Posts Tagged: Invasive Weeds

Using Native Plants for Weed Control

One of the first steps in ecological restoration is often controlling invasive weeds, which can be a major barrier to native plant establishment. But what happens after restoration is complete? At most sites, weed pressure is an ongoing challenge that land managers must grapple with to maintain the...

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass The invasive pest spotlight focuses on emerging or potential invasive pests in California. In this issue, we cover the invasive plants pampasgrass and jubatagrass. Pampasgrass & jubatagrass facts Pampasgrass (Figure 1, top) is a common...

Australian ribbonweed – A new invasive weed to the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta

A new invader was found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (hereafter “Delta”) by California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways (“CDBW”). The new weed is Australian ribbonweed, Vallisneria australis S.W.L. Jacobs and Les. First described as V. gigantea,...

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Invasive Weed and Restoration Ecology

The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, seeks an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Invasive Weed and Restoration Ecology. Faculty in the Department are engaged in developing and disseminating comprehensive basic and applied knowledge regarding...

Fire and Smoke: Ponderings on Disturbance and Invasive Weeds

I have called California Home for the past 6 years since starting this position and the past two summers are unlike any I have experienced in the west. Growing up in Colorado I remember the smokey skys from the Hayman fire and ash raining down from the High Park fire, which blackened my...

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