Invasive Non-native Plant Management: Bear Creek and Hwy 95 Intersection

• Problem invasive species included kudzu.

• Invasives threatened walnut plantation and presented aesthetic impact.

• Kudzu treated with high-volume foliar spray of Tordon 101 by CSC in 2004 through 2006.

Invasive Non-native Plant Management: Bear Creek and Hwy 95 Intersection Kudzu Treatment

Before treatment

Two weeks after treatment

All photos by Mike Ryon

Invasive Non-native Plant Management: Bear Creek and Hwy 95 Intersection

• Warm season grasses planted in 2005

Photos by Mike Ryon

Invasive Non-native Plant Management: Bear Creek and Hwy 95 Intersection

• Removal of most kudzu by 2007

• Trees mainly undamaged

Photo by Mike Ryon

Invasive Non-native Plant Management: Bear Creek and Hwy 95 Intersection

• Native grass establishing • Follow-up treatments

needed to remove large kudzu vine nodes

Photos by Mike Ryon