Lakeview District BLM to Conduct Aerial Herbicide Applications

Organization

Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

Lakeview District Office

Media Contact:

Lisa McNee

Lakeview, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District will be performing aerial herbicide applications across 20,700 acres starting November 2, 2020, and is expected to be completed by November 15, 2020, depending on weather conditions.

The goal of the proposed herbicide applications in South Warner, North Warner, Picture Rock, Clover Flat, Silver Lake, Dragon Rock Fire, Double J Fire area, and Windy Ridge annual grass project is to restore wildlife habitat invaded by invasive annual grass species that have the potential to create fuel loads and increase wildfire return intervals. The herbicides to be used for these projects is Imazapic and glyphosate. The imazapic is used as a pre-emergent herbicide that prevents germination of winter annual grass species such as cheatgrass (Broums tectorum), Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), and North Africa grass (Ventenata dubia). Glyphosate is applied at low rates that control the emerged annual grasses without harming any of the perennial grasses.

The Warner Wetlands will also have aerial herbicide applications to control perennial pepperweed and other invasive species. The fall timing of the application is due to the restrictions of the herbicides and the need for the wetlands to be dry during the application.

Maps will be posted along the main roads entering the project areas. Treatments will take up to two weeks for implementation and are dependent upon weather conditions. We ask that people and pets avoid camping or traveling through the treated areas during this time to allow aerial applicators to accomplish treatments in a safe and timely fashion.

For more information regarding these projects, please contact Jami Ludwig, Lakeview Field Manager, at 541-947-6102 or Grace Haskins, Natural Resource Specialist, at 541-947-6156.


The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.