Publications

Dichotomous Keys

• Key to Identification of Invasive and Native Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) in the Pacific Northwest - Revised March 2007 View pdf
  [pdf, 4 MB, posted August 16, 2007]
• Key to Identification of Invasive Knotweeds in British Columbia View pdf
  [pdf, 1 MB, posted August 16, 2007]

Risk Assessments

• Invasive Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) in Northeastern British Columbia; Invasive plant risk assessment and literature search View pdf
  [pdf, 411 KB, posted February 20, 2008]
• Cirsium Palustre (Marsh thistle) - Literature Search and Habitat Potential Risk Analysis View pdf
  [pdf, 310 KB, posted February 20, 2008]
• Analysis of Sulphur Cinquefoil in British Columbia - Working Paper 16, MFLNRO
• About the CORE Invasive Plant Ranking Process tool

Invasive Plant Program Reference Guide

• How to Use Report-A-Weed Quick guide on the Report-A-Weed application
• The Reference Guide Part I covers the business of invasive plant management, including prevention, planning, inventory, monitoring, and different treatments.
• The IAPP Reference Guide Part II, is the comprehensive, fully illustrated manual for IAPP Data Entry Version 1.6 [pdf, 2.6 MB]
• The Reference Guide Part III, explains how to optimize your use of Map Display, including the state-of-the-art Report-A-Weed wizard. [pdf, 1.9 MB]

Pamphlets, Posters, Brochures, etc

• The"Coastal Weeds Poster" features 50 invasive species, sorted by 'open terrestrial', 'wetland', and 'below canopy' habitat preferences. [size: 28in x 36in, but looks good on 11x17 also; pdf, 67 MB]
• The 2012 Wall Calendar features a different invasive plant species as a backdrop for every month. Also displays a map with the names and contact info for the Regional Weed Committees in BC. [size: 28in x 36in; pdf, 14 MB, posted Nov 28, 2011]

• Factsheet on 12 Alert and High Priority Species for BC Brief plant and impact facts on 12 species with high priority status in BC. Please report these using Report-A-Weed if you see them!
• Factsheet on 6 common BC Coastal species (Giant hogweed, Daphne, Scotch broom, Himalayan blackberry, Butterfly bush, Japanese knotweed)
• Noxious Weeds - MFLNRO (pdf 0.5MB)
• Knotweed - MFLNRO (pdf 594KB)
• Gorse: The Spiny Competitor - MFLNRO
• Broom: Putting it in Its Place - MFLNRO
• Marsh Thistle: Beware This Alien Weed - MFLNRO (pdf 2.9MB)
• Dalmatian Toadflax - MFLNRO (pdf 0.4MB)
• Key to Identification of Invasive and Native Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) in the Pacific Northwest - Revised March 2007 (pdf, 4 MB)
• Key to Identification of Invasive Knotweeds in British Columbia (pdf, 1 MB)

• Weeds how they spread and what you can do to stop them: Dec. 11, 2001 - MFLNRO (pdf 0.77MB)
• Ecosystems Destroyed - Cranbrook Forest District (pdf 1.35MB)
• Controlling Weeds Using Biological Control Methods - MFLNRO
• Biological Weed Control - MFLNRO (pdf 0.5MB)
• Weed control is caring for their future-deer-food chain: Dec. 11, 2001 - MFLNRO (pdf 1.88MB)

The IAPP Application Training Materials

• The in-class slide presentation - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET STARTED. A large document, but it contains lots of information!
  (96 slides - pdf document, 14.5MB)
• Structure of the IAPP data entry module, the techie and non-techie version
  (2 pages - pdf document, 2.2MB)
• Benefits of a relational database versus spreadsheets, and how to enter Site, Survey and Treatment data into IAPP!
  (4 pages - pdf document, 516KB)
• Visual representation of data entry flow
  (1 page - pdf document, 260KB)
• Introduction to the UTM coordinate system
  (2 pages - pdf document, 644KB)
• Quick guide to estimating areas in Ha.
  (1 page - pdf document, 13KB)
• Some of the more commonly used IAPP codes
  (3 pages - pdf document, 292KB)
• The complete IAPP plant list in Excel sheet format so you can sort as desired. All 202 plants listed as of January 2012, with columns for Genus Code, Species Code, Latin name, Common name, and Map Label.
  (Excel 2003 spreadsheet, 14KB)
• Map label legend, the list of 2-letter codes used in Map Display
  (5 pages, pdf document, 31KB)
• Visual overview of the 4 containment lines in IAPP. Includes location UTMs and zoom levels for easy location of the Marsh plume thistle, Field scabious, Common tansy, and Blueweed containment lines in IAPP as of 2011.
  (6 pages - pdf document, 1MB)
• Describing ecosystems in the field. The publication from which the distribution and density codes were adopted.
  (231 pages - pdf document, 13MB)