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Noxious Times: Archived Issues
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Complete List of Noxious Times Back Issues
Spring 2007 – Download (PDF)
- Legislative update: SB 311 and advocacy at the capitols
- When eradicated weeds come back
- Aquatic invaders update
- Weeds and property value
- Weed-free zones
- CDFA District Biologist profile: Ron Eng
- Toolbox: GPS
- Resources: Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management
Winter 2007 – Download (PDF)
- New CDFA weed ratings
- Legislative update: HR 2720 and AB 984
- Yellow starthistle symposium
- Resources: Weeds of California
- CDFA District Biologist profile: Carri Pirosko
- Partner Profile: CDFA Botany Lab
- Toolbox: Milestone Aminopyralid
Summer/Fall 2006 – Download (PDF)
- Eradication: goal or pipe dream?
- Artichoke thistle
- Aquatic plant guide CD-ROM
- Weed News
Spring 2006 – Download (PDF)
- WMA Funding Bill
- Japanese Dodder in California
- Who is CINIPC?
- Coastal Conservancy
- Classical Biocontrol
- New H-rating for Nursery Stock
- Horticultural Invasives Prevention Partnership
- Do you know: Yellow Starthistle
- Weed News
- Grazing and Weed Control
- NIWAW and Day at the Capitol\
- Resources
- Toolbox: The Extractigator
Fall 2005 / Winter 2006 – Download (PDF)
- Legislative Update: NIWAW 7 & S 144
- Herbicide Registration
- CINWCC Message
- State Weed Plan
- Day at the Capitol
- Good Laboratory Standards
- Humboldt-Del Notre WMA
- Weed News
- Tribute to Ross O'Connell
- Mail Order Weeds
- Toolbox: Noxious Weed Washer
- California Conservation Corps
- Greetings from Siskiyou-Klamath
- Resources
- Weeds Across Borders
- Do You Know: Dyer's Woad
Summer 2005 – Download (PDF)
- NPDES Permit Debate Continues
- Cal-IPC Symposium 2005
- CINWCC Update
- Resources
- Mediterranean Meeting
- Scotch Thistleman
- WMA Highlight: Tahoe Basin
- Spray Drift and Volatitility
- CDFA Weed Biocontrol
- Toolbox: JK Injection System
Spring 2005 – Download (PDF)
- Incentives Programs: WHIP & EQIP
- Welcome New WMAs
- Bobbi Simpson, CINWCC Chair
- CINWCC Update
- GAO Report: Invasive Species
- National Weeds Week VI
- Day at the Capitol II
- Remote Sensing
- Australia: Case Study
- Toolbox: WIMS
- Grass ID CD
- Resource Database
- Forest Service Plan
- NRPI Brochure
- Weed Warrior's Perfect Verb
Fall 2004 – Download (PDF)
- CalWeed Database
- S 144
- Chairperson's message
- National Weeds Week
- Weeds Day at State Capitol
- Q & A with Senator Craig
- CINWCC Update
- Water and Weeds - Extended Reference List
- Pondweed Control - Extended Reference List
- Toxic Plant in Hay
- Yellow Starthistle Rust
- CWSS
- Top Ten Definitions of a Weed
Summer 2004 – Download (PDF)
- NFWF PTI Grants
- S 144
- Chairperson's message
- Handling Invasives in the Bay Area
- Legislative Report AB 2631 Awaits Governor's Signature
- Research Surfactant Toxicity
- CINWCC Minutes
- Toolbox: USGS Sets up NAS Alert System
Spring 2004 – Download (PDF)
- Cal-IPC Symposium
- A National Early Detection and Rapid Response System
- Farm Bureau Adopts New Invasive Species Policy
