Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Enhancement Projects Weed Out Invasives in Marin County November 28, 2017 in General Sandy dunes along the California coast often feature hardy European beachgrass and a succulent, freeway iceplant, that many assume is part of the native flora. However, these groundcover plants were originally introduced in the 1800s by Gold Rush settlers who were hoping to keep sand from moving to the nearby roads, railroads and land. Today, they are invasive species that out-compete the native plants and the animals that live there. Tagged With: Abbotts Lagoon, beach layia, beachgrass, California, CDFW, dunes, endangered, Environmental Enhancement, invasive species, Laird Henkel, Marin, Myrtle's silverspot butterfly, native plants, North Great Beach, OSPR, Point Reyes National Seashore, PRNS, snowy plover, Tidestrom lupine
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