roadside vegetation control [location] [date] weeds and roads d. polsterj. leekie bc mot
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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
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Hoary Alyssum
Economic
•Agriculture and Ranching
•Forestry
•Transportation
Impacts
Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org
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Himalayan Blackberry
Environmental
•Reduced biodiversity
•Increased erosion and sedimentation
Impacts
Yellow Flag-Iris
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
D. Hanna
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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 roadside vegetation control?
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Your Role
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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
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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 Regional CommitteeCall 1-888-WEEDSBC
Visit www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca
BC MoT