Southern Interior Weed Management Committee

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) currently offers a number of invasive plant management programs with rebates to landowners living within the Region. Click here to learn more about them.

NEW TNRD NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL PROGRAM FORMS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD:

50% treatment cost share application

herbicide rebate application

new invaders 100% rebate application

herbicide treatment day sheet

list of licensed applicators

Resources and Links
invasive plant management resources

Weeds BC	Weeds BC can help you identify your weeds, learn how to manage them and find out what can happen if you don't. This site profiles 80 weeds that are currently present in the province or pose a threat to its economy and environment.
Noxious Weeds of Kamloops	The Kamloops Forest District's list of some of the main noxious weeds of concern within the Kamloops district.
TNRD Noxious Weed Programs	The TNRD's environmental health services weed control information, including program information, legislation, weed applications, list of applicators, and contacts.
IAPP Application	The Ministry of Forests and Range database for invasive plant data in BC. The Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) Application has two components, the Data Entry module and the Map Display module.
EFlora	Electronic atlas of the plants of British Columbia.
T.I.P.S. Brochures	Targeted Invasive Plant Solutions. Downloadable PDF T.I.P.S. publications on the best management practices, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, for either an operational activity or a specific invasive plant species.
Seven Steps to Integrated Weed Management	A manual for integrated weed management in British Columbia. Users of this handbook will find it a valuable source for identifying and gaining knowledge about invasive weeds, and that it might provide a useful template for preparing individualized integrated weed management plans.
Guide to Weeds in British Columbia	This guide is prepared as a reference for farmers, ranchers, resource managers, students, and the public. Profiling 80 weeds, the guide includes identification, impact, legal status, habitat, local distribution, biology, ecology, and management strategy for each weed.
TNRD Noxious Weed Control Program:Application Form	Application for financial assistance under the TNRD Noxious Weed Control Programs.
List of Applicators	Contact list of approved pesticide applicators in the Thompson-Nicola Region.
Stock Poisoning Plants of Western Canada	The 2008 revision updates the 1983 version (38) in a series of such manuals produced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It describes the plants that most frequently cause poisoning and injury to livestock in Western Canada, as well as a number of plants that are potentially dangerous. Species found in both native rangelands and cultivated croplands are included.
BC Weed Control Act	The B.C. Weed Control Act places a duty on all land occupiers to control noxious plants. The purpose for the Act is to protect our natural resources and industry from the negative impacts of foreign weeds.
BC Integrated Pest Management Act	The Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation establish conditions for the sale and use of pesticides in British Columbia through a classification system and regulatory provisions for licences, certification, permits, Pest Management Plans and ministry confirmations of receipt of a pesticide use notice.
Beautiful in Your Garden, But Be Aware	An educational horticulture brochure produced by the Invasive Plant Council of BC for gardeners.
Weed Warriors Brochure	Educational brochure designed for children.
Report-A-Weed	NEW interactive tool takes you through 3 easy steps that enable you to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive alien plant species in BC.

invasive plant committees in British Columbia

COORDINATOR	COMMITTEE
Gail Wallin	Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia
Eva Cameron	Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee
Pamela Wesley	Coastal Invasive Plant Committee
Heather McMahon	East Kootenay Weed Committee
Tasha Murray	Greater Vancouver Invasive Plant Council
Lisa Scott	South Okanagan Similkameen Weed Committee
Barb Stewart	Boundary Weed Management Committee
Andrea Eastham	Northwest Invasive Plant Council
Mike Simpson	Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee
Denis Meier	Northeast Invasive Plant Committee

regional district invasive plant contacts

Regions in BC without invasive plant committees can seek information about the management programs in their area through their Regional Districts and the following contacts.

Stacey Barker	Fraser Valley Regional District
Rhoda Mueller	Central Okanagan Regional District
John Friesen	North Okanagan Regional District
Paul Goodkey	Columbia-Shushwap Regional District
Emily Sonntag	Cariboo Regional District

our funding partners

	BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
	BC Ministry of Transportation
	BC Ministry of Forests and Range
	Thompson-Nicola Regional District
	BC Cattlemen’s Association
	BC Investment Development Fund
	Agriculture Environment Partnership Initiative
	BC Transmission Corporation
	Highland Valley Copper
	District of Logan Lake
	Terasen Gas

Resources and Links invasive plant management resources

Resources and Links
invasive plant management resources