Agricultural Services Board
Noxious Weed Control
The County employs five weed inspectors during the summer months to inspect for and control noxious and restricted weeds, and to work with landowners to manage their weed issues. Each weed inspector covers a specific section of the County:
- Blueberry Mountain / Fourth Creek
- Savanna / Silver Valley
- Bonanza / East Doe
- Gordondale / Green Zone
- Happy Valley / Woking
If you have weed concerns or questions, you can contact your area weed inspector or the Manager of Rural Development at 780-864-3760.
Learn more about the noxious weeds of concern in Saddle Hills County:
- Scentless chamomile (aka may weed)
- Canada thistle
- Common toadflax
- Oxeye daisy
- Stork’s bill
- Tansy
- Orange hawkweed
- Perennial sow thistle
- Cleavers
Provincial Noxious Weed
The following is a Provincial Noxious Weed List that has been provided for your convenience. Provincial Noxious Weeds
Seed Cleaning Plant Inspections
To help prevent the spread of weed seeds, the Manager of Rural Development inspects the South Peace Seed Cleaning Coop in Dawson Creek, BC. Normally inspections are carried out on cooperative and mobile seed cleaning plants in Alberta only, but many Saddle Hills County producers utilize the Dawson Creek plant, and so it has become a member of the Alberta Seed Cleaning Plant Association.
