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Innovative Solutions for Management of Invasive Plants
Research summaries and commentary by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, October 2020.
In this section I attempt to provide an overview of the various strategies that might be considered “innovative” solutions for management of invasive plants. At the outset, I must make the disclaimer that there is truly nothing new under the sun. None of the approaches described herein are particularly new. But hopefully this summary will provide land managers with some options they perhaps had not previously considered.
One of the best approaches to noxious weed control was stated in the minutes of the Western Weed Control Conference, 1942:
"Importance of the Extension Service in Organized Weed Control," presented by Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, Assistant Extension Specialist in Farm Crops, Oregon State College, Corvallis.
Mr. Jenkins: “Weed control, to be most effective, should be carried on through a well-organized and thought out plan. This problem is not one for the farmers to be expected to fight alone. Neither should the railroads, reclamation districts, the irrigation districts, the Forest Service, or any other one group be expected to carry out an effective program unless all parties concerned are working together toward a common objective.
“It appears to me that an organized weed control program logically breaks itself down into three phases. First, all parties and agencies concerned must be convinced that weed control is important and necessary and that it is a mutual problem of all. Second, all these parties must be brought together to understand the problems of each other, and, thirdly, an organized plan of attack, as developed by all these agencies and individuals, must be developed and kept operating.”
This conference emphasized the importance of a well-organized plan for weed control that incorporates the needs and ideas of landowners, and State, County, and Federal Agencies.
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Innovative Solutions for Management of Invasive Plants
Research summaries and commentary by Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western, October 2020.
In this section I attempt to provide an overview of the various strategies that might be considered “innovative” solutions for management of invasive plants. At the outset, I must make the disclaimer that there is truly nothing new under the sun. None of the approaches described herein are particularly new. But hopefully this summary will provide land managers with some options they perhaps had not previously considered.
One of the best approaches to noxious weed control was stated in the minutes of the Western Weed Control Conference, 1942:
"Importance of the Extension Service in Organized Weed Control," presented by Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, Assistant Extension Specialist in Farm Crops, Oregon State College, Corvallis.
Mr. Jenkins: “Weed control, to be most effective, should be carried on through a well-organized and thought out plan. This problem is not one for the farmers to be expected to fight alone. Neither should the railroads, reclamation districts, the irrigation districts, the Forest Service, or any other one group be expected to carry out an effective program unless all parties concerned are working together toward a common objective.
“It appears to me that an organized weed control program logically breaks itself down into three phases. First, all parties and agencies concerned must be convinced that weed control is important and necessary and that it is a mutual problem of all. Second, all these parties must be brought together to understand the problems of each other, and, thirdly, an organized plan of attack, as developed by all these agencies and individuals, must be developed and kept operating.”
This conference emphasized the importance of a well-organized plan for weed control that incorporates the needs and ideas of landowners, and State, County, and Federal Agencies.
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