Site Weed Management Plan
For
Middle Niobrara Weed Awareness Group
Middle Niobrara River Valley, Nebraska
2003-2005

Weed Management Plan prepared by:
Laura A. Faulkenberry, Weed Management Specialist. The Nature Conservancy

Page # (follows at end)
1. INTRODUCTION 4
A. Description of the Site, Conservation Targets, and Management Goals 4
B. How Weeds Threaten Targets and Interfere with Management Goals 4
C. Inventory of Weeds on the Site 4.

2. OVERVIEW OF WEED MANAGEMENT
PLAN 5
A. General Management Philosophy 5
B. Tables 6 Table
1: Prioritized List of Weed Species Table
2: Weed Management Plan Implementation Schedule Table
3: Projected Resource Costs Table
4: Itemized Actual Annual Cost and Labor Worksheets Table
5: Projected and Actual Resource Uses

3. SPECIFIC WEED CONTROL
PLANS 8
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) 8
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) 10
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) 12
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) 14
Common reed (Phragmites australis) 16
Saltcedar (Tamarix aphylla) 18
Sulfur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) 20

4. REFERENCES 22

5. APPENDICES 23
APPENDIX 1 23
Emergency Information/Map to Hospitals
APPENDIX 2 24
Map 1 – Middle Niobrara Weed Awareness Group Boundary 24 § Landowner List
Map 2 – Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) infestation 25
Map 3 – Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infestation 26
Map 4 – Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) infestation 27
Map 5 – Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) infestation 28
Map 6 – Common reed (Phragmites australis) infestation 29
Map 7 – Saltcedar (Tamarix aphylla) infestation 30
Map 8 – Sulfur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) infestation 31
APPENDIX 3 32 Weed Management Plan Tables (Excel)
APPENDIX 4 33 Examples of Forms Used in Collecting Monitoring Data

**THE FOLLOWING APPENDICES WILL BE REFERENCED ONLY WHEN THE MNWAG UTILIZES HERBICIDAL MANAGEMENT. **

APPENDIX 5 34 Herbicide Use Protocol
APPENDIX 6 38 Herbicide Use Record Forms
APPENDIX 7 39 Herbicide Labels
§ Rodeo – for use on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
§ Grazon – for use on Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
§ Plateau – for use on Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
§ Vanquish – for use on Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
§ Clarity – for use on Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
§ Tordon 22K– for use on Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa