Invasive Weeds In Imperial County

Imperial County Weed Management Area Weed Management Areas (WMA)s are local organizations that bring together land owners and managers (private, City, County, state, and federal) to coordinate efforts and expertise against invasive weeds. A federal agency or the agricultural commissioner normally initiates WMAs in California. WMAs are unique because they attempt to address both agricultural regulatory weeds and wildlife weeds under one local umbrella of organization. WMAs have printed weed ID/control brochures, organized the weed education events, coordinated demonstration plots, and instituted joint eradication, mapping, outreach, and other weed management projects.

Negative effects of invasive noxious weeds Loss of wildlife habitat Reduced the livestock grazing capacity Increased soil erosion and topsoil loss Diminished water quality reduced agricultural production Reduced land value and sale potential Cost of controlling established weeds

What are Invasive Noxious Weeds? A noxious weed is any plant that is troublesome, aggressive, intrusive detrimental, or destructive to urban areas, agriculture, or native plants and is difficult to control or eradicate.Invasive weeds also called "exotic weeds" which are not native to this area.

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Weed Watch We Need Your Help! As part of the weed management areas efforts to identify locations of invasive noxious weeds, we need your help. Please report finds of suspected invasive noxious weeds to: Agricultural Commissioners Office Pest Detection and Eradication Dept. Or write at: Imperial County Weed Management Area C/o Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner 150 South 9th Street El Centro Ca. 92243

For more information about the Imperial County Weed Management Area(ICWMA}

Or about invasive noxious weeds contact:

Imperial County Agricultural Commissioners Office

150 South 9th Street El Centro Ca. 92243

760-482-4314

Fax 760-353-9420

Email:Agcom@imperialcounty.net

Connievalenzulea@imperialcounty.net