You Are Here: VegClear Home > Services > State & Federal > Public Land Vegetation Control Services

Vegetation control Services for GOVERNMENT Customers, Park Land, And Bare Ground Areas

Commercial Vegetation Management For PUBLIC LANDS, National PARKS, Federal Agencies & Municipalities.

Parks and state owned lands with vegetation management challenges can be solved with a contracted knowledgeable partner service provider

The U.S. government owns and manages vast land holdings across departments like Interior, Agriculture, Defense, and Energy. These lands span 750 million acres and serve environmental preservation, national security, recreation, and economic development. The Interior Department manages over 500 million acres, including National Parks and Wildlife Refuges. The Department of Agriculture owns nearly 200 million acres in the National Forest System, while Defense manages 25 million acres nationwide. The Department of Energy oversees 2 million acres for energy and mineral resources.

Invasive Plant Control, Vegetation Removal Projects, and Ecological Management

Our government lands play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for citizens. To ensure their long-term sustainability and development, ongoing care and maintenance are necessary. VegClear takes pride in actively contributing to the preservation of these lands.

Effective public land management involves various components, including herbicide use. It is essential for land stewards to have clear goals and a written plan for preserving and managing sites. These goals should encompass invasive plant control, removal projects, and ecological management. Given limited management resources, it is crucial to accurately assess the size of infestations, the condition of the site, and potential replacement species. Evaluating the costs and resources required for invasive vegetation removal projects is also important.

Prevention is the most effective approach to weed control, complemented by ongoing maintenance and the removal of new or scattered populations. Herbicide use is often necessary for addressing heavy infestations, while non-chemical approaches like mowing or cutting can be sufficient for certain government and public land projects. Engaging a licensed herbicide applicator and qualified contractor is common practice for agencies.

Successful weed control requires patience, perseverance, and persistence, along with the right industry partner experienced in serving government customers. Complete eradication of infestations is challenging without aggressive herbicide treatments, particularly in advanced stages. Determining an acceptable level of infestation for government agencies is critical and can vary across specific sites or administrative divisions.

Dividing a widespread weed-infested site into management units with different control intensities can be a viable strategy. These units may involve weed control maintenance, native vegetation rescue, or complete vegetative restoration, depending on the severity of the infestation.

Monitoring progress is essential for vegetation management on government lands. Reporting milestones and maintaining herbicide application records demonstrate stewardship and contribute to conservation science. Such monitoring promotes education about biological diversity and national historic sites.

Tracking the execution and results of herbicide applications and vegetation management techniques is a standard procedure, particularly for government projects involving industrial contractors. This structured tracking fosters community engagement, appreciation for local landscapes, and support for the national park system. It also helps government agencies and municipalities account for their spending in invasive plant management endeavors.

Public Lands, Parks & Reserves

CONTROLLING Invasive Weeds

Some controlled weed infestations can in fact be eradicated. Particularly if the invasive plants on government property are addressed when the outbreak is still small and localized. Some species, such as knapweed and kudzu, are so common in most areas that stopping it from spreading, thus merely controlling weeds, is the primary goal of an herbicide program. These factors are the basis of many of the weed control programs VegClear is tapped to manage. This integrated strategy helps prevent high priority invasive species from moving into national parks. Thus, protecting wilderness areas where control is more difficult, avoiding costly equipment and personnel. It’s much easier to complete a routine inventory before an infestation is underway, than to send in backpack sprayers on foot. At this point, countering the encroachment of weeds impacting the landscape is necessary.

