Vegetation Management

Vegetation Management encompasses vegetation controls for the County Road Department as well as for other public entities and private owners throughout the county.

Lincoln County works diligently in maintaining the vegetation along the shoulder, ditches and Rights of Way of County Roads. Regular maintenance practices of mechanical and manual brush removal in addition to a Vegetation Management Program to identify and eradicate noxious weeds reduces overall impact to the roadway.

Vegetation Management operates under the guidance of The Vegetation Management Advisory Committee. It is the responsibility of this committee to advise the Board of Commissioners and the Lincoln County Weed Control District regarding vegetation management operations and practices. And to assist Lincoln County in information gathering, education, research and site monitoring to implement an integrated pest management system.

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Goals of the Integrated Vegetation Management Policy

1. Conduct an annual inventory of management areas.
2. Determine the injury level of the identified potential pest on specific problem sites.
3. Determine the density at which action must be taken to prevent reaching the injury levels.
4. Consider treatment options, that are the least disruptive to the environment, and the community. (Look at the cause of the problem, thus, reducing the need for further action.)

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Most Noxious Weeds

Listed below are noxious weeds that pose the greatest threat to Lincoln County.

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	photo: Canadian Thistle

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