Noxious Weed Program

A purple flower with green foliage in natural light. — Russian Knapweed

Herbicides intended to manage county listed noxious weeds are available to Otero County landowners with a private applicators license. The district has a few requirements to participate in the cost-share program...

A white flower with green foliage. — African Rue

Noxious Weed Program Brochure Noxious Weed Program Guidelines Noxious Weed Mapping Release Form 2020 Updated NM Noxious Weed List

The USFS has a really good reference book to identify noxious weeds it is available online at: https://www.fs.fed.us/r3/resources/health/invasives/

Listed Otero County Noxious Weeds

A yellow butterfly on a purple thistle flower. — Musk Thistle

For additional local information, check out these pages...

Otero County Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners of Otero County Facebook Page

Seasonal Noxious Weed Spray

Commercial Applicator Release w photo point.pdf

Each year the Otero County Commission grants funding to the Otero SWCD for noxious weed treatment. A Commercial Applicator conducts treatments to help control the transport of noxious weed seed to un-infested areas. The Otero SWCD assists landowners with the management of noxious weeds on their private lands with the financial assistance from various grant resources such as the Bureau of Land Management and New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department. If you would like to participate in this program, complete the form above and return it to victoria.milne@nm.nacdnet.net or the Otero SWCD office at 3501 Mesa Village Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310.

Website Accessibility Policy

Otero Soil and Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Otero Soil and Water Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 575-437-3100 et. 3

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Otero Soil and Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Otero Soil and Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 575-437-3100 et. 3.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.