Who is involved in controlling invasive plants?
The landowner or land manager is the individual or entity most affected by invasive plants. And, because federal, state, or local government agencies publicly own much of California, we all share this problem. At the federal level, agencies that have active programs against invasive plants are the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Parks Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. In California, the State Parks, Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Forestry, and Department of Fish and Game all fight invasive plant species. Locally, the agencies involved are County Parks, City Parks, Water and Flood Control Districts, and the Agricultural Commissioner. Private lands owned by conservation organizations (such as The Nature Conservancy) are also infested with invasive plants. In many cases, a large share of the money spent on land conservation and restoration is utilized to control these exotic pest plants. The Nature Conservancy, in pa