Management of Invasive Plants
Complete eradication of 100% of invasive plants & weeds is typically unrealistic. Many are already well-established. Government, park and municipal staff have the difficult job of prioritizing weed control treatments based on the threat posed to native plant communities. The realistic likelihood of successful long term control is a critical factor. Considerations like these are endless for government land stewards. VegClear helps align expectations, needs and results anticipated from a long list of interested parties, to create a literal plan of attack. Sometimes the projects last multiple years in order to get as close to complete eradication as possible of the invasive species.
Vegetation Control Contractors
VegClear is an experienced Government Grounds Contractor. Our teams understand the pressure that can be placed on Government Agencies and their managers. Responsibly preventing public land from being overtaken by unwanted vegetation has its challenges, even outside the public eye. At the same time these same Public Servants are subject to limitless scrutiny. Programs on high profile property involving strategic approaches, herbicide selection, application method, and timing, are a delicate endeavor. That is why these land stewards frequently turn to VegClear. Our federal project management group handles the most complex projects across Georgia and the Southeast United States.

Submit RFP

Property Types

Weed Control on Government Public lands with vegetation control problems is solved by a knowledgeable contractor partner

VegClear understands strategic sourcing models, which allows procurement teams to select suppliers which closely match their product and/or service needs fit into the Agency's overall strategies and goals.

We participate in a variety of procurement processes in order to provide necessary goods and services to government clients, including:

Standard RFP (request for proposal) submittals.
Other RFx protocol, request for bid (RFB), request for information (RFI), request for quotation (RFQ), and request for tender (RFT).
Straight bid.
Reverse auctions.
Negotiated agreements

To ensure the best delivery of services, it is imperative to understand, in advance of submitting bids for vegetation management, the procuring agency's primary needs and criteria for purchasing a product or service including the below list if applicable:

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model.
Value added opportunities and preference.
First cost decision authority.
Safety Priority Factors.
Environmental Commitment of VegClear's service delivery.
Importance of VegClear's ability to serve client as an E-enabled business

ESG

Environmental Certifications, Standards, and Practices.

Protected Proximity

Protected Land, Wildlife and Herbicide Regulated Areas.

Resident Concern

Local Population, Local Municipality, State Regulations.

Supplier Criteria

Supplier Status, Ownership Structure, SBA Categories.

VegClear Utilizes a Combination of Selective and Non-Selective Herbicides for Weed Control on BLS & State Property.

VEGETATION Killer HERBICIDES suitable for Georgia Government Land, Parks & South Carolina Public Lands

There are several dozen approved non restricted herbicides that are used to control all types of unwanted vegetation on public lands. The list below includes some of the more commonly named products and active ingredients. We've seen and used many of them to meet the needs of government and nonprofit project managers. Some herbicides are selective and others are non selective. Non-selective means they provide TVC, Total Vegetation Control. In some cases as few as one to two applications is sufficient. Depending on the scope of the project, VegClear Agronomists utilize a precision mixture of one to several of these herbicides. Sometimes herbicides are combined in applications of a single tank mix, sprayed in tandem. In other situations, they are applied individually. This usually involves a follow up application scheduled back to back. There are many considerations to strategically applying the right herbicides, in the right amounts, in the right order, at the right time of year.

GARLON 4 ULTRA TRICLOPYR POST-EMERGENT HERBICIDE

Triclopyr is often used for Brush Killer applications and is a post-emergent herbicide used to control thick vegetation in various areas. It is formulated with the active ingredient Triclopyr and is ideal for clearing woody plants, brush, and broadleaf weeds. Garlon 4 Ultra Herbicide is the liquid ester formulation for foliar and basal bark applications, and is effective on actively growing brush by penetrating the bark and entering the cambium layer. Also effective as a late-season application.

Active Ingredient: Triclopyr Butoxyethyl 51.3-65.9%
Formulation: Ester & Amine
Product Mode of Action: 4

Triclopyr is government approved and often used for Brush Killer applications and is a post-emergent herbicide and is sold in quantities of 32 oz to 2 and one half gallons of concentrate

Garlon 4 Ultra 60.45% Triclopyr Specialty Herbicide was developed by Dow AgroSciences to deliver enhanced performance on unwanted vegetation along roadsides, industrial rights-of-way and similar noncrop sites. Its formulation helps ensure the continued availability of the active ingredient triclopyr for professional right-of-way vegetation management.

