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In the seven years that the Los Angeles County WMA has been in existence, its partners have been involved with the direct suppression of spotted knapweed, YST, arundo, Geraldton carnation spurge, perennial pepperweed, and hoary cress. The WMA has also been a source for speakers on invasive weed issues at seminars, training classes and other public outreach settings.
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The WMA developed a BMP (Best Management Practices) document for Vegetation Management and a children’s book explaining the importance of invasive weeds. See our Control Projects, Outreach, and Publications pages for more in-depth information on our accomplishments. Most important has been the creation of a resource “pool” for all of the participants in the WMA so that each member of the group can most often
answer any weed management problem encountered. This provides a unique opportunity for many different groups to interact and become a great source of knowledge for one another.
General WMA communication typically occurs through our e-mail list and discussion forum. There are also quarterly meetings where updates and presentations are given on recent invasive plant research, planning, management, and outreach activities within our WMA. See the quarterly meetings page for more information on this topic. Under the current structure, our WMA is voluntarily governed by three elected co-chairs:
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Richard Takata
Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer - Pest Management Division
J. Lopez
Deputy Forester, County of Los Angeles Fire Dept. - Forestry Division
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