• Introduction
• Evaluating the potential for natural recovery
  • Burn severity & plant survival
  • Noxious weed cover & survival
• Revegetating with competitive plants
  • When revegetation is necessary
  • Formulating a Seed Mix
  • Things to consider
• Establishing competitive plants
• Managing competitive plants
• Integrated Weed Management
• Preventing noxious weeds
• Eradicating small weed patches
• Managing large weed infestations
  • Mechanical control
  • Chemical control
    • Timing & placement
  • Cultural control
  • Biological control
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Developing a burned-area IWM plan
• Summary
• Sources and Credits
• Additional Resources
• Interactive Exercises

Rangeland Weed Management - Evaluating the potential for natural recovery

Before formulating a burned-area weed management plan, determine the degree of burn severity and estimate the degree of noxious weed cover on the area before it burned.

These facts will allow you to assess the potential for natural recovery of the plant community and thus decide whether to revegetate or to allow natural regeneration.

Assess Burn Severity and Plant Survival

	Burn Severity & Plant Survival
NOTE: Low-severity fires favor plant survival over high-severity fires (see Table 1)	Table 1 - Determining Burn Severity