The NWIPC actively supports community weed pulls and other projects through funding, advertisement and member participation. Brief descriptions of projects that the NWIPC has contributed to follow below. Additional information about Community Weed Pulls available here.
NWIPC Projects
FREP Invasive Plant Identification Field Cards
NWIPC developed invasive plant identification field cards for the invasive plants listed in the Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Range and Practices Act. The guide contains pictures and descriptions to help identify invasive plants that pose risks to forest land and it describes which Forest...
Targeted Cattle Grazing of Field Scabious
In 2008, NWIPC sponsored a research trial south of Vanderhoof, BC where 11 heifers where trained to eat field scabious. In the beginning the cows would avoiding eating field scabious and after just 10 days of training they were including it in their regular diet in pasture! If you think you...
NWIPC held its first public invasive plant photo contest in 2008 you can view all the entires under "Invasive Plant Information" in the "Downloads" section...
Communities Pulling Together events (formerly Community Weed Pulls) are a fun and educational way for non-profit community groups to raise some funds. A pull event is designed to be approximately three hours long and it includes a weed identification talk, weed pulling (or digging), snack breaks...
Naikoon Park Scotch broom Brochure
The Ministry of Environment provided direction and financial support to NWIPC in 2007 for the development of an information brochure on Scotch broom on behalf of BC Parks for distribution to Naikoon...
The Saik'uz field scabious mapping and control project was performed by the Saik'uz First Nation and was initially administered by the Ministry of Forests and Range (MOFR) in 2004. In 2004, two students were hired to perform invasive plant inventory and control field scabious on the Saik'uz...
The NWIPC works with the Gitxsan First Nation located near Hazelton, BC who have run a very successful invasive plant program since 2005. The goal of their "Weeding Out the Invaders" program is to manage invasive plants first by inventory and treatment and then to develop awareness of invasive...
The potted weed display has been a central component of the NWIPC’s weed education program since 2003. It consists of several species of invasive plants growing in pots, which travel from event to event, providing individuals the opportunity to practice their weed identification skills. In 2006...
In 2005, the Topley 4-H Club organized a handpulling day at Buckflats, a location where field scabious infestation has been controlled in part by members of the community during the last two decades. A second 4-H club became involved in addition to the Topley club, and 37 participants including...