Clearing Broom in Del Dios Canyon

This week was my second time going to the San Diego CNPS meeting.
I met the chair of the Invasive Plant committee, and my husband and I decided to join them for some work on Saturday.

The project of the day was to route out some invasive French and Spanish broom from the south side of the canyon (about a half-mile up the canyon from here). We also saw invasive anise, eucalyptus, and celery, but generally the south side of the canyon looked pretty good. I was so busy working, I forgot to take pictures. The north side had a lot of invasive grasses, mustard, and Castor bean. We enjoyed being out in the canyon and helping reverse some of the damage! a lot of work had already been accomplished, especially against the eucalyptus.




This is French broom. The photo is borrowed from the Cal-IPC website.








Spanish broom. Photo is also borrowed from the Cal-IPC website.




I also saw the dried-out remains of a Sahara mustard for the first time. It was quite distinctive, with its long, thin seed pods. I wish I had taken a photo.