![A woman in reflective work gear and helmet uses a string trimmer to control yellow star thistle](https://www.cal-ipc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yellow-Starthistle-control-Yuba-County-Dawn-Cunningham-300x225.jpg)
Cutting yellow starthistle before seed set with brush cutter and PPE. Credit: Dawn Cunningham.
The WeedCUT decision support tool provides land managers with guidance on a range of methods for managing invasive plants in wildlands using non-chemical approaches exclusively, for situations when use of herbicides is restricted or not desired. The tool allows users to enter the characteristics of a target weed and the site to filter for the most effective practices.
This tool was created through a partnership with the University of California IPM Program, and is based on the Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control manual, available for free download.