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2009 Calendar of Events

Management

 

The Larimer County Small Grants Program approved funding for Colorado State University to conduct an insect bio-control project on the Abbey of St. Walburga property.  The insect, Mecinus janthinus, is a stem-boring weevil that feeds exclusively on Dalmatian toadflax and can potentially reduce toadflax density to a tolerable level and reduce or eliminate spread of the invasive weed species. 

 

Dr. Andrew Norton, insect bio-control specialist from CSU, released 2,000 of the insects on various sites infested with Dalmatian toadflax on the Abbey property in May of 2009.  Dr. Norton and his graduate students will monitor the spread and impact of the weevils over the next couple years.  Hopefully the bio-control project will show success and become an effective weed management tool in Northern Larimer County

 

 

Colorado State University Weed Science Plot Tour

Thursday, September 24, 2009

 

A tour of CSU weed management and restoration field plots is planned in conjunction with the Colorado Weed Network and Larimer County Weed District.  Please RSVP to Tim D’Amato 970-498-5769, or tdamato@larimer.org for a head count for lunch and refreshments.  Transportation will not be provided and the itinerary will require a lot of driving, so attendees should try to arrange car-pooling prior to the time of the tour.  Agenda:

 

8:00 - Native grass re-vegetation and Russian knapweed control

Commerce City Open Space near DIA – west side of Tower Road, just north of USAirport Parking.

 

10:30 – Dalmatian toadflax and cheatgrass control plots, native forb herbicide tolerance study

Rabbit Mountain Open Space in Boulder County – north of Hwy 66, 2 miles east of Lyons

 

12:30 – lunch provided at CSU Agriculture Research, Development and Education Center

4616 NE Frontage Rd, Ft. Collins – I-25 to Mountain Vista exit (3 miles north of Ft. Collins), frontage road 3 miles north to ARDEC

 

1:30 – tour of nearby CSU field plots investigating noxious weed management, native grass tolerance, and new herbicide technology.

 

3:30 – end of tour

 

Directions to ARDEC: 

- Take I-25 North from Fort Collins to Exit 271 - Mountain Vista Drive

- Turn right (east) at the stop sign. At the bottom of the hill, turn left (north) on the Frontage Road.

- Take the Frontage Road north about 3 miles, past the golf course. ARDEC buildings are beige with green roofs, and they will on your right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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