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Highway Shoulder Maintenance and Gravelling [Location] [Date]

Weeds and Roads. Highway Shoulder Maintenance and Gravelling [Location] [Date]. J. Leekie. D. Polster. Best Practices for Shoulder Maintenance Invasive Plants and Impacts The Contractor’s Role Best Practices Priority Plants. Overview. Yellow Hawkweed. Definition.

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Highway Shoulder Maintenance and Gravelling [Location] [Date]

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  1. Weeds and Roads Highway Shoulder Maintenance and Gravelling [Location] [Date] J. Leekie D. Polster

  2. Best Practices for Shoulder Maintenance • Invasive Plants and Impacts • The Contractor’s Role • Best Practices • Priority Plants Overview Yellow Hawkweed

  3. 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’ Invasive Plants C. Wheeler 3

  4. Economic • Agriculture and Ranching • Forestry • Transportation Impacts S. Dewey, Bugwood.org

  5. Environmental • Reduced • biodiversity • Increased erosion • and sedimentation Impacts CRD Orange Hawkweed B. Tokarska-Guzik, bugwood.org Giant Hogweed

  6. Guidance Documents • B.C. Weed Control Act • Environmental Best • Practices • MoT Best Practices Guide Your Role

  7. What can you do • to manage • invasive plants • on highway • shoulders? Your Role

  8. Your Role

  9. VIDEO CLIP Your Role

  10. What’s Should Happen Here? Best Practices MOT 10

  11. What’s Gone Wrong Here? Best Practices Invasive giant hogweed 11 USDA, bugwood.org

  12. What’s Gone Wrong Here? Best Practices Invasive diffuse knapweed B. Stewart 12

  13. Priority Plants within the District • [plant common and scientific name] • [plant common and scientific name] • [plant common and scientific name] Plants of Concern

  14. Contact your local Regional Committee Visit www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca Call 1-888-WEEDSBC For More Information… D. Ralph

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