Services Offered by Noxious Weed and Pest Management
What we do
Mesa County Weed and Pest coordinate control of pests and noxious weeds within Mesa County. We work with public and private organizations and agencies to coordinate the control of pests and noxious weeds.
- Noxious weed identification and control
- Roadside herbicide treatments
- Provide education and training
- Applicator safety
- Equipment calibration
General information
- Mesa County is dependent upon grants to fund a backpack spraying crew to control List A and List B noxious weed species for eradication.
- The crew uses backpacks to spot spray noxious weeds only, and does not have the capability to control large areas of weeds.
- If you have the need to control weeds, please see the list of commercial applicators licensed to spray weeds in Colorado.
- Integrated Pest Management
- Control roadside weeds with outside contractor (truck)
- Eradicate List A and List B high priority noxious weeds on private and County properties with seasonal backpack crew through grant funding
- Map roadside weeds using GPS and ARCMap
- Control overgrown weeds in residential areas
- Mow weeds on private property
- Remove or mow weeds on roads (Please contact us for information)
- Offer cost share at this time
Mesa County does not have a "general weed" ordinance regulating weed species that are not listed as "noxious" by the Mesa County Weed Plan or the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Common examples of "general" weeds are Kocia and Russian thistle ("tumbleweeds"). Each property owner is responsible for managing the vegetation on their own property. We encourage property owners to work together on neighboring parcels to help reduce the population of unwanted weeds in the area(s) of concern.
CSU Extension Master Garden Program
Contact Master Gardener Help Desk 970-244-1836 for assistance in identification and control measures.
Mesa County Noxious Weed Advisory Board
- The Mesa County Noxious Weed Advisory Board, or “Weed Board”, consists of 5 members and 2 alternate members, the majority of which must own at least 40 acres of land.
- The board must consist of members from various areas of the county.
- The Weed Board meets approximately 4-6 times per year, as needed, to discuss budget, activities, concerns, oversee plans.