Yolo County WMA

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

   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