ditch and watercourse maintenance [location] [date] weeds and roads d. polsterj. leekie
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Ditch and Watercourse Maintenance[Location]
[Date]
Weeds and Roads
D. PolsterJ. Leekie
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Best Practices for Ditching
•Invasive Plants and Impacts
•The Contractor’s Role
•Best Practices
•Priority Plants
Overview
Common Tansy
L. Scott
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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’
CRD
Orange Hawkweed
Marsh Plume Thistle
Economic
•Agriculture and Ranching
•Forestry
•Transportation
Impacts
BC MAL
Oxeye Daisy
Environmental
•Reduced biodiversity
•Increased erosion and sedimentation
Impacts
CRD
B. Tokarska-Guzik, bugwood.org
Sulphur Cinquefoil
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 ditch and watercoursemaintenance?
Your Role
Your Role
VIDEO CLIP
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What Should Happen Here?
Best Practices
L. Scott
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What’s Gone Wrong Here?
Best Practices
L. ScottL. Scott
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What Should Happen Here?
Best Practices
R. Mueller
Brown Knapweed
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