Longmont to use drone flight to scout for noxious weeds

Longmont to use drone flight to scout for noxious weeds

Longmont will fly an unmanned aerial vehicle over local wetland vegetation on Monday to scout for hairy willowherb, according to a city news release. The A-list noxious weed is scheduled for eradication in Colorado due to its status as an invasive species by the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Scouting with a drone will make it easier to find in the thick, wetland vegetation than performing the search operation by hand, the release says. Fli…