In accordance with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan, Alien Species Control, LLC intends to use highly targeted spot herbicide treatments, along with non-chemical treatments, to manage invasive reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in the DOT&PF rights-of-way between MP 0 and 8 of the Copper River Highway and MP 0 and 4 of Whitshed Road. Roundup Custom for Aquatic and Terrestrial Use (EPA No. 524-343) will be applied via backpack sprayer to individual plant stems. All herbicide applications will comply with local, state, and federal regulations and will be performed by State of Alaska certified applicators in accordance with EPA herbicide labels and the DOT&PF IPM Plan. Areas where herbicides have been applied will be flagged so they can be avoided by berry pickers and subsistence users. Funding for this work is provided by the U.S. Forest Service and managed by the Copper River Watershed Project. 

 

For more information, refer to the DOT&PF IPM Plan at https://dot.alaska.gov/stwdmno/ipm/, or contact Pete Johnson, Chugach National Forest, Forest Ecologist, [email protected].