1. Cost Difference Mechanically Harvesting Material 7500 per acre
Cookie Cutting/Vegetation Shredding
1,400 per acre
Aerial Applied Herbicide
100 per acre

2. Management Limitations
Mechanically Harvesting Material
7,500 per acre x 100 acres of tussock =
750 Thousand Dollars

3. Management Limitations
Mechanically Shredding Material
Currently do not have the required permits to perform large scale tussock shredding
Potential water quality concerns
Cost
1,400 x 100 acres =
140 Thousand Dollars

4. Management Limitations
Herbicide Treatment of Material
Effective if tussock material does not have much associated organic sediment attached
If there is sediment associated with tussock, herbicide will not sink the sediment
Financially feasible
Negative public attitude toward herbicide use