- Washington Reviews Harmful Invasive Weed Control Act
- Herbicide Resistance in Weeds
- Target: Purple Loosestrife
- A Control Study: Using Goats to Control Perennial Pepperweed
- Noxious Weed Programs Unaffected by ESA Court Order
- Dogs might Someday Aid in Early Detection
- EPA Approves Habitat ® Herbicide
- New Field Guide for the Bay Area's Backyard
- Toolbox: An Alternative to Conventional Herbicides
Special Edition 2003 – Download (PDF)
- A Look at a Draft of the California Noxious and Invasive Weed Action Plan
Summer/Fall 2003 – Download (PDF)
- New Weeds added to state List
- Recent Ruling requiring NPDES permit
- Chairman's Message
- Chemical in Spotted Knapweed Displaces Competition
- CDFA Works to eradicate Giant Salvinia
- New Artificial Weed Models
- Eradication: The Long Term Solution
- CALIWAC Update
- Questions about weed regulations
- Cal-IPC Update
Spring 2003 – Download (PDF)
- Hefley Bill, HR119
- YST Costs
- California Boating and Waterways: Water Hyacinth and Egeria densa programs
- CalEPPC: Planning Weed Management for Ecosystem Recovery
- CALFLORA Database Online
- Aquatic Weed Guide
- CALIWAC Update
- California's Most Wanted Weeds
- Forest Service Chief cites invasives as a key problem facing National Forest Managers
- Portable Agricultural Soil Wash
- Upcoming Events
Summer 2002 – Download (PDF)
- Lassen County
- SB1573 Aquatic Council
- Model ordinance available to Ag Commissioners
- Weed Free Forage Update
- A toxicological Review of the Aquatic Herbicides Aquamaster and Rodeo
- Meet the New CalFed NIS Coordinators
- Natural Resources Self-Monitoring Guide
- Aquatic Invasives Management Plan Under Development
- Native alternatives to invasive species
- California Weed Science Society
- Colopyralid Update, What you need to know
- Videos Available for Weed Control
Winter-Spring 2002 - Download (PDF)
- NFWF PTI grants
- WMAs
- Chairman's Message
- Weed Management Area Descriptions and Highlights
- SB1740 Research Grants Awarded
- Superior Achievement Supplemental Awards
- WMA success stories
- WMA Annual Meeting Announcement
- Weed Mapping Booklet
- Weed Awareness Week
- Upcoming Events
Fall 2001 – Download (PDF)
- New Weeds to Noxious Weed List
- Chairman's Message
- Target Hydrilla: California Hydrilla Eradication Program
- Profile: Plant Protection and Quarantine
- Invasive Weed Awareness Coalition, Weed Awareness Week
- Invasive Species and the Conservation Community
- Toolbox: High Country Sprayers
- Upcoming Events
Summer 2001 - Download (PDF)
- Federal Weed Bills
- New Regulations on Aquatic Pesticides
- 3rd Annual Weed Management Area Statewide Meeting
- Grant Awards
- CalEPPC Symposium October 5-7
- CA Boating and Waterways to conduct fly-over of Delta
- Toolbox: Grazing and Flood Control
- Yellow Starthistle Video just Released
- Economic Impact of Invasive Weeds
- Profile: California State Parks
- Events and Publications
Spring 2001 – Download (PDF)
- EQIP Conference
- Invasive Species International
- Profile: CINWCC
- Fire and Invasive Plants
- Grazing and Weed Control
- SB 1740: Call for Weed Research Proposals
- WMA Update
- Ecological Restoration: Where are we?
- CDFA Biologist Profile: Ed Finley
- Events and Publications
Winter 2001 - Download (PDF)
- SB 3222
- UC Riverside and Botanical Programs
- Grazing as a Weed Control Method
- Weed Management Areas: Statewide Meeting
- Profile: Integrated Weed Management in the US Fish and Wildlife Service
- CalTrans and Weed Control on State Highways
- CDFA Biologist Profile: Robin Breckenridge
- Remote Sensing Workshop Summary
Fall 2000 – Download (PDF)
- SB 1740
- WMA Meeting Announcement
- $3 million Grant Awarded for Biocontrol
- National Invasive Species Plan
- Weeds and Regulations
- Caulerpa: The Newest Aquatic Threat
- Kudzu Found in Oregon
- Update: Weed Free Forage
- Center for Invasive Plant Management Established
- FICMNEW: A Federal Perspective
- Profile: The University of California
- New USFWS Training Center
Summer 2000 – Download (PDF)
- Cal-EPPC Symposium
- New Bill SB 1740
- Weed Mapping Conference Summary
- WOW & EQIP Grant Winners
- Weeds and the Media
- Alternatives for Roadside Management
- International Broom Initiative
- California's Pest Rating and Control Program
- Giving Native Plants a Management Green Thumb
- Profile: CACASA The Role of County Ag Commissioners
- Weed Free Guidelines
- CINWCC Minutes
- Weeds and Roadsides
- Nevada/Placer WMA Tackles Musk Thistle
- Tool Box: Mechanical Implements
Spring 2000 - Download (PDF)
- NIWAW and SB 1740
- CDFA Biologist Profile
- Broom and Gorse Biocontrol Effort
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2000 Award Winners
- Weed Mapping and Strategic Planning Workshop
- Developming Weed Information and Mapping Systems
- Team Arundo del Norte Receives CalFed Grant
- Invasive Weeds and the Horticulture Trade
- Profile: USDA's Exotic & Invasive Weeds Research Unit
- Tool Box: Flaming as a Weed Control Method
- CINWCC Minutes
- K-12 Invasive Weed Education Meeting
Winter 2000 – Download (PDF)
- Environmental Mitigation and Weed Control
- Weed Management Computer Info Tech Workshop
- Weeds Identification by Trained Botanists
- Weed Related Web sites for California
- Tool Box: EZ-Ject Lance
- WMA Statewide Meeting
- WOW Grant RFP
- Statewide Weed Education Workshop
- Profile: Weed Management and the NRCS and RCDs
- Plumas-Sierra WMA County Fair WEEDS Pavilion
- Update: Transline and Yellow starthistle Control
- Update: Weed Free Forage Program Moves Forward
- Saltcedar Biological Control: An Update
- Plus two extra pages! (pages 17-18, web version only)
Fall 1999 – Download (PDF)
- Cal-EPPC Symposium
- Lassen County Weed Week
- GPS & Surveying Weed Populations
- CalFed Noxious Weed Projects: Spartina and Purple Loosestrife
- Biological Control of Cape Ivy
- Profile: CalTrans Invasive Weed Control
- Controlling Yellow Starthistle at Fort Hunter Liggett
- CINWCC Minutes
- New Invasive Aquatic Foundin Wildlands of CaliforniaUpcoming Events
Summer 1999 – Download (PDF)
- Assembly Bill 1168 and 737
- NFWF Awards
- Yellow Starthistle: Eastern Leading Edge Mapping Project
- Integrated Weed Management & Regional Weed Control
- Update: Weed Management Areas
- Profile: Weed Control in the CA Dept. of Fish and Game
- Adopt-A-Highway and Weed Control
- Weed Contest Increases Awareness
- CINWCC Minutes
- Upcoming Events
Spring 1999 – Download (PDF)
- Federal Effort
- State Assembly address weeds
- CINWCC Minutes
- Saltcedar (Tamarisk) Biological Control
- CDFA Biologists lead "Weed Tours"
- Fish and Game Studies Giant Cane (Arundo donax)
- Profile: Weed Control in the US Forest Service
- Funding Sources for Weed Management
- Implementation Status of Biological Control of Weeds in California
- Upcoming Events
Winter 1998 – Download (PDF)
- State Assembly Hearings on YST
- CalEPPC: Volunteer Experts and Expert Volunteers
- City of Richmond Redefines Weed
- Range Management Advisory Committee Drafts Noxious Weed Plan
- CINWCC Minutes
- Plant Protection Act Update
- Profile: Weed Control in the National Park Service
- Update: Local and Regional Weed Management Areas
- USDA-ARS Customers and Cooperators Meeting
- Upcoming Events, Resources and Publications
Fall 1998 – Download (PDF)
- Weed Free Forage
- National Park Service Crew Targets Tamarisk
- "War on Weeds" Grant Recipients
- CalTrans Adopts New Design Strategies
- Update: CalWeed Database Continues to Grow
- Profile: Weed Control in the CDFA
- CINWCC Minutes
- Upcoming Events, Resources and Publications
Summer 1998 – Download (PDF)
- Proposed Legislation to Curb Entry of Invasive Plants
- USDA-ARS Boosts Weed Research in the West
- CINWCC Minutes
- CDFA Weed Tours
- Chair's Message
- Noxious Weed Control in BLM
- CalWeed Database
- WMAs
- US EPA fund Arundo