Triclopyr Herbicide Weeds Controlled

Triclopyr Specialty Herbicide controls weeds including: Alder, Arrowwood, Ash, Aspen, Bear Clover, Beech, Birch, Black gum, Black Medic, Blackberry, Blackbrush, Boxelder, Brazilian Pepper, Buckthorn, Bull Thistle, Burdock, Canada Thistle, Cascara, Ceanothus, Cherry, Chicory, Chinquapin, Choke Cherry, Cinquefoil, Clover, Cottonwood, Crataegus, Creeping Beggarweed, Curly dock, Dandelion, Dogfennel, Dogwood, Douglas fir, Eastern Persimmon, Elderberry, Elm, Field Bindweed, Gallberry, Goldenrod, Granjeno, Ground Ivy, Guajillo, Guava Tulip Poplar, Hawthorn, Hazel, Hickory, Hornbeam, Huisache (suppression), Kudzu, Lambsquarters, Lespedeza, Locust, Madrone, Maples, Matchweed, Milkweed Vine, Mulberry, Mustard, Oaks, Osage Orange, Oxalis, Pepper Vine, Persimmon, Pine, Plantain, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poplar, Purple Loosestrife, Ragweed, Salmonberry, Salt Cedar, Saltbush, Sassafras, Scotch Broom, Sericea Lespedeza, Smartweed, Sulfur Cinquefoil, Sumac, Sweet Clover, Sweet Gum, Sweetbay Magnolia, Sycamore, Tan Oak Gorse, Thimbleberry, Tree-of-Heaven, Tropical Soda Apple, Trumpet Creeper, Twisted Acacia, Vetch, Virginia Creeper, Wax Myrtle, Wild Carrot, Wild Lettuce, Wild Rose, Wild Violet, Willow, Winged elm, Yarrow.

Arsenal Isopropylamine salt of Imazapyr Herbicide

Arsenal Isopropylamine salt of Imazapyr Herbicide controls unwanted brush when traditional mechanical methods aren't sufficient. Re-sprouts and increased stem densities lead to more mowing - and more costs - and are overcome with property applications of this product. Herbicide-based programs with Arsenal control a broad spectrum of brush species and helps reduce costs. Arsenal prevents re-sprouting, eliminates re-treats and saves money on treatment and labor. And, because Arsenal is a low-volume herbicide, it helps manage public concerns and wildlife habitats as well. Imazapyr is not a contact killer. It works through the ground, so it can take a while to kill existing weeds.

Active Herbicide Ingredients: Isopropylamine Salt of Imazapyr 27.5-53.1%
Formulary of Product: Suspension aqueous solution concentrate mixed in water and surfactant.
Herbicide Mode of Action: 2

Arsenal Isopropylamine salt of Imazapyr is a government approved Herbicide controls unwanted brush and is sold in quantities of 32 oz to 2 and one half gallons of concentrate

