programs

Introduction: Invasive Weed Management Program

Manually Removing Invasive Weeds

The Mid Klamath Watershed Council coordinates community volunteer workdays to identify, map, and remove invasive plant populations from the Mid Klamath corridor and selected upslope site. We employ manual removal, mulching, and other non-chemical methods of invasive plant control.

Through grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the US Forest Service, and the Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee, MKWC has been able to hire local personnel to systematically begin mapping and treating invasive plant populations in the Mid Klamath. Working closely with our funders, the Salmon River Restoration Council and the Karuk Tribe, MKWC addresses the threat posed by invasive species, and educates the community of the need to protect fish, amphibians, and native plants through manual removal and other non-chemical techniques.

Previous projects have focused on the inventory, mapping, and removal of Spotted knapweed, Leafy spurge, Milk thistle, and Squarrose knapweed. Past projects have included other satellite/leading edge species including Dyer’s woad, Yellow starthistle, and Broom species.