Pine Belt, Inc. will be conducting a 2016 Aerial Forestry Herbicide Release Program for the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands in Maine, beginning on or about September 10 and continuing until about September 25, depending on the weather. The purpose of the program is to release high value seedlings and saplings from weed competition.
The following herbicide will be used: Rodeo (Glyphosate). This herbicide acts specifically on plants and has been tested rigorously for adverse affects to humans, wildlife, and the environment. Signs identifying the areas as an herbicide treatment site will mark all treatment sites.
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands 2016 Program will involve application to 1 carefully selected site in Piscataquis County in the town of Lakeview to release valuable softwood and Sugar Maple. Additional information can be obtained from Chuck Simpson at (207) 941-4412.
All applications will be completed in accordance with an EPA registered product label and in compliance with all regulations of the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, and Maine DEP's General Permit - Discharge of Pesticides.
Information on the regulation and use of herbicides in Maine is available from the Maine Board of Pesticides Control at (207) 287-2731. Herbicide information may also be obtained from the Maine Poison Control Center at (800) 442-6305. Additional information may also be obtained from Pine Belt through Ron Lemin (207) 944-6160.
Sept. 7, 2016
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