Roadside Vegetation Control

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BC MoT
D. Polster
J. Leekie

• Roadside Vegetation Control
• Location
• Date

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• Best Practices for Vegetation Control
• Invasive Plants and Impacts
• The Contractors Role
• Best Practices
• Priority Plants

J. Swearingen
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Definition

• Invasive plants are non-native plants that
• can cause significant damage.
• They spread very quickly,
• displacing and sometimes
• eliminating native plants
• They are sometimes
• called noxious weeds

L. Mehrhoff, Bugwood.org
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• Economic
• Agriculture and Ranching
• Forestry
• Transportation

Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org
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• Environmental
• Reduced
• biodiversity
• Increased erosion
• and sedimentation

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut,
Bugwood.org
Yellow Flag-Iris
D. Hanna
Himalayan Blackberry
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• Guidance Documents
• B.C. Weed Control Act
• Environmental Best
• Practices
• MoT Best Practices Guide

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What can you do to manage invasive
plants during roadside vegetation control?
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VIDEO CLIP
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What Should Happen Here?
BC MoT
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What Went Wrong Here?
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What Went Wrong Here?
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

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Contact your Regional Committee Call
1-888-WEEDSBC Visit www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca
BC MoT