Derby Fire Line Noxious Weed Treatment
SEPTEMBER 2013 - One of the main goals of the SVWC was to treat remote infestations of weeds along the 2006 Derby Fire’s fire line and attending trail system. This goal was accomplished in September 2010 and again in 2013 when over 18 acres of noxious weeds were treated by four landowners and over 100 hours of labor. Bulldozed fire breaks and trails covering nearly 75 miles were scouted. The daunting task was to identify and treat these smaller infestations before they spread to adjacent private and U.S. Forest Service lands.
This particular area had been relatively weed free up to this time, but weed seeds brought in by the many fire crews from a variety of different states around the nation established seed sources along the entire road and fire break system.
This particular area had been relatively weed free up to this time, but weed seeds brought in by the many fire crews from a variety of different states around the nation established seed sources along the entire road and fire break system.