Protecting California's Wildlands from Invasive Plants Through Research, Restoration, and Education  

Across California, natural areas are invaded by nonnative pest plants. These invasive plants replace native habitat needed by wildlife, consume precious water, increase wildfire and flood danger, and destroy productive range and timber lands. Cal-IPC works to protect California's native habitats through research, restoration, and education. As a 510(c)3 nonprofit organization, we provide information to land managers, gardeners, and policy makers. More info... 

The 2005 Cal-IPC Symposium is October 6-8, in Chico. Updated program and parking information now available.

Upper Bidwell Park (S. Green)

Provide comments on the updated Invasive Plant Inventory (the weed list).  Members will receive copies of a Public Review Draft at the symposium or in the mail in October.

New brochure! Biological Pollution: What you should know about invasive plants in California informs a general audience about the ecological and economic impacts of invasive plants. See publications to order.

Weed Alert: Brachypodium sylvaticum Report any sightings of this invasive plant in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

We are working with the Great Basin Institute to  map the spread of Saharan mustard.

New Resources

• "Don't Plant a Pest!" Southern California and Trees of California - new versions of our brochures providing alternatives to invasive plants for landscaping
• Control information for land managers and others removing invasive plants from their property.
• 2004 annual report from the Biological Control of Cape Ivy project
• "The Use of Fire as a Tool for Controlling Invasive Plants"  (pdf, see publications page).

California Invasive Plant Council
1442-A Walnut St., #462
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 843-3902
fax (510) 217-3500
info@cal-ipc.org