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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
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Economic
•Agriculture and Ranching
•Tourism
•Transportation
Impacts
ElkPhoto: H. Schwartz, Bugwood.org
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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
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Your Role
Guidance Documents
•B.C. Weed Control Act
•Environmental Best Practices
•MoT Best Practices Guide
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Your Role
What can you do to manage invasive plantsduring rest area and roadside facilities maintenance?
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Your Role
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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
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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