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Weed Management

  • Newman, R. and S. Wurtz. 2005. Seeding to control weed invasion on the Strawberry Hill fire. 2005 Progress Report. (Mimeo.) 7 p.
  • Newman, R. and S. Wurtz. 2005. Seeding to control weed invasion on the Strawberry Hill fire. Post-wildfire Watershed Rehabilitation in BC Workshop, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC - June 8, 2005. online
  • Newman, Reginald F. 1997. Vegetation recovery and plant diversity dynamics in grassland communities following herbicide treatment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 219 p.
  • Newman, R.F., S.J. Wikeem, B.M. Wikeem, and A. McLean. 1986. The allelopathic potential of rough fescue and bluebunch wheatgrass on diffuse and spotted knapweed. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, and Agriculture Canada, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 19 p.
  • Powell, G.W., B.M. Wikeem, A. Sturko, and J. Boateng. 1997. Knapweed growth and effect on conifers in a montane forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 27:1427-1433.
  • Powell, George. 1996. Analysis of sulphur cinquefoil in British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Research Program, Victoria, B.C., Working Paper 16. 29 p.
  • Powell, George W., Allen Sturko, Brian M. Wikeem, and Peter Harris. 1994. Field guide to the biological control of weeds in British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C., Land Management Handbook No. 27. 163 p.
  • Wikeem, Brian and Earl Jenson (editors). 1986. Knapweed containment and control program: 1985 annual report. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. (Mimeo.) 76 p.
  • Wikeem, Sandra, Alastair McLean, Brian Wikeem, and Reg Newman. 1986. A survey to determine the relative invasion of diffuse knapweed in major grassland plant communities in British Columbia. Agriculture Canada Research Station, and British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 80 p.
  • Wikeem, Sandra, Alastair McLean, Brian Wikeem, and Judy Steves. 1986. A survey of knapweed occurrence in forested areas of British Columbia. Agriculture Canada Research Station, and British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 17 p.
  • Wikeem, Sandra J., Brian M. Wikeem, and Reg F. Newman. 1986. The rate of dispersal and the effects of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) on the structure and function of an Artemisia/Agropyron grassland in southern British Columbia. Agriculture Canada Range Research Station, and British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 12 p.
  • Wikeem, Sandra, B. Wikeem, R. Newman, and A. McLean. 1986. Effects of diffuse knapweed density on Bluebunch wheatgrass, needle-and-thread, and Junegrass yields. Agriculture Canada Range Research Station, and British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 14 p.

Range Fertilization

  • Majak, W. and B.M. Wikeem. 1986. Miserotoxin levels in fertilized Astragalus miser var. serotinus. Journal of Range Management 39(2):130-131.
  • Newman, R.F., Brian M. Wikeem, and A.L. van Ryswyk. 1992. Yield response on rough fescue and bluebunch wheatgrass range sites from fertilization. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch and Agriculture Canada Research Station, Kamloops, B.C. File Report. (Mimeo.) 33 p.
  • van Ryswyk, A.L., K. Broersma, B. Wikeem, and R. Newman. 1994. Grass and lower forest ranges should be fall fertilized. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch Forage Notes 37:62-65.
  • van Ryswyk, A.L., B.M. Wikeem, R.F. Newman, and K. Broersma. 1991. Nitrogen fertilization of grass and forested rangelands of southern Interior British Columbia, Canada: evaluation of yield response. IVth International Rangeland Congress, Montpellier, France. pp. 433-437.
  • van Ryswyk, A.L., K. Broersma, B. Wikeem, and R. Newman. 1991. Country Life, January Issue. 4 p.
  • Wikeem, Brian M., Reg F. Newman, and A.L. van Ryswyk. 1993. Forage response to N, P, and S fertilization on clearcut lodgepole pine sites. Journal of Range Management 46(3):262-270.
  • Wikeem, B.M., R.F. Newman, and A.L. van Ryswyk. 1989. Fertilization date and litter old-growth clipping affects grassland forage production. Research Highlights 1989. Kamloops Research Station, Prince George Experimental Farm, Kamloops, B.C. pp 35-41.
  • Wikeem, Brian M., Reg F. Newman, and A.L. van Ryswyk. 1989. Effect of fertilization date and litter removal on grassland forage production. Journal of Range Management 42(5):412-415.
  • Wikeem, B.M, W. Majak, and R.E. McDiarmid. No date. The effect of growth stage and urea fertilizer on toxicity of timber milkvetch (Astragalus Miser var. Serotinus) in British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, and Agriculture Canada Research Station, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 19 p.
  • Wikeem, Brian M., Reg F. Newman, and A.L. van Ryswyk. 1987. Effect of type of fertilizer on forage production and quality on grassland sites. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, and Agriculture Canada Research Station, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 27 p.

Range Management in Riparian Zones

  • Powell, G.W., K.J. Cameron, and R.F. Newman. 2000. Analysis of livestock use of riparian areas: literature review and research needs assessment for British Columbia. Research Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. Working Paper 52/2000.

Resolving Livestock/Wildlife Conflicts

  • Pitt, M.D. 1982. East Kootenay problem analysis: the interactions among grass, trees, elk and cattle. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. (Mimeo.) 67 p.
  • Ross, T.J. 1997. Vegetation monitoring program. East Kootenay Trench Agriculture/Wildlife Committee, Cranbrook, B.C., Final Report. (Mimeo.) 347 p.

Water Quality

  • Newman, R.F., T.D. Hooper, G.W. Powell, F.M. Njenga. 2003. The influence of range practices on waterborne disease organisms in surface water of British Columbia. A Problem Analysis. Research Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. Technical Report 008.

Dry Forest Understory

  • Newman, R., J. Parminter, and S. Wurtz. 2005. Understory Succession following Ecosystem Restoration of Ingrown Dry Forests. FSP Annual Technical Report: Y051069. Research Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range, Kamloops, B.C.
  • Page, H., E. Bork, and R. Newman. 2005. Understorey responses to mechanical restoration and drought within Montane forests of British Columbia. B.C. Journal of Ecosystems and Management Volume 6(1):8-21
  • Page, H. 2002. Monitoring ecosystem restoration of Montane forests in Southeastern British Columbia. M.Sc. thesis, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, U. Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
  • Ross, T.J., G. Powell, and C. DeMaere. 1998. The effect of thinning and burning on PPdh2 understory plant cover. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Kamloops, B.C. (Mimeo.) 14 p.

Last Modified: 2006 Sep 7. Ministry contact: Reg Newman.
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