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Aerial herbicide application will start in Sheridan area Monday
The Wyoming Military Department has announced they have contracted with Big Horn Airways to conduct aerial herbicide application in the Sheridan local training area Aug. 2-16.
According to the WMD, the herbicide, Indaziflam (commercially known as Rejuvra) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regulation Number 432-1609, will be applied to regulate invasive winter annual grasses.
The invasive winter grasses can increase woodland fires and are detrimental to native vegetation.
The aerial application will cover a majority of the 3,860 acres. There will be a buffer zone sprayed manually to prevent the herbicide from drifting to sensitive areas.
Other mitigating precautions will also be taken, including properly following label instructions for the herbicide.
The EPA has approved Indaziflam for aerial application. They have concluded that the use of this herbicide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects to humans or the environment under these conditions.
Fred Osborn
July 30, 2021 at 1:26 pm
Agent Orange…dejavu.
Mark Steingass
July 30, 2021 at 2:43 pm
great!…the end result should be more forage for the grasshoppers!
Steve Klebba9
July 30, 2021 at 6:08 pm
Where is the test area?
Jane Ferris
July 30, 2021 at 8:39 pm
EPA labeling for Indaziflam specifically prohibits aerial spraying of this chemical due to its extreme toxicity to fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants,
Mak Kells
July 31, 2021 at 7:20 am
Wonderful. Where exactly is the Sheridan local training area.
And the correlation with the Wyoming Military Dept. is what?
Jim Bowen
July 31, 2021 at 9:47 am
And where is the :local training area”???
Connie Perry
August 2, 2021 at 8:01 am
I don’t recall this being on the table for discussion! Did the public get the opportunity to give their input? Is this how the nuclear power proposed for Wyoming is going to go? Will we just wake up one morning to learn construction has begun. This isn’t ok!