PPT-San Luis Valley Noxious Weed Management Association

Mission  The San Luis Valley Weed Management Association is a public and private partnership created to promote awareness and management of noxious weeds through local and regional initiatives in the SLV area. 205 noxiousweedscojeffersonwaus httpwwwcojeffersonwausWeedBoard Gorse Ulex europaeus a Class B noxious weed resembles Scotch broom but is usually smaller and has well developed spines making the plant very prickly It blooms in February SCOTCH BROOM Sasha Shaw. King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 201 South Jackson, Suite 600. Seattle, WA 98104. 206-477-9333. kingcounty.gov/weeds. . Agenda. Definitions. Impacts. How do weeds spread?. What can we do to help stop them?. APRIL 2011, Page 1 Class B Noxious Weed Family: Fabaceae Control Required Status native King County Noxious Weed Control Program GORSE BMP 206-296-0290 Website: www.kingcounty.gov/weeds APRIL 2011 F A C T S H E E T 380 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend WA 98368 360 379 - 5610 Ext. 205 noxiousw eeds@co.jefferson.wa.us http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/WeedBoard Photo Credit — King County Nox NOXIOUS AND ENVIRONMENTAL WEED CONTROL HANDBOOK Potato . C. ropping . S. ystems. Pamela J.S. . Hutchinson. Potato Cropping Systems Weed Scientist. Aberdeen . Research & Extension Center. Weed Management in . Potatoes: Lecture topics. Weed – Potato . Identification and Management . Sasha Shaw. King County Noxious Weed Control Program. www.kingcounty.gov/weeds. . Courtesy of Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program. Agenda. Brief review of definitions, lists and impacts. Know your Weeds. ID your weeds in your field. Be sure you want to get rid of it. They do have a role:. Holding water. Creating organic matter. Providing cover. Habitat for beneficial insects. “Weeds are plant we have not yet found a use for.”. ?. thorns. toxicity. release substances that trap insects. dense leaf hairs reduces transpiration.. Why are these characteristics important when controlling weeds? . Examples: . Thorns . make it hard to . Seed Administrator. Office of Indiana State Chemist . and Seed Commissioner. @. IndianaChemist. Cover Crops. @. IndianaChemist. Is “Cover Crop” Seed Subject to Regulation by State and Federal Seed Laws?. Multifora rose is a Pennsyl- vania state listed noxious weed with nationwide distri- bution. Prior to being de- clared illegal to sell multiflora rose was a legitimate crop species in PA and the na 1PIBOEffectiveness Monitoring Program and Invasive Plant SpeciesDetection A Retrospective Summary2003-2011Eric ArcheraNate Hough-SneebAndrew Van Wagenen Ryan LokteffBrett B RoperUSDA Forest ServicePAC NoxiousEach state defines noxious weedspecies nameand total seeds per pound identified on the tag Seedcontaining rohibitednoxious weedseedscannotbe sold and planted in the statewhere it is listed as p F A C T S H E E T 380 Jefferson Street , Port Townsend WA 98368 360 379 - 5610 Ext. 205 noxiousweeds@co.jefferson.wa.us http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us /WeedBoard GIANT HOGWEED (Heracleum mantegazzia