On the (Oddly Satisfying) War Against Invasive Species
Invasive species removal is a long game. If you see the entire job before you, you may despair. But if you keep your head down and only look at what’s...
Tag: invasive plants
Water Hyacinth Thrives in Drought Stricken Delta
Drought brings ideal conditions for rapid spread of water hyacinth in the Delta.
In San Francisco, A Dying Forest Waits for Action
Mount Sutro’s once-thriving blue gum eucalyptus trees are dying. At the moment, though, there's no approved environmental impact report for maintenance, and in the absence of major work conditions are...
Should I kill invasive trees with herbicides?
An Oakland resident wants to know how to kill off invasive trees from her garden.
Bay Area native plants play it safe, biologically speaking
Bay Area plant species bloom to their own tune. Our plants are always sending something out, but they've also learned to play it safe.
Containing an Invasive Weed at Thornewood Preserve
Thornewood Open Space Preserve above the town of Woodside isn't easy to find--unless you're a weed. This area is the only site in California where the plant has been found,...
The Crazy Broom Lady of the Oakland Hills
Longtime television anchorwoman Wendy Tokuda now spends many days in the East Bay hills, finding endangered manzanitas and communing with pileated woodpeckers. All because of her obsession with an invasive...
Book Review: California’s Fading Wildflowers
by Richard A Minnich, University of California Press, 2008, 344 pages, $49.95. This scholarly book by a UC professor of earth sciences surveys historical observations of California flora and compares...
The Invasive Yellow Star Thistle
When yellow star thistle hitched a ride to California on alfalfa seed in the mid-1800s, it found fertile soil, a temperate climate, and no natural enemies. In its native Mediterranean...
Invasive Weeds Awareness Week
One of the challenges faced by rare native plants like the buckwheat is the spread of invasive nonnative plants. July 18 to 24 is Invasive Weeds Awareness Week, and weed...
