Forest Service to spray for noxious weeds in 2006
28 miles of hiking & snowmobile trails to be sprayed
April 4, 2005
The Three Rivers Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest is proposing to chemically spray noxious weeds along twelve trails in the summer of 2006. Treatment will involve spot spraying along approximately 28 miles of hiking and snowmobile trails and their trailheads.
Areas proposed for treatment:
Keeler Snowmobile trail and trailhead
Taylor Peak Trail #320 and trailhead
Little Spar Lake Trail #143
Spar Peak Trail #324
Old Highway 2 Trail
Pine Creek Trail #208
Roderick Mountain Trail #189
Bonnet Top Trail #583
Caribou Mountain Trail #56
Wood Mountain Trail #175
Callahan Railroad Grade Trail #153
Spread Creek Snowmobile Trail
Spraying will be accomplished either by backpack sprayer or stock-mounted sprayers. For questions or to make public comment, contact Mark Mason, Recreation Specialist, 406-295-7480 or Jennifer Nelson, Noxious Weed Specialist, 406-295-7423, or write the Three Rivers Ranger District at 1437 N Hwy 2, Troy, MT 59923. Public comments must be received prior to April 29, 2005.
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