Longmont will fly an unmanned aerial vehicle over local wetland vegetation on Monday to scout for hairy willowherb, according to a city news release. The A-list noxious weed is scheduled for eradication in Colorado due to its status as an invasive species by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Scouting with a drone will make it easier to find in the thick, wetland vegetation than performing the search operation by hand, the release says.
Flights will take place over the waste diversion wetlands behind the Longmont Recycling Center (140 Martin St.), over the Nelson-Flanders Water Treatment Plant (13212 N. 53rd St.) and at Lykins Gulch Greenway. These missions will be performed between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
For assistance in identifying a weed, contact a local CSU extension agent or county weed official.