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Invasive Weed Management Plan for Palo Corona Regional Park INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PALO CORONA REGIONAL PARK Prepared for Tim Jensen Planning and Conservation Manager Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District 60 Garden Court #325 Monterey, CA 93940 832 Escobar Street Martinez, CA 94553 May 2014 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... v Section 1. Introduction...................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District.................................................................... 1 1.2. Palo Corona Regional Park............................................................................................ 1 1.3. PCRP Weed Management Goals and Objectives.......................................................... 1 1.4. Adaptive Management of Invasive Weeds..................................................................... 2 1.5. Glossary of Terms.......................................................................................................... 3 Section 2. Setting ............................................................................................................. 6 2.1. General Setting .............................................................................................................. 6 2.2. Significant Biological Resources.................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Special-Status Plant Species and Their Habitat.............................................. 6 2.2.2 Special-Status Wildlife Species and Habitat ................................................... 7 2.2.3 High Priority Vegetation Types...................................................................... 13 2.2.4 Wetlands and Aquatic Features .................................................................... 14 2.2.5 High Quality Habitat ...................................................................................... 15 Section 3. Weed Inventory and Results ......................................................................... 16 3.1. Invasive Weed Inventory