Noxious weed treatments begin on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Release Date:
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (May 14, 2018) The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be treating noxious weeds on National Forest System lands as part of an integrated pest management program that includes mechanical treatment, seeding/fertilizing of competitive native grasses, biological controls, and chemical treatment.
Treatments will occur from May through October 2018 on roads, trails, trailheads and administrative sites located throughout the ranger districts. Treatment needs are determined by noxious weed surveys. Herbicides approved for use include 2,4-D, Aminopyralid, Clopyralid, Metsulfuron Methyl, Triclopyr, Chlorsulphuron, Glyphosate, Dicamba, and Picloram. The use of these herbicides may vary by district.
The most common targeted weeds inlcude: houndstongue, spotted knapweed, meadow hawkweed, orange hawkweed, St. Johnswort, Canada thistle, bull thistle, rush skeletonweed, dalmatian toadflax, yellow toadflax, leafy spurge, blueweed (vipers’ bugloss), common bugloss, Scotch broom, multiflora rose, Japanese knotweed, tansy ragwort, poison hemlock, and common tansy. For further information on noxious weeds, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ipnf/learning/nature-science, or contact the following:
Jeremy Kleinsmith
Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake,
Sandpoint Districts
Sandpoint: 208-265-6622
Bonners Ferry: 208-267-6720
Kaitlyn Bowman
Coeur d’Alene River District
208-769-3070
Josh Heise
St. Joe Ranger District
Avery 208-245-6227
Alerts & Warnings
- Flat Creek Forest Road 462A Closure, Priest Lake Ranger District
- Catspur Creek Road and Area Closure, St. Joe Ranger District,
- Ridge Creek Salvage Sale Road Closure, CDA River Ranger District
- Hiawatha Rail Trail Closure, St. Joe Ranger District
- Huckelberry Trail #802 Closure, CDA River Ranger District
- Green Bay Closure, Sandpoint Ranger District
- Solo Creek Quartz Dig Site Closure, Priest Lake Ranger District
- Chilco Mountain Trail Closure, CDA River Ranger District
- Kootenai River Complex Closure, Bonners Ferry Ranger District