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Date: Glos" I G ' I 2- Requested Meeting Date: OrganizationName(ifapplicable): t\lo,+hwe.s+ T b,rc-_0 ive Pie,.,,+ Coec"c,;__, \ Name of Presenter: Name of Applicant if Other than Above: Contact Phone Number & Email: Mailing Address with Postal Code: Audio/Visual requirements (if yes, specify): \?o,'-'e., £'& ~--l y\-es-Gds:o:½::i' o o, Topic: 1'Jl,()\y'C * C ·,J,)' c-...>±: f'cio, e (-,e_c,-c)_f~ Pc~r-be.. ,s4:, l1'\VC~SI\JP p\°' ...+ ;:::,su. e_..s,;) or~o,-+u.\r--..;..\-;e_s +c:Jio...ll:0v:sc<S.e...-S Action You Wish Council to Take: (r. v,-\;;V)A' ,.,.cJ, St.'lff n,+ of +l,__ f' - l\_1 o, -lcl,,,_u,ig c:.+: Ih.vCLS ,dP £ k d C~c u "'u:...l Legislative Services Office, 5th Floor, City Hall, 1100 Patricia Blvd., Prince George, BC V2L 3V9 Phone: 250-561-7602 Northwest 2010 ANNUAL REPORT 't INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL June 27, 2011 Prepared by: Andrea Eastham, P.Ag Northwest Invasive Plant Council Program Manager 1595 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC phone: 250.564.4115 loc. 233 toll-free: 1.866.44WEEDS email: [email protected] website: www.nwipc.org Executive Summary The Northwest Invasive Plant Council (NWIPC) operated in 2010 as a pooled resource, non-profit society implementing invasive plant management from Atlin in the north to Hixon in the south, and from the Alberta border to Haida Gwaii. The 2010 accomplishments were: o $683,948 in revenue from 21 funding partners; $679,798 in expenses (un-audited figures) o Three new species added to strategic plan: Cardamine hirsuta, Euphrasia nemorosa, and Lamium galeobdolon o Fielded seven Invasive Plant Management Area contractors o Seven First Nations Partnerships completed inventory and treatment o Coordinated one Hot Spot and one SWAT crew from Invasive Plant Council of BC o Funded three rebate programs that supported farmers and landowners in treatment of invasive plants o Supported six field days and weed pulls o Treated 423 hectares on 2128 sites; 2805 sites inventoried on 534 hectares o Monitored field work by all crews and checked data in Invasive Alien Plant Program o Maintained existing common tansy, field scabious and marsh plume thistle containment polygons o Completed a risk assessment of Impatiens glandulifera o Provided invasive plant education and awareness at 20 venues o Maintained the Weed Reporting Hotline 1-866-44WEEDS 2 of 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 5 2. 2010 STATEGIC PLAN & PLANT PROFILES ............................................................................... 5 3. 2010 REVENUE ............................................................................................................................ 6 4. DISBURSEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 OPERATIONAL INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ........................................................... 8 4.1.1 Burns Lake IPMA ................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.2 Haida Gwaii IPMA ................................................................................................................. 12 4.1.3 Houston IPMA ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.4 Prince George IPMA .............................................................................................................. 14 4.1.5 Robson Valley IPMA .............................................................................................................. 15 4.1.6 Stikine-Skeena IPMA ............................................................................................................. 16 4.1.7 Vanderhoof IPMA .................................................................................................................. 18 4.1.8 First Nations Partnerships ...................................................................................................... 18 4.1.9 Invasive Plant Council Operational Crews ............................................................................. 19 4.1.10 Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure funds to SIWMC ................................................... 22 4.1.11 Buck Flats Field Day .............................................................................................................. 22 4.1.12 District “C” Farmers‟ Institute Rebate Program....................................................................... 23 4.1.13 Fort Fraser Livestock Association Rebate Program ............................................................... 23 4.1.14 NWIPC 50:50 Rebate Program .............................................................................................. 23 4.2 PROJECTS AND NWIPC PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 23 4.2.1 Fort Nelson Invasive Plant Management Steering Committee (FNIPMASC) .......................... 24 4.2.2 Education, Promotion and Awareness ................................................................................... 24 4.2.1 Houston Field Scabious ......................................................................................................... 25 4.2.2 Potted Weed Display ............................................................................................................. 28 4.2.3 Wet‟suwet‟en Nation .............................................................................................................. 28 4.2.4 Native Plant Conservatory of Laskeek Bay ............................................................................ 28 4.2.5 Weed and the Works ............................................................................................................. 29 4.2.6 IPCBC Technical Support ...................................................................................................... 29 4.3 ADMINISTRATION AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES ............................................................. 29 4.3.1 Telephone Hotline 1-866-44WEEDS ...................................................................................... 31 4.4 MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS .......................................................................................... 32 3 of 33 GOAL OF THE NORTHWEST INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL To prevent further damage to the ecosystems of northwest and central BC from invasive alien plants and begin to rehabilitate ecosystems that have been degraded by invasive alien plants. OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF NWIPC (Revised April 19, 2007) • Encourage the public to report invasive plant sightings. (This requires adequate and prompt feedback to persons who report invasive plants). • Inform the public about invasive plant programs so they can provide relevant comment. • Develop and maintain a shared invasive plant inventory. • Assess problems and threats that various invasive plants present to the environment and economy of the area. Categorize invasive plants and prioritize sites for control. • Prevent the establishment of invasive plants not currently in the region. Prevent or minimize the spread of the invasive plants present in the region. • Conduct invasive plant programs in the northwest and central BC using Integrated Pest Management principles as described in the „Invasive Plant Strategy for BC‟. • Encourage all landowners, agencies and organisations operating in northwest and central BC to develop and implement invasive plant management programs. • Manage and coordinate the activities and responsibilities of the various agencies and private landowners to ensure NWIPC goals are met. 4 of 33 1. INTRODUCTION The Northwest Invasive Plant Council (NWIPC) operated in 2010 as a pooled resource, non-profit society. Funding for program delivery and invasive plant management within the seven Invasive Plant Management Areas (IPMA; Fig. 1) came from partners who contributed through grants, agreements, and contracts. NWIPC - Invasive Plant Management Areas -, Fort Nelson Stikine-Skeena Fon SL Jo~aylo Hudson'sH ouce Coupe Che<wynd Creek Vanderhoof Houston Prince George Haida Gwaii Burns Lake Northwest INVA&IV£ PLANT COUNCIL Robson Valley Invasive Alien Williams lake Plant Program 100 200 300 400 Kilometers Figure 1. Map showing the seven IPMAs used by the NWIPC to contract and execute invasive plant management activities of inventory, treatment and public awareness. 2. 2010 STATEGIC PLAN & PLANT PROFILES The Annual General Meeting was held April 15th in Houston, BC. Thirty members were in attendance. The members, 674 people