Posts Tagged: invasive weeds
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...
An overview of the Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weed Project for improved control of invasive aquatic weeds in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
From the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management—Special Issue Vol. 59s 2021 An overview of the Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weed Project for improved control of invasive aquatic weeds in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Patrick J. Moran, John D. Madsen, Paul D. Pratt, David L....
Weed seed dispersal - real world
I was out in the field today and drove by this fallow field and did two things. First, since I'm a weed scientist, I stopped to take a photo of this weedy streak. Second, because I know the site manager and know he hates weeds, I called to give him a hard time about "missing one". Any...
tumbleweed seed dispersal Hanson