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are more able to resist and compete against invasions of noxious weeds, <br />ultimately reducing the costs of weed control. <br />1. Benefits of Revegetation <br />a. Controls noxious weeds in the long term <br />b. Changes degraded sites into ecologically healthy lands <br />c. Increases native plant diversity <br />d. Increases native plant competition against noxious weeds <br />e. Increases structural value of habitat <br />f. Increasing nutrient value of forage <br />2. Limitations of Revegetation <br />a. Difficulty and length of time necessary to establish native <br />and/or desirable vegetation <br />b. Risk of seed mixes or hay/straw mulches containing weed seed <br />c. Difficult environmental conditions to seed in <br />d. Cost of reseeding can be expensive <br />e. Cost of seeding and soil bed preparation equipment <br />3. Methods of Revegetation <br />a. Broadcast seeding <br />b. Drill seeding <br />c. Hydro mulching <br />d. Direct planting trees and shrubs <br />e. Direct planting wetland vegetation plugs <br />Prescribed burns mimic the natural process of fire that grasslands have <br />adapted to over thousands of years on the Colorado Front Range. Prescribed <br />burns are increasingly used as a tool by land managers to reduce weeds and <br />promote healthy communities of native vegetation. <br />1. Beneficial Uses of Prescribed Burns <br />a. Creates species and stand structure diversity in plant <br />communities <br />b. Invigorate root growth of perennial grasses <br />c. Reduces infestations of certain weeds <br />2. Limitations of Prescribed Burns <br />a. Difficulty burning in areas surrounded by residential <br />neighborhoods <br />b. Availability of experienced fire crews to conduct a prescribed <br />burn <br />c. Time it takes to properly plan a prescribed burn that will meet <br />resource objectives <br />d. Short windows of time to conduct a prescribed burn due to the <br />need for specific weather conditions to meet resource <br />objectives <br />e. Some weeds are favored by fire and may increase in density <br />following a prescribed burn <br />3. Methods of Prescribed Burns <br />Integrated Weed Management Plan 9 <br />13 <br />