Operational Update: Japanese Knotweed control program now underway

The Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council (SSISC) is now carrying out its annual control program for Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) in the Squamish area. Treatment of the invasive species will continue through the summer months. 

Japanese Knotweed is an invasive species that can produce a new plant from tiny pieces of stem or root, making it difficult to control the spread of the species without herbicide treatment. The majority of the plant exists in its underground root structure which can extend up to three metres deep and up to 20 metres laterally.

Knotweed impacts native vegetation, fish and wildlife habitat, riparian ecosystems, infrastructure and property values. Under the B.C. Weed Control Act, all land owners have a regulatory responsibility to control Japanese Knotweed and other designated noxious plants.

All knotweed control sites will have signage posted for two weeks following treatment. The public is being asked not to touch the plants during this two-week period.

For more information about Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species visit our website, the SSISC website or email ssinvasives@gmail.com.

July 7, 2016