Double El Conservation District
Conserving Natural Resources
The backyard compost pile is the ideal way to reuse most of your garden and kitchen waste and get benefits galore. Composting is a way of speeding up the natural process of decomposition breaking down organic materials. The decay process happens naturally but slowly. The moisture, and air circulation of a compost pile encourages this […]
Native Grasses Prairie Sandreed Soil: Light Sandy Plains Season: Warm Description: Tall with stout rhizomatous roots, sod-forming, drought resistant Switch grass Light Soil: Alkaline, sandy to loam Season: Warm Description: Tall with strong rhizomatous roots. Large amounts of early forage. Becomes tough when mature. Sand Bluestem Soil:Light/Sandy Season: Warm Description: Tall with creeping rhizomes. Differs from Big Bluestem in its roots, […]
Successful grass stands are created by planning and managing the factors that are under our control, to offset the vagaries of weather. Late spring and summer are poor times for planting success, due to temperatures, hot winds and moisture levels of the soil. Preparing and planning to reduce competition from other plants and foragers for new grass seeded […]
In the last couple weeks, we have seen some precipitation. Rapidly moving thunderstorms with intense rain for a short period has been the norm across the Pikes Peak region. Rangeland is still green in August. A word of caution: All that’s green isn’t grass. When looking over your rangeland it looks green indicating something is […]
Learn to identify and control the spread/infestation on your land by the Knapweed family of noxious weeds – Diffuse, Russian and Spotted.
Landowners have been contacting our office about concerns of increased prairie dog populations and issues associated with the infestations. Agate and Double El Conservation Districts jointly purchased a PERC (Pressurized Exhaust Rodent Controller) machine. The treatment applies pressurized carbon monoxide to the burrows and is a humane method of control. Follow-up treatment is crucial and […]
Spring in Colorado has arrived – Beautiful days to get in some vitamin D sun exposure as we are lured outdoors, to plan, plant and weed, followed by storm fronts that bring great moisture… um… via blizzards (is winter done yet?) Thankfully, the CSU Small Acreage Newsletter for Spring 2016 has arrived! In this issue, you’ll find tips and […]
Make sure any changes to your property for structure building do not destroy or render ineffective natural structures put in place long ago to prevent water erosion issues.
View and download fact sheets provided for the top most commonly found noxious weeds in our area, including pictures to aide in identification.
Learn how to control noxious weeds through an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system.
