Pest Management Plan for Invasive Alien Plant and Noxious Weed Control on Provincial Crown Lands within the South Coastal Mainland of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry of Environment (BC Parks and Protected Areas) Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Ministry of Agriculture PMP Application #: MOT – IP – PMP – 2011 Confirmation No. 102-0669-11/16 May 16, 2011 PMP for Invasive Alien Plant and/or Noxious Weed Control on Provincial Crown Lands in the South Coastal Mainland of British Columbia TABLE OF CONTENTS PMP Application #: MOT – IP – PMP - 2011 ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3.0 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PMP .............................................................................................. 7 3.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 4.0 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 IDENTIFICATION OF PLAN HOLDER ............................................................................................................................................... 8 4.2 GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PMP AREA ................................................................................... 8 5.0 USE OF THIS PLAN ON PROVINCIAL CROWN LAND ................................................................................. 9 6.0 TERM OF PLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 9 7.0 PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING INVASIVE PLANTS ..................................................................... 9 8.0 PUBLIC USE WITHIN THE PLAN AREA ..................................................................................................... 9 9.0 INVASIVE PLANT DEFINITIONS AND IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 10 9.1 DEFINITION .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 9.2 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 9.3 INVASIVE PLANT GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................................ 11 9.4 HOW INVASIVE PLANTS ARE SPREAD ......................................................................................................................................... 11 9.5 THE NEED TO CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS ............................................................................................................................... 11 10.0 INTEGRATED INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 12 10.1 PREVENTION (PLANNING) .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 10.2 PEST IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 10.2.1 AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR INVASIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................ 15 10.3 CONDUCTING INVENTORIES AND MONITORING PEST POPULATIONS ............................................................................... 16 10.3.1 CONDUCTING INVASIVE PLANT INVENTORIES/SURVEYS ........................................................................................... 16 10.3.2 MONITORING INVASIVE PLANT POPULATIONS .............................................................................................................. 18 10.4 ESTABLISHING INJURY LEVELS AND TREATMENT THRESHOLDS........................................................................................ 18 10.4.1 ESTABLISHING INJURY LEVELS ............................................................................................................................................ 19 10.4.2 PRIORITIZING SPECIES........................................................................................................................................................... 19 10.4.3 ESTABLISHING TREATMENT THRESHOLDS ..................................................................................................................... 21 10.5 PEST TREATMENT OPTIONS AND TREATMENT METHOD SELECTION .............................................................................. 22 10.5.1 TREATMENT METHOD SELECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 23 10.5.2 PEST TREATMENT OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 24 January 12, 2010 2 PMP for Invasive Alien Plant and/or Noxious Weed Control on Provincial Crown Lands in the South Coastal Mainland of British Columbia 10.6 POST TREATMENT EVALUATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 29 11.0 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 29 11.1 QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS APPLYING HERBICIDES .......................................................... 30 11.2 PROCEDURES FOR SAFELY TRANSPORTING HERBICIDES...................................................................................................... 30 11.3 PROCEDURES FOR SAFELY STORING HERBICIDES ................................................................................................................... 31 11.4 PROCEDURES FOR SAFELY MIXING, LOADING AND APPLYING HERBICIDES ................................................................... 32 11.5 PROCEDURES FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF EMPTY HERBICIDE CONTAINERS AND UNUSED HERBICIDES ..................... 32 11.6 PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO HERBICIDE SPILLS ........................................................................................................ 33 11.7 IDENTIFICATION OF EACH HERBICIDE THAT WILL BE USED UNDER THE PLAN, THE MANNER OF ITS APPLICATION, AND THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR EACH MANNER OF APPLICATION .......................................... 35 11.8 DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION EQUIPMENT PROPOSED FOR USE .................................................................................... 36 12.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES .......................................................... 36 12.1 STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT COMMUNITY WATERSHEDS .................................................................... 37 12.2 STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT DOMESTIC AND AGRICULTURAL WATER SOURCES ......................... 37 12.3 STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING FISH AND WILDLIFE, RIPARIAN AREAS, BODIES OF WATER AND WILDLIFE HABITAT................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 12.4 STRATEGIES TO PREVENT HERBICIDE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ...... 40 12.5 PRE-TREATMENT INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING TREATMENT AREA BOUNDARIES ...................... 41 12.6 PROCEDURES FOR MAINTAINING AND CALIBRATING HERBICIDE APPLICATION EQUIPMENT ................................. 41 12.7 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR MODIFYING HERBICIDE APPLICATION METHODS FOR DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS .................................................................................................. 42 12.7.1 WEATHER MONITORING ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 12.7.2 STOP TREATMENT CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 42 13.0 REPORTING, NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION .................................................................................. 42 13.1 REPORTING .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 13.1.1 CONFIRMATION