Making a Difference on the Ground

8,998 kg of invasive plants were removed!

7 biocontrol agents surveyed

Zero

Zebra and Quagga mussel detections

82 plant species treated over 216 ha ,

Wrote 2 management plans- Beaver Cr. Prov. Park and the Columbia Power 84L transmission line samples butterbur tree of heaven

Watch out for these high priority plants

Surveys for Japanese butterbur confirmed 7 sites. Do not plant this species...control it and report it.

Anyone smell rotten peanut butter? 17 sites found of the uniquely scented tree of heaven in Creston, Lower Arrow, Nelson and Slocan Valley areas. This invasive tree also acts as a host for the highly destructive agricultural pest, the spotted lanternfly.

Regional District of Central Kootenay lands inventoried for invasive plants

Preventing the Spread of Aquatic Invaders

4 substrate samplers at 36 sites on 10 waterbodies

45 invasive plants found over 1000 surveys at 139 sites NO provincial prevent species found

This year marks the first time American bullfrogs were found in the endangered northern leopard frog range!

496 bullfrogs removed in Nelway & Creston Valley

696 removed in Kootenay River- the primary corridor from Idaho