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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
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Marsh Plume Thistle
Economic
•Agriculture and Ranching
•Forestry
•Transportation
Impacts
BC MAL
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Oxeye Daisy
Environmental
•Reduced biodiversity
•Increased erosion and sedimentation
Impacts
CRD
B. Tokarska-Guzik, bugwood.org
Sulphur Cinquefoil
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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 ditch and watercoursemaintenance?
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Your Role
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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
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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 local Regional Committee
Call 1-888-WEEDSBCVisit
www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca