Cal-IPC

Camping season is here—and so is PlayCleanGo Awareness Week! Keep invasive species out of your favorite campsites by buying firewood where you’ll burn it and cleaning your gear before you go. All of us can protect our favorite places. For more info, visit bit.ly/4mVkzfK

Ever seen...or tried golden oyster mushrooms 🍄? The tasty, butter-colored species from Asia has been spreading in the Great Lakes area and may be displacing native fungi. Recent observations have also been made in Alabama, Colorado, and Texas. Read more nyti.ms/3TTzN7L

Another successful season of treating invasive sea lavender comes to an end in tidal marshes around San Francisco Bay. Great work and thank you to everyone working on this ongoing project! Learn more about invasive sea lavender control in SF Bay at bit.ly/4m96j1O

Cal-IPC's Winter 2024/25 Dispatch is now available to everyone. Read about the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, WeedCUT, Carl Bell remembered and more! bit.ly/459UcuD Become a Cal-IPC member to receive Dispatch hot-off-the-press delivered directly to your doorstep or inbox!

Photo contest submissions are OPEN!! Submit your pics of weed work action, before & after restoration photos, or any other invasive-plant-related photos. July 15 – Sept. 15: Submit photos Sept. 16 – Nov. 14: Vote Nov. 15: Winners announced Enter here: cal-ipc.org/photocontest

A nod to the SCV Wildland Weed Warriors, a volunteer-led group that meets biweekly to restore open space within the City of Santa Clarita! Cal-IPC wouldn't be able to do what it does without volunteers like the SCV WWWs! Visit bit.ly/4eF4ruV for more on this effort.

Submission for Cal-IPC’s annual photo contest is almost here! Don’t forget to take pictures now to show off all the great work being done. Submissions accepted July 15 - Sep 15. More info at bit.ly/4cZ06AU. Photo credit: Civicorps, “Three heads are better than one”

Wondering if a plant you've found is a weedy invasive? Join the California Invasive Plants Facebook Group where you can post plant photos and others can help identify it. A useful and fun way to connect with others interested in CA invasive plants! bit.ly/3ZVPe2L

With U.S. Forest Service funding, Cal-IPC supports efforts like the Shirttail Restoration Project in Tahoe NF. Treating rush skeletonweed, yellow starthistle, and barbed goatgrass reduces fuel loads and protects native habitat—and potential home to Bigfoot...Do you believe 👣?

Did you know that ice plant has become an unlikely symbol of the Oakland Athletics? Read more to learn about the link between baseball fans and this invasive plant and how this cultural phenomenon may affect the spread of ice plant around the SF Bay area: bit.ly/3ZKRtWr

Lake Tahoe Basin Weed Coordinating Group just hosted the free annual Invasive Weeds ID Workshop. The training helps participants distinguish between local invaders. Here, Andrea Moe reviews key features of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) for easy ID and targeted control🎯

Learn about the latest weed science research at Annual Weed Day at UC Davis on June 24th! Field tour in the morning followed by lunch and presentations. CE units offered through DPR and space is limited. Register at bit.ly/4ebDOxM [Photo: Sam Romano, Weed RIC, UC Davis]

Get ready for Cal-IPC's annual photo contest! Take pictures of all the great work you're doing and show it off. Submissions accepted July 15 - Sep 15. More info at bit.ly/4cZ06AU Photo credit: Jennifer Mo, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Don't miss the Call for Abstracts Deadline! Sunday, June 15! Share your work at the 2025 Cal-IPC Symposium, Nov. 12-15. We welcome presentations on all aspects of invasive plant biology and management. Submit your abstract now at bit.ly/4iXGwHS #calipc2025

Need some entertainment during lunch today? Check out the lunch time talk at 12pm via Zoom for Invasive Species Action Week. Martha Volkoff from CDFW will present on the golden mussel, a recent invader in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Register Now! bit.ly/4kmgIqe

Don’t forget to tune in to the lunchtime talk today at 12pm via Zoom for Invasive Species Action Week! Listen to Dr. Mark Hoddle's presentation on “Anticipating the next invasive threat to California.” Register Now! bit.ly/4kmgIqe

Great turnout for the May 21st Calibration Training! Thank you to all the instructors who graciously lent their time and knowledge. If you couldn't go, check out our online Calibration Training, offered in both English and Spanish and free through 2025: bit.ly/3FJKxSs

With funding from NFF and the USFS, Cal-IPC has developed a Durable Ignition Reduction Toolbox (DIRT) for guiding management of weedy, high fire risk roadsides in southern California. Download the DIRT here: bit.ly/43Ke33M [Photo: Kern Co. Fire and Caltrans]

Check out the U.S. DOI's “Procedures for the Inclusion and Application of Indigenous Knowledge.” The handbook describes how to integrate indigenous knowledge in resource management, scientific research, and other related activities. For access, visit on.doi.gov/3SNVvt2

We've added Eragrostis echinochloidea, Senecio angulatus, and Urospermum picroides to the Watch list. They are considered high risk of becoming invasive. Nassella tenuissima also now has a Limited rating.   View the full inventory bit.ly/4jtwIWt cal-ipc.org/plants/invento…