Invasive Plant Species Early Detection in the San Francisco Bay Area Network

Parks need to know where incipient populations of highly invasive plants are becoming established, and protect the most critical areas from invasion. This year was the first full field season of testing the early detection protocol. The methods detailed in this report focus on surveying road- and trail-side in priority areas using volunteers, and is based on the SFAN I&M Network's Early Detection Monitoring of Invasive Plant Species in the San Francisco Bay Area Network: A Volunteer-Based Approach