Hoary alyssum (Image Credit: Invasive Species Council of B.C.)

By James Peters

Invasive Plants

Invasive plants field day set for July 30 in Barriere

Jul 15, 2020 | 1:42 PM

BARRIERE, B.C. — The Thompson-Nicola Invasive Plant Management Committee (TNIPMC) is inviting Kamloops-area land owners to talk about invasive plant management.

The committee will host an invasive plant field day July 30 in Barriere, at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo grounds.

Among the discussed plants will be hoary alyssum. According to the Invasive Species Council of B.C., hoary alyssum is common in southern B.C. and “is most common on sandy or gravelly soils and establishes on roadsides, railway embankments, and heavily grazed pastures.”

Hoary alyssum (Image Credit: Invasive Species Council of B.C.)

The TNIPMC is asking that both private landowners and land managers attend. The public is invited to bring unwanted, unknown plants for identification and control tips.

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Goats will also be on hand to demonstrate a different weed control strategy.

Participants are asked to register by Monday (July 20) at this website, by emailing invasiveplants@tnrd.ca or by calling the TNRD at 1 (877) 377-8673.