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Weed Workers' Handbook

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The Weed Workers' Handbook   

Published by the Watershed Project and the California Invasive Plant Council, the Weed Workers' Handbook explains how to remove more than 35 of the San Francisco Bay Area's most invasive plants. The Handbook provides:

  • A simple, strategic approach to dealing with wildland weeds
  • Guidelines for planning and leading volunteer control projects
  • Descriptions of techniques used to control wildland weeds
  • Tool illustrations and a chart explaining how each tool can be used
  • Color illustrations, detailed descriptions, and thorough explanations of the best ways to control the Bay Area's worst weeds

To Order a Copy

To obtain your copy of the Handbook, you can order a copy online, or print the order form or call us at 510.843.3902. The handbook may also be viewed and downloaded as a pdf file below.

Let us know what you think of The Weed Workers Handbook. Your comments and suggestions will help us make necessary changes to the Handbook when it is revised. You may send comments to info@cal-ipc.org.


View or download The Weed Workers' Handbook:

Entire Weed Worker Handbook (pdf, 128 pages)

Preface

Chapter 1 Background: Putting Weed Work in Context

Chapter 2 Strategy: Planning for Effectiveness

Chapter 3 Communication: Talking About Wildland Weeds

Chapter 4 Coordination: Organizing Volunteer Weed Projects

Chapter 5 Tools and Techniques: Manually Controlling Wildland Weeds

Chapter 6 The Plants: How to Remove Bay Area Weeds

Vines

Shrubs

Perennials and Biennials

Annuals

Perennial Grasses

Annual Grasses

Trees

Resources

Glossary

Bibliography and Acknowledgments


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Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 843-3902
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info@cal-ipc.org


 
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