Chair: Rick Landon, Yolo County Department of Agriculture
General contact: John Young, 530-666-8140, yoloag@cdfa.ca.gov
Mapping contact: Tanya Meyer, Yolo RCD, 530-662-2037 x 114, meyer@yolorcd.org
Meetings: 2 times per year in Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St., Woodland
Outreach Summary:
Publications
- Fighting the Weed Wildfire brochure
Events
- 2 project tours for local agencies and representatives with over 45 participants each year.
Project Highlights:
Yolo County roadside noxious weed removal
- Yolo WMA partnered with Yolo County Public Works and Yolo County Department of Agriculture to reduce noxious weeds by 99% along roadsides in the county. A total of 1,600 acres were treated using broadleaf herbicide treatments with the goal of converting the land to native grasses.
Perennial pepperweed & yellow starthistle treatment in Grasslands Park
- With partners, Yolo County RCD, Yolo County Parks, and Yolo County Department of Agriculture, Yolo WMA reduced perennial pepperweed and yellow starthistle infestations by 99% on 320 acres. This protected threatened and endangered species in county open space.
Establishing native grasses
- The WMA established many native grass plots along the Davis Bike Path, California Northern Railroad – CR99W, and Highways 113 and 505, with the goal of out-competing noxious weeds. Project partners included Caltrans, Yolo County Public Works, Yolo County RCD, Yolo County Department of Agriculture, and California Northern Railroad.
Organizations on WMA’s MOU
- California Department of Fish and Game, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
- California Department of Food and Agriculture
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
- City of Davis Parks
- Dow AgroSciences
- University of California, Davis Cooperative Extension
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Yolo County Department of Agriculture
- Yolo County Cattlemen and Wool Growers Association
- Yolo County Parks
- Yolo County Farm Bureau
- Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
- Yolo County Planning and Public Works
- Yolo County Resource Conservation District
Other regular participants
- Bureau of Land Management
- California Department of Forestry
- California Northern Railroad
- Cache Creek Conservancy
- Capay Valley Water Users
- City of Woodland
- California Native Plant Society
- Dunnigan Water District
- Putah Creek Council
- Quail Ridge Conservancy
- Reclamation Districts
- Solano Irrigation District
- UC Davis Agronomy and Range Science
- UC Davis, Public Service Research Program
- USDA Aquatic Research
- Yolo Basin Foundation