The CSR Shop guys, Aaron and Dale, are busy putting together the spray trucks for our annual battle with noxious and invasive weeds.
The services we offer do not revolve around chemical applications, but rather the restoration of native plant habitats. When we do use herbicides we treat weeds only so that native grasses and plants can establish themselves and out-compete weeds for water, light, nutrients, and space. These native plants are critical in the management of noxious weeds and play an important role in lessening the use of herbicides. A management methodology cannot simply treat infestations, but must take a holistic approach in order to understand how invasive weeds have become established, their ecological roles, and most importantly, realize that there must be a means to replace the noxious weed niche with a desirable plant regime.
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Good work you’re doing.
Invite you to see my blog post about a very clever music/art education project
http://some-home.net/2011/02/06/night-of-the-invasive-plants/
Also, check out the Canadian company Contech–they’re doing parallel work (innovative, science-based, responsible) in the insect/agriculture world.
(note: I have no affiliation with them).
Then why do you spray diuron as a ground sterilant?? Oh, because it is a money maker. Great environmentalism
You are correct, we do spray bareground herbicide treatments and as a for profit company we do make money on these treatments. In our restoration work around fossil fuels, there are areas where vegetation would be a hazard. These are the areas that receive bareground treatment. We try to provide safety for the well workers while also paying attention to environmental impacts of our herbicide use. Restoration activities are not always straightforward, we chose to engage bareground applications because of our restoration activities in fossil fuel development. We try hard to make certain we provide cost effective and successful restoration for our clients.