Winter's Ranch

Winter's Ranch is located next to Washoe Lake outside Washoe City. Winter's Ranch is a 1,000 acre area owned by the BLM. One of the goals this year is too establish an area for reforestation. To do this we will be focusing on controlling the invasive weeds Perennial Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) and Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans), as well as, Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) removal.

Overview of Washoe Lake. 

Washoe Lake is a very shallow lake that has a max depth of 12ft and is managed by the Nevada State Park Division, BLM, and a Washoe Lake volunteer committee. It is important to manage Washoe Lake because Washoe Lake is an important bird habitat and tourism area.

A small area of Winter's Ranch

Right now, we are preparing for the field work at Winter's Ranch. We have gone out and mapped the current Perennial Pepperweed and Russian Olive areas on the north side. Moreover, we have done some cutting of dead dense stands of Perennial Pepperweed. We are cutting dead areas to see if it has any effect on the amount of herbicide that will come in contact with the new growth. That is all we have done so far at Winter's Ranch, but we will defiantly be there this summer so updates will be coming.

All Photos (except of Washoe Lake) thanks to my roommate and co-worker Scott Massed. Follow him at scottmassed.blogspot.com

Winding up for a big cut!

Jared cutting away.

The dead Perennial Pepperweed.