Dyer’s Woad
Courtesy & © Hilary Shughart
Talking Points
- Weed Day is to encourage wilderness stewardship – We want to protect the Cache National Forest from invasive weeds.
- Logan Canyon has 13 endemic wildflower species – this is the only place they grow.
- There are 54 weeds that have been declared noxious by the state of Utah.
- Invasive weeds have been called a raging biological wildfire:
- They impose economic losses to agriculture, and
- Irreparable ecological damage to wildlands.
- Outcompete native biodiversity.
- Cause the loss of the ecosystem services of native plants which serve as host plants for insects and provide food, pollen and nectar.
Noxious Weed Field Guide for Utah
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Jarvis Lowry, Brenda, Ransom, Corey V., Whitesides, Ralph E., and Olsen, Heather, Wernert, Mike(Graphics & Design), Noxious Weed Field Guide for Utah, USU Extension, https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2351&context=extension_curall
Section 4-17-6 of the Utah Noxious Weed Act
State of Utah Noxious Weed List
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Utah Noxious Weed Act (R68-9), https://ag.utah.gov/farmers/plants-industry/noxious-weed-control-resources/state-of-utah-noxious-weed-list/
Cache County Vegetation Management Division
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Goal: “Uphold the State Noxious Weed Law, and assist Citizens in their Noxious Weed Control efforts.”
There are currently 54 weeds that have been declared “Noxious” by the State of Utah.
Contact Information
Vegetation Foreman: Jake Forsgren (435) 755-1562
Office Manager: Mallory Morris (435) 755-1560
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday
1020 East 600 North
Hyrum, UT 84319
https://www.cachecounty.org/vegetationmanagement/
Noxious Weed Reporter, Vegetation, Cache County Public Works Department, https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/d2e9f95434044abaafe68e76aeadd979
Log and Report Your Findings via iNaturalist
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iNaturalist ‘Introduced’ Utah Plant Species https://www.inaturalist.org/places/utah#establishment_means=introduced&taxon=47126