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Rest Areas and Roadside Facilities Maintenance
[Location][Date]
Weeds and Roads
D. PolsterJ. Leekie
BC MoT
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Best Practices for Rest Area Maintenance
•Invasive Plants and Impacts
•The Contractor’s Role
•Best Practices
•Priority Plants
Overview
Dalmation Toadflax
Susan Turner, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Bugwood.org
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Definition
Invasive Plants
• Invasive plants are non-native plants thatcan cause significant damage.
• They spread very quickly, displacing and sometimes eliminating native plants
• They are sometimes called ‘noxious weeds’ Hound’s-tongue
L. Scott
Economic
•Agriculture and Ranching
•Tourism
•Transportation
Impacts
ElkPhoto: H. Schwartz, Bugwood.org
Scotch Broom
Environmental
•Reduced biodiversity
•Increased erosion and sedimentation
Impacts
Leafy Spurge
L.L. Berry, Bugwood.org
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
Your Role
Guidance Documents
•B.C. Weed Control Act
•Environmental Best Practices
•MoT Best Practices Guide
Your Role
What can you do to manage invasive plantsduring rest area and roadside facilities maintenance?
Your Role
Your Role
VIDEO CLIP
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What Should Have Happened Here?
Best Practices
BC MoTInvasive blueweed
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What’s Gone Wrong Here?
Best Practices
K. George Beck & James Sebastian, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Priority Plants within the District
•[plant common and scientific name]
•[plant common and scientific name]
•[plant common and scientific name]
Plants of Concern
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For More Information…
Contact your local Regional Committee
Call 1-888-WEEDSBCVisit
www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca
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