Develop an Integrated Weed Management Plan

Creating an Integrated Weed Management Plan: A Handbook for Owners and Managers of Lands with Natural Values. 2000. Colorado Natural Areas Program, Colorado State Parks, Colorado Department of Natural Resources; and Division of Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture. Denver, Colorado. 349 pages.

An Integrated Weed Management (IWM) Plan is the framework for tackling noxious weeds on your property. The Colorado Natural Areas Program has developed a handbook that takes you step-by-step through the process of preparing your own individual plan. While designed for Colorado, most of the guide is applicable to California landowners as well.

This handbook is very comprehensive—it covers all aspects of an IWM Plan including: property description, weed inventory, goals and objectives, weed management priorities, management actions, and monitoring. The discussion of the various weed management techniques is excellent.

The handbook is available on the web in its entirety at http://www.cnap.state.co.us/IWM_handbook/IWM_index.htm or you can obtain a free hard copy by sending postage in the amount of $2.20 (stamps only, please—no cash or checks!) and a completed mailing label for each copy requested to Colorado State Parks, 1313 Sherman, Room 618, Denver, CO 80203.