Oregon Vegetation Treatments EIS Background

Seed head of Yellow Starthistle.
(photographer: Jerry Asher)

The following documents provide background and context for the BLM's Oregon Vegetation Treatments EIS:

• Questions and Answers about the Vegetation Treatments EIS.
• List of nationally approved herbicides
• Mitigation Measures(PDF) and Standard Operating Procedures (PDF) proposed for use from the Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in 17 Western States PEIS and ROD (2007)
• Power Point presentations from the statewide public scoping meetings. Power Point presentations:
  • Statewide (PPT - 3MB)
  • Burns (PPT - 21MB)
  • Coos Bay (PPT - 11MB)
  • Eugene (PPT - 24MB)
  • Lakeview (PPT - 4MB)
  • Medford (PPT - 3MB)
  • Prineville (PPT - 2MB)
  • Roseburg (PPT - 12MB)
  • Salem (PPT - 7MB)
  • Vale (PPT - 5MB)

Information about Invasive Plants

• BLM National Weeds Website
• National Invasive Species Council
• Oregon Invasive Species Council
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants database
• USDA National Agricultural Library, National Invasive Species Center Laws and Regulations
• Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
• Oregon Department of Agriculture - Noxious Weed Program
• Oregon Department of Agriculture - Weedmapper
• Western Invasives Network

Information about Invasive Plant Control

• Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook
• Oregon Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Division
• Pesticide labels and MSDS sheets
• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America