Arsenal Imazapyr Herbicide Weeds Controlled

Because Arsenal is a low-volume herbicide, it helps manage public concerns and wildlife habitats as well. It's effective against problem species. Weeds controlled include Alder, Alligatorweed, American, Annual, Arrowweed, Ask, Aspen, Autumn, Bahiagrass, Bald, Bamboo, Barley, Barnyardgrass, Beardgrass, Beech, Bermudagrass, Big, Bigleaf, Bindweed, Birch, Black, Bluegrass, Bluestem, Boxelder, Brazilian, Broadleaf, Brome, Bromw, Broom, Buckwheat, Bull, Burclover, Burdock, Bursage, Camelthorn, Camphorweed, Canada, Canarygrass, Cannon, Carolina, Carpetweed, Carrot, Cattail, Ceanothis, Cheat, Cherry, Chickweed, Chinaberry, Chinese, Chinquapin, Clover, Cocklebur, Cogongrass, Common, Cordgrass, Cottonwood, Creeper, Crowfootgrass, Cudweed, Cupgrass, Cypress, Daisy, Dallisgrass, Dandelion, Desert, Diffuse, Dock, Dog, Dogfennel, Dogwood, Downy, Dropseed, Eucalyptus, Fall, Fennel, Fescue, Fiddleneck, Filaree, Fleabane, Florida, Foxtail, Fuse, Geranium, Giant, Goldenrod, Goosefoot, Goosegrass, Grape, Gray, Guineagrass, Gum, Hawthorn, Heaven, Hedge, Henbit, Hickory, Hoary, Honeysuckle, Hop, Horseweed, Huckleberry, Indian, Italian, Itchgrass, Ivy, Japanese, Johnsongrass, Junglerice, Kentucky, Knapweed, Knotweed, Kochia, Lambsquarters, Lespedeza, Lettuce, Little, London, Loosestrife, loosestrife, Lovegrass, Lyonia, Madrone, Mallow, Maple, Melaleuca, Milkweed, Miners, Morningglory, Mouseear, Muhly, Mulberry, Mullein, Mullien, Mustard, Nettle, Nettleleaf, Nightshade, Oak, Oats, of, Olive, Orchardgrass, Oxeye, Panicum, Parsnip, Peppertree, Pepperweed, Phragmites, Pigweed, Plantain, Poison, Pokeweed, Popcorn-Tree, Poplar, Praieie, Prairie, Primrose, Privet, Prostrate, Puncturevine, Purple, Purse, Purslane, Pusley, Pweaimmon, Quackgrass, Rabbitbrush, Ragweed, Red, Redvine, Reed, Rocket, Rose, Rush, Russian, Ryegrass, Saltbrush, Saltbush, Saltgrass, Saltscedar, Sand, Sandbur, Sassafras, Shepherd's, Signalgrass, Silverleaf, Skeletonweed, Smartweed, Smooth, Snakeweed, Sorrell, Sourwood, Sowthistle, Spp, Sprangletop, Spurge, Starthistle, Stinging, Sumac, Sunflower, Sweet, Sweetgum, Sycamore, Tallow, Tanoak, Tansymustard, Texas, Thistle, Threeawn, Timothy, TiTi, Torpedograss, Tree, Turnip, Vasseygrass, Velvetleaf, Vervain, Virginia, Western, Wild, Wirestem, Witchgrass, Woodsorrel, Woolly, Woollyleaf, Woolyleaf, Yellow, Adler, Crabgrass, Feathertop, Field, Filaree, Panicum, Paragrass, Poison.

Tribune Diquat Non Selective Liquid Herbicide

Tribune Diquat Herbicide is a nonselective, nonvolatile and fast-acting weed killer with results usually visible within days. It’s great for both weeds and grasses and can be used commercial applications. Tribune Diquat can also be applied as an aquatic herbicide to control pond algae and weeds while remaining environmentally safe, can be applied in and around swimming areas, docks, ponds, lakes, drainages, fountains, and greenhouses. Diquat is a post-emergent herbicide used to control weeds on both dry land and aquatic sites. It is ideal to use in ponds, lakes, or marshes to keep unwanted vegetation from taking over.

Active Acting Ingredients: Diquat Dibromide 37.3%
Formula Category: Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC).
Mode of Action: 22

Diquat Herbicide is a nonselective, nonvolatile and fast-acting weed killer sold in quantities of 32 oz to 2 and one half gallons of concentrate

Diquat Herbicide Weeds Controlled

Diquate controls the following weeds: bladderwort, hydrilla, watermilfoils, pondweeds, coontail, elodea, Brazilian elodea, naiad, algae, water lettuce, water hyacinth, duckweed, salvinia, pennywort, frog's bit, cattails, and more. Llittle barley, annual bluegrass, rescue grass, sixweeds fescue, henbit, buttercup, and Carolina geranium, Clover, Cocklebur, Cogongrass, Common, Cordgrass, Cottonwood, Creeper, Crowfootgrass, Cudweed, Cupgrass, Cypress, Daisy, Dallisgrass, Dandelion, Desert, Diffuse, Dock, Dog, Dogfennel, Adler, Crabgrass, Feathertop, Field, Filaree, and Panicum.