Making a Difference on the Ground

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8,998 kg of invasive plants were removed!

82 plant species treated over 216 ha

7 biocontrol agents surveyed

Wrote 2 management plans- Beaver Cr. Prov. Park and the Columbia Power 84L transmission line

Japanese 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

45 invasive plants found over 1000 surveys at 139 sites

NO provincial prevent species found samples

4 substrate samplers at 36 sites on 10 waterbodies