Roadside Vegetation Control[Location]

[Date]

Weeds and Roads

D. PolsterJ. Leekie

BC MoT

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Best Practices for Vegetation Control

•Invasive Plants and Impacts

•The Contractor’s Role

•Best Practices

•Priority Plants

Overview

J. Swearingen

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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’ L. Mehrhoff, Bugwood.org

Purple Loosestrife

Hoary Alyssum

Economic

•Agriculture and Ranching

•Forestry

•Transportation

Impacts

Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org

Himalayan Blackberry

Environmental

•Reduced biodiversity

•Increased erosion and sedimentation

Impacts

Yellow Flag-Iris

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org

D. Hanna

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 roadside vegetation control?

Your Role

Your Role

VIDEO CLIP

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What Should Happen Here?

Best Practices

BC MoT

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What Went Wrong Here?

Best Practices

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What Went Wrong Here?

Best Practices

Invasive oxeye daisy

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 Regional CommitteeCall 1-888-WEEDSBC

Visit www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca

BC MoT