The direct annual cost to monitor and control invasive plants in California is $82 million, and indirect economic impacts are even larger. Despite disparate efforts, noxious weeds are continuing to invade rangelands and other working landscapes, highlighting the need for approaches that maximize cost effectiveness of reduced-risk practices while promoting biodiversity.
We held a series of workshops across California to share information on recent developments in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) rangeland research and field application with land managers. At these workshops, we deployed participant surveys to learn about local experiences and perceptions of rangeland weed control practices, and are currently working on a publication summarizing results. All workshop presentations and resources are available below! Download the workshop fact sheet here.
Weed Biology and Ecology
- Jodi Aceves, Senior Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Siskiyou County
Twenty Five Years of Poisonous Plants and Livestock
- Marcia Booth, Senior Analytical Chemist, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, UC Davis
- Josh Davy, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Management Strategies for Noxious Weeds: Barb goatgrass and purple starthistle
- Joe DiTomaso, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist and UC Davis Professor
- Joe DiTomaso, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist and UC Davis Professor
- Tom Getts, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor
- Tom Getts, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor
Ecology and Management of Medusahead
- Elise Gornish, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Restoration Ecology
Biology, Ecology and Management of Aquatic Weeds in Ponds
- John Madsen, Research Biologist, USDA ARS
Tackling Tumbleweed: Strategies for control
- Devii Rao, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Noxious Weeds in Rangeland: Knapweed, skeletonweed, pepperweed, and thistles
- Fred Rinder, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Fresno County
Ecology and Management of Medusahead
- Matthew Shapero, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Managing Baccharis ‘Coyote Brush’
- Jeff Stackhouse, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
- Stephanie Stark, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Santa Barbara County
Vertebrate Pests
Using IPM to Manage Ground Squirrels
- Roger Baldwin, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution
Vertebrate Damage Management: California ground squirrel control in rangeland and pasture
- Michael Konda, Fresno County Department of Agriculture
Laws and Regulations Update with a Focus on Vertebrate Pest Control Labels
- Debbie Trupe, Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
Weed Management Strategies
Rangeland Seeding and Ecosystem Service Restoration
- Morgan Doran, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Reseeding to Improve Biodiversity, Livestock Forage, and Wildlife Habitat
- Elise Gornish, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Restoration Ecology
Tools for Weed Management on Rangeland
- Guy Kyser, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
Changing with Drought: Long term forage production and species composition
- Royce Larsen, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Medusahead Control with Milestone Herbicide
- Beau Miller, Vegetation Management Specialist, Dow AgroSciences
Weed Management Options “New & Old”
- Rick Miller, Vegetation Management Specialist, Dow AgroSciences
Adaptive Grazing Management for Weed Control
- Leslie Roche, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Rangeland Management
- Ken Tate, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Rangeland Watershed Sciences
- Laura Snell, UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Mattole Integrated Watershed Management: A rural community's approach to invasive species management
- John Summers, Mattole Restoration Council
Safety, Laws, and Regulations
Safety Never Takes the Day Off
- Lisa Blecker, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, UC Statewide IPM Coordinator
Personal Protective Equipment and Respirator Requirements
- Sidney Hilton, Environmental Scientist, Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Sergio Moreno, Agricultural Inspector, Monterey County Agricultural Commissioners Office
Information, Resources, and Programs
Department of Pesticide Regulation website
Restoration Manual For Annual Grassland Systems in California
California Invasive Plant Council website
NRCS Assisting California Ranchers
Weed Research & Information Center website
Resource Conservation Districts directory
Thank you to our sponsors, presenters and all workshop participants!
