Report-a-Weed

  Invasive alien plant species are constantly on the move and expanding into new areas.
Report-a-Weed (RaW) is a component of Map Display: an interactive mapping tool that assists land management agencies, non-government organizations, and the general public in developing and delivering effective invasive plant management programs throughout BC.
The Report-a-Weed-wizard takes you through 3 easy steps to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive alien plant species in BC. Your report will be compared to known locations of the reported species, and will be sent directly to a provincial invasive plant specialist for your area who will action the report. The specialist may share the report with the local weed committee coordinator for further action.

Step 1 - Navigate and zoom to the location of the invasive plant.
Use the many layers available from the blue 'Layers' tab at the top of the screen, and the navigation tools in the icon toolbar. Layers include orthophoto and hillshade in the Grids and Images section, which are very helpful when zooming in; navigation tools include zoom in, zoom out, pan. The 'Find Location' tab also offers useful tools, such as 'Zoom to Municipality / Provincial Park / Place Name / etc.


Step 2 - Activate the Report-A-Weed tool.

• Click the dark-blue Report-A-Weed tab in the blue menu bar to return to 'Welcome to Report A Weed'.
• Click the Report-a-Weed Now button. This activates the Report-A-Weed-wizard, and the right-hand panel will display the Report-A-Weed (Step 1 of 3) screen (seen at left).

• Click the Report-a-Weed icon in the toolbar
  to activate the Report-A-Weed tool.

• Click the location of the infestation on the map with your mouse. The map refreshes, centred around the weed location, and the UTM coordinates of the location are now displayed in the Step 1 of 3 screen.


• Click the Next button.
  This launches the Report-A-Weed (Step 2 of 3) screen.

• Please enter data in all the fields. The information you submit is confidential, but the invasive plant specialist who receives your report may share the information with your local weed committee coordinator, to expedite the follow-up process.
  If you took a photograph of the infestation in the field, please mention this in the Comment field. The specialist would undoubtedly appreciate it if you could email the image, since it is not yet possible to attach images to this report.


• In addition to your name, please supply either an email address or a phone number (or both), so that you may be kept informed on the status of your submission.


• Click the Next button. This launches the Report-A-Weed (Step 3 of 3) screen, where you can review the details of your submission.
  - If you wish to make a correction, click the Back button and the previous screen returns for you to make edits.
  - If you are satisfied with your submission, click the Submit button. You will be presented with the Thank You screen, and the submission will be placed in the specialist's inbox instantly!
  - If you change your mind, click the Cancel button. You will be returned to the standard 'About IAPP' start screen.