Weed Control battle takes to the air
Whitney Pandil-Eaton/MDN
Pictured here is leafy spurge found near Foxholm. The yellow-green perennial can grow up to 3 feet tall.
As the fog retreated back into the lower depths of the Mouse River Valley early Friday morning, three Ward County Weed Board members rolled out the Cessna 172 model Skyhawk for the final day of their annual two-day aerial scouting for invasive weeds in Ward County. Flying out of Minot, by 8 a.m. the propeller plane, piloted by Jerome Behm, had left the ground and was reaching heights of 700 feet in the air. Along for the ride were Derrill Fick and Chuck Wiser, who would over the next three hours, scout out more than 14 invasive weeds that are found throughout the state and county in pastureland along the Des Lacs and Mouse Rivers, covering nearly 250 miles. Although nearly all of the invasive weeds can be found in some part of the county, Canada thistle, leafy spurge and absinth wormwood are the major threats, infesting thousands of acres each year. The weeds suffocate the grasses on pastureland, making it difficult for livestock to feed.
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