for what it cost us to manage your w**ds and we will make no profit from it.