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The Ventura County Arundo Task Force (ATF) is a consortium of federal, state, and local agencies, property owners, and local special interest groups formed to address issues associated with reducing or eliminating Arundo donax (arundo) from the Ventura County watersheds. The ATF formed in 1997 and meets on a monthly basis to explore opportunities for removal projects, exchange information, and support the ongoing work of eradication of this harmful weed. Members and affiliates include:

Federal Agencies:

• USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• U.S. Forest Service

• U.S. Navy, Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station

• National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains

State Agencies

• U.S. Congressman Elton Gallegly

• California Department of Fish and Game

• California Coastal Conservancy

• California State Parks

• California Conservation Corps

• University of California Cooperative Extension

Local Agencies

• Ventura County Resource Conservation District
• Ventura County Watershed Protection District

• Ventura County Fire Department

• Ventura County Environmental & Energy Resources Department

• Channel Islands Parks
• City of Ventura
• City of Thousand Oaks

• City of Santa Clarita

Organizations

• California Invasive Plant Council
• California South-Central Coast Watersheds Restoration Program
• California Nature Conservancy
• Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
• Hill Canyon Conservancy
• Friends of the Santa Clara River
• Valley View Ranch
• Surfrider Foundation
• MESA Project

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