A Story of Invasion and the Fight for Good
WEBINAR
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Overview: A discussion of emerging
issues as they relate to the British Columbia Early Detection Rapid Response
Program for invasive plants. The issues of early detection, pathway
interception, physical containment, accessing new herbicides, and treatments on
or adjacent to private lands will be discussed in the context of feature terrestrial
and aquatic species, such as Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus L.),
European common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud),
North Africa grass (Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu), and
Shiny geranium (Geranium lucidum L.), Jointed goatgrass (Aegilops
cylindrica Host), Paterson’s curse (Echium plantagineum L.), Giant reed (Arundo donax L.), Yellow floating
heart (Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze), and Water hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms).
About the presenter: Becky Brown is a
Professional Agrologist with the British Columbia (B.C.) Institute of
Agrologists and an Invasive Plant Specialist with the B.C. Ministry of Forests,
Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. She has been working
in natural resource management throughout B.C. for the past 25 years, focusing
on invasive plants since 2003. Becky completed her undergraduate degree in
Environmental Science at Royal Roads University and a technical diploma in
Environmental Planning at Selkirk College. Her primary focus is coordinating
the provincial Early Detection Rapid Response Program for invasive plants,
including species risk assessments, report verifications, extent surveys,
treatment trials, response planning, and establishing new treatment permits and
registrations. She also provides technical support to land managers working
with established invasive plants in the South Coast region of B.C. Becky is
based on Vancouver Island.
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