1. Weeds and Roads Rest Areas and Roadside Facilities Maintenance [Location] [Date] BC MoT J. Leekie D. Polster

2. Best Practices for Rest Area Maintenance • Invasive Plants and Impacts • The Contractor’s Role • Best Practices • Priority Plants Overview Susan Turner, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Bugwood.org Dalmation Toadflax

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 L. Scott 3

4. Economic • Agriculture and Ranching • Tourism • Transportation Impacts Elk Photo: H. Schwartz, Bugwood.org

5. Environmental • Reduced • biodiversity • Increased erosion • and sedimentation Impacts Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Scotch Broom L.L. Berry, Bugwood.org Leafy Spurge

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 • during rest area • and roadside • facilities • maintenance? Your Role

8. Your Role

9. VIDEO CLIP Your Role

10. What Should Have Happened Here? Best Practices Invasive blueweed BC MoT 10

11. What’s Gone Wrong Here? Best Practices K. George Beck & James Sebastian, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org 11

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

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