Resources for Management of Weeds and Invasive Weeds

This page is designed to house resources for weed management, including invasive weeds. If you need further help or have questions, feel free to contact MacKenzie Patton (mfpatton@ucanr.edu), the UCCE Integrated Pest Management Advisor for Central Sierra.

Internal UC Resources

Below are weed management resources from the University of California

• Identification: Weed Photo Gallery - The UCIPM Weed Photo Gallery includes many weed species found in California farms & landscapes.
• Weed Research and Information Center UCD - An interdisciplinary collaboration that fosters research in weed management and facilitates distribution of associated knowledge for the benefit of agriculture and for the preservation of natural resources.  
• UC IPM WeedCUT - A decision support tool provides land managers with guidance on a range of methods for managing invasive plants in natural areas using non-chemical approaches exclusively, for situations when use of herbicides is restricted or not desired.
• UC IPM Natural Area Weed Management - Includes Pest Notes and Natural Area Pest Notes of weed species that are problematic in natural areas.
• Yellow Starthistle Guidelines - Pest Note provided by UC Integrated Pest Management. Includes: identification, biology, and management.
• UC IPM Agricultural Pests  - Pest management guidelines by crop type, includes weed management.
• UCCE - El Dorado County Invasive Weed Management Program - Describes the county's noxious weed programs and includes links to a number of weed-related sites

External Resources

Below are weed management resources from agencies outside of the University of California.

• California Department of Food and Agriculture Noxious Weed Programs and "Encycloweedia" - Notes on identification, biology, and management of plants defined as noxious weeds by California laws.
• United States Department of Agriculture: Noxious Weed Program - Federal noxious weed activities including exclusion, permitting and (in cooperation with other agencies and state agencies) integrated management of introduced weeds, and biological control. Includes fact sheets, regulations, and responses.
• California Invasive Plant Council - Cal-IPC provides science-based tools and information to help land managers and others make the best choices for California. 

Local Weeds Field Guide

Free copies are available at Central Sierra local Extension Offices. Or Click image for eBook.