Source: California Invasive Plant Council


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Cal-IPC Awards

Each year, Cal-IPC honors members who have shown exceptional dedication and creativity in protecting California's wildlands from invasive plants. Honorees receive their awards at the Symposium banquet in October. If you know someone who deserves one of our five awards, please share their name, accomplishments, and suggested award with Cal-IPC by July 31.

San Diego Awards
Nelroy Jackson received the Jake Sigg Award for Vision and Service at the 2007 Symposium in San Diego.
Photo: Bob Case

Jake Sigg Award for Vision and Dedicated Service

For years of tireless service and leadership on invasive plant issues in California. Named after Jake Sigg, longtime wildland weed worker, activist, and Cal-IPC supporter from San Francisco.

  • 2009: Steve Schoenig, for his work with the California Department of Food & Agriculture spearheading the development of California's Weed Management Area Program.
  • 2008: John Randall, The Nature Conservancy
  • 2007: Nelroy Jackson
  • 2006: Greg Archbald
  • 2005: Carla Bossard, St. Mary's College of California
  • 2004: Mike Kelly, Friends of Los Penasquitos Canyon
  • 2003: Jake Sigg, California Native Plant Society

Chico Awards
Janet Klein, 2008 recipient.
Photo: Bob Case

Golden Weed Wrench Award

For the "land manager of the year" who leads exceptional on-the-ground management efforts.

  • 2009: Joanna Clines, USDA Sierra National Forest
  • 2008: Janet Klein, Marin Municipal Water District
  • 2007: Bruce Delgado, Bureau of Land Management - Fort Ord
  • 2006: John Watson, Cache Creek Conservancy
  • 2005: Susan Mason, Friends of Bidwell Park
  • 2004: Ken Moore, Wildlands Restoration Team
  • 2003: Andrea Pickart, Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge

Ryan Jones
A youth crew working with Ryan.
Photo: GGNPC

Ryan Jones Catalyst Award

For creatively spearheading actions or creating partnerships that make exceptional progress in protecting California from invasive plants. Named for Ryan Jones, an incredible artist and youth leader for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, who died much too young in 2008.

  • 2009: Graduate students Sara Jo Dickens and Heather Schneider of UC Riverside, for starting the Cal-IPC Student Chapter.
  • 2008: John Anderson, Hedgerow Farms, for pioneering work incorporating native grasses into restoration projects.
  • 2007: Richard Zembal, Santa Ana Watershed Association, for years of work promoting funding for arundo control.
  • 2006: Sharon Farrell, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Maria Alvarez, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, for years of getting the Bay Area to volunteer.
  • 2005: Frank Wallace, Sacramento Weed Warriors, for getting the community out to work.
  • 2004: Nicholas Staddon, Monrovia Nursery, for partnering on "Don't Plant a Pest!" development.
  • 2003: Carolyn Martus, San Diego CNPS, for contacting WalMart about pampas grass.

Chico Awards
Abe Doherty, 2008 recipient.
Photo: Bob Case

Invasive Plants Policy Award

For support of legislative policies that address invasive plants.

  • 2009: A.G. Kawamura, California Secretary of Food & Agriculture, for working for the creation of an Invasive Species Council and supporting weed programs.
  • 2008: Abe Doherty, California Coastal Conservancy, for guiding the Ocean Protection Council towards evaluating pathways of introduction for aquatic invasive species.
  • 2007: Robert Falconer, California Association of Nurseries & Garden Centers, for his leadership in working to prevent horticultural introduction of invasive plants.
  • 2006: Andrea Fox, California Farm Bureau Federation, Assembly Member Dave Cogdill, and his Legislative Director Erin Guerrero, for their work on behalf of WMA funding (AB 2479).
  • 2005: Assembly Member Lois Wolk, for her efforts to strengthen interagency coordination through creation of an invasive species council (AB 2631).
  • 2004: Wendy West, El Dorado County Agricultural Commissioner's Office, for inventing and organizing California Invasive Weed Awareness Day at the Capitol.
  • 2003: Kevin O'Neill, Office of Assembly Member Tim Leslie, for creating the Adopt-A-Riverway program to fund weed control.

Chico Awards
CDFA staff, 2008 recipients, in Chico.
Photo: Bob Case

Wildland Weeds Program Award for Organization of the Year

  • 2009: The Nature Conservancy's Global Invasive Species Team, for the resources they provided to weed workers around the world before they became a victim of budget cuts earlier this year.
  • 2008: California Dept. of Food and Agriculture's Integrated Pest Control Branch, for strengthening the Weed Management Area program while protecting it from budget cuts.
  • 2007: Department of Defense, Land management units in southern California.

Student Paper Contest

  • 2009: 1st Place: Heather Schneider, UC Riverside; 2nd Place: Sara Jo Dickens, UC Riverside; 3rd Place: Gavin Archbald, San Francisco State University.
  • 2008: 1st Place: Sara Jo Dickens , UC Riverside.

Student Poster Contest

  • 2009: 1st Place: Kristin Weathers, UC Riverside; 2nd Place: C.J. Rowe, University of Nevada-Reno; 3rd Place: Irina Irvine, UC Irvine.
  • 2008: 1st Place: Taraneh Emam, Mills College.

To Submit an Award Nomination

Submit a short description of the nominee's achievements and the suggested award to Cal-IPC, by July 31.


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