PMC Programs

• PMC Home Page
• Horticulture
  • Horticulture Program
  • Publications and Reports
    • Rhubarb Variety Trial Report, 1988
    • Apple Rootstock Report, 1988
    • Broccoli Variety Trial Report, 2014
    • Broccoli Variety Trial Report, 2015
    • Garlic Variety Trial Report, 2015
  • Resources
    • Vegetable Variety Trials, Mat-Su Valley, 1989
    • UAF Cooperative Extension Service
    • Alaska Pacific University, Spring Creek Farm
    • NRCS Programs
    • Alaska Division of Agriculture Grants
    • Alaska Agriculture Statistics Annual Overview
• Industrial Hemp
  • Industrial Hemp Pilot Program
• Invasive Plants
  • Invasive Plants Program
  • Invasives News
  • Plant Profiles
    • Canada thistle
    • Elodea
    • European Bird Cherry
    • Giant Hogweed
    • Leafy Spurge
    • Purple Loosestrife
    • Smooth Cordgrass
    • Spotted Knapweed
  • Quarantined Aquatic Plants
  • SOA Prohibited and Noxious Weeds
  • Weed Free Certification
    • About Weed Free Certification
    • Weed Free Forage
    • Weed Free Gravel
  • Publications and Reports
    • Strategic Plan
    • Canada thistle Management Plan (PDF)
    • 2013 Canada thistle Report (PDF)
    • 2014 Canada thistle Report (PDF)
    • 2015 Canada thistle Report (PDF)
    • Spotted knapweed Report (PDF)
    • Terrestrial Weed Identification Field Guide(PDF)
  • Invasive Resources
• Plant Pathology
  • Plant Pathology Program
  • Plant Pathology Lab Fees, Instructions, and Forms
  • Publications and Reports
    • Late Blight Management Plan for Alaska, 2005
    • 2017 AK Potato Seed Certification Handbook
    • Tobacco Rattle Virus
    • Tobacco Mosaic Virus
    • Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and Thrips Vectors
  • Resources
    • Exotic Plant Diseases - UAF Cooperative Extension Course
    • Peony Grower's Guide - Washington State University Extension
    • Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook
    • Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group
    • Kelly Solutions Pesticide Control Program
• Potatoes
  • Potato Program
  • Certified Seed Potato Production
  • Disease Risk Monitoring
  • Publications and Reports
    • Late Blight Management Plan for Alaska, 2005
    • 2017 AK Potato Seed Certification Handbook
    • 2018 AK Certified Seed Potato Growers
    • 2018 Potato Postharvest Processing Evaluation Report
    • Potato Variety Trial Project 2013
    • 2015 Field Potato Evaluation
    • 2016 Potato Germplasm Winter Growout
    • Download .zip video of 2014 Potato Symposium Meeting
  • Resources
    • Potato Association of America
    • Global Potato News
    • European Association for Potato Research
    • National Potato Council
    • Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Centerl
    • UAF: Late Blight in Alaska
    • US Pest Risk Model
    • Alaska Agriculture Statistics Annual Overview
• Revegetation
  • Revegetation Program
  • Revegetation Options
  • Native Plants
  • Research and Technology
  • Publications and Reports
    • AK Coastal Revegetation & Erosion Control Guide
    • Interior AK Revegetation & Erosion Control Guide
    • Beach Wildrye Planting Guide
    • Revegetation Plant Identification Field Guide
  • Resources
    • AK Native Plant Flyers
    • SOA Prohibited & Noxious Weeds
    • AK Native Plant Source Directory
    • SOA Seed Regulations
    • A Field Guide to AK Grasses
• Seed Production
  • Seed Production Program
  • Seed Cleaning
  • Seed Testing
  • Seed Testing Laboratory Fees and Forms
  • Publications and Reports
    • Guidelines for Planting Seeds of Alaska Native Plants
    • Wetland Revegetation Projects in AK Using Adapted Species Having Commercially Available Seed
    • Seed Lab Poster
  • Resources
    • AOSA
    • USDA Plants Database
• Soil Conservation
  • Soil Conservation Program
  • Erosion & Sediment Control
  • Policy & Regulation
  • Best Management Practices
  • Soil Laboratory
  • Publications and Reports
    • Interior Revegetation Report
    • Coastal Revegetation Report
  • Resources
    • AK DEC, Division of Water Home
    • AK DEC, Division of Water, Stormwater
    • AK Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead
• Publication List
• Native Plant Source Directory
• PMC Staff Directory
• PMC Weather Station

 

Click Map For Directions

View Larger Map

Weed Free Gravel

Since 2009, the Division of Agriculture has been coordinating efforts to research and prevent the spread of invasive plants via gravel in Alaska through the development of a weed free gravel certification program. This voluntary program aims at providing a weed free gravel product to land managers working in sensitive areas while also offering producers a way to certify materials for a value-added product.

The Weed Free Gravel Certification Program, structured much like the existing Weed Free Forage Certification Program, involves a coordinated inspection by trained personnel to document the material site does not contain any propagative parts of noxious or undesirable (listed) plants. A material site must be inspected twice per growing season to fully meet the standards with an exemption made for remote material sites that meet certain criteria.

In May 2012, the Weed Free Gravel Program officially got underway with the first inspector training. The inspectors met alongside the Weed Free Forage Inspectors at a training hosted by the Division of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service. Inspector trainings will be held each spring and will be offered to new and recertifying inspectors. Though an inspector certification is valid for 5 years, we encourage attendance each year to keep up with program changes and to refresh your plant identification skills.

If you are interested in participating in the Weed Free Gravel Program, either as a producer or a buyer, please contact the Division of Agriculture or your local Soil and Water Conservation District.

Weed Free Gravel - Resources:

• Gravel Pit Inspection Standards
• Weed Free Gravel - Certification List of Weed Species
• Weed Free Gravel - Inspection Request Form

For More Information Contact: