1. Integrated Vegetation Management A Philosophy of Utilizing All Tools to Optimize Resource Values

2. Integrated Vegetation Management

3. The vegetation management component of Integrated Pest Management Goals: –Infrastructure maintenance and protection –Fuels management/Fire safety –Rangeland improvement for livestock –Management of noxious and exotic weeds –Habitat improvement/restoration for wildlife –Aesthetics

4. Integrated Vegetation Management Infrastructure Maintenance

5. Integrated Vegetation Management Fuels Management/Fire Safety

6. Integrated Vegetation Management Rangeland Improvement

7. Integrated Vegetation Management Noxious and Exotic Weeds

8. Integrated Vegetation Management Habitat Restoration for Wildlife

9. Integrated Vegetation Management Aesthetics

10. Integrated Vegetation Management Integrated Pest Management “Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a practice where pest management is but one component in an overall crop production system. IPM is based on the principle of providing growers and land managers with the widest array of options to control pests, e.g., physical, cultural, biological, chemical and genetic techniques. The ultimate goal of IPM is to ensure production of abundant, high quality food and fiber in an environmentally and economically sound manner. ” IPM: The Quiet Evolution -- An overview of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and its impact on Western Agriculture; Western Crop Protection Association

11. Integrated Vegetation Management Resource Physical VM Biological VM Cultural VM Chemical VM  Fire  Mechanical  Manual  Seeding  Fertilizing  Grazing  Insects  Herbicides A Systems Approach Systems Approach to VM

12. Integrated Vegetation Management Systems Approach to VM Biological VM Physical VM Cultural VM Chemical VM Resource

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