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Lakeview District Vegetation Treatments

Lakeview District Vegetation Treatments. Noxious and Invasive Species Occurrences. 6500 Acres Infested Across the District – Noxious Weeds Major Noxious and Invasive Species Threats:

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Lakeview District Vegetation Treatments

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  1. Lakeview DistrictVegetation Treatments

  2. Noxious and Invasive Species Occurrences • 6500 Acres Infested Across the District – Noxious Weeds • Major Noxious and Invasive Species Threats: • Perennial Pepperweed, Yellow Starthistle, Leafy Spurge, Dalmation Toadflax, Musk Thistle, Medusahead, Cheatgrass, Western Juniper

  3. Noxious Weeds Sites

  4. K-falls

  5. Integrated Vegetation Management • Planning • By Species • Budget • Coordination • Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) • Klamath County Weed Board • Lake County Cooperative Weed Management Area • Prevention • Education

  6. Treatment Methods • Mechanical • Species: Juniper • Acres: 6000-8000 • Manual • Species: Halogeton, Mediterranean Sage, Musk Thistle, Bull Thistle, Knapweeds, Scotch Thistle • Acres: 500 • Biological • Species: Leafy Spurge, Yellow Starthistle, Dalmation Toadflax, Diffuse Knapweed, Musk Thistle, Canada Thistle, Mediterranean Sage • Sites: 117

  7. Treatment Methods (Continued) • Herbicide • Acres: Approximately 1480 • Application: Backpack, ATV and Truck • Who: Klamath County, ODA and BLM

  8. Warner Wetlands Pepperweed Infestation • 2000 Acre Infestation • Herbicide Restrictions • ODA • Treated Annually Since 2002

  9. Klamath Canyon Yellow Starthistle • Biocontrol • 6 releases over 4 years, 1993-1997 • 3 agents: Eustenopus villosus, Larinus curtis, Bangasternus orientalis • Herbicide

  10. How Vegetation Treatment EIS Would Help • Achieve Landscape Health Objectives: • Noxious Weeds: Ability to use More Effective Herbicides • Invasive Species: Ability to use Herbicides

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