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Sahara Mustard (Brassica tournefortii) in Southwestern North America: Current Status of Research and Management, sponsored by FHWA and Caltrans
August 30, 2005 - Holiday Inn Express, Lenwood CA (near Barstow)

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9:00 Workshop Introduction
9:20 Plenary
9:45 Invasion history- Dr. Matt Brooks, USGS
· Where it came from, when it got here, patterns of spread, vectors of spread
· Comparison with other mustards
10:15 Basic Ecology- Dr. Jodie Holt, UC Riverside
· Annual with a seedbank, early phenology, germination characteristics, seedbank longevity, compared to other mustards
10:45 Potential Ecological Effects- Mr. Cameron Barrows, Center for Natural Lands Management and UC Riverside
· Competition with native plants
· Alteration of fire regimes
· Effects on wildlife
11:15 Control Strategies- Mr. Curt Deuser, National Park Service
· Current methods
· Potential new methods
o large scale
o small scale
o sensitive habitats
· Effectiveness monitoring of treatments
· Seedbank management
11:45 Lunch
1:15 Introduction to afternoon session
1:20 Summaries by State (15 minutes each)
· What is the history and status of Sahara mustard in your state?
· What are the major management concerns?
· How are people in the state dealing with it?
· How is it perceived to rank in comparison with the other invasives managed in the
state?
o California
o Nevada
o Arizona (excluding the Arizona strip)
o Utah (including the Arizona strip)
o NM
o Elsewhere?
2:35 Open Forum
· Opportunity for people from the audience to voice their opinions
· How should the management of Sahara mustard be accomplished? What should we
do that we are not doing? What should we not do that we are doing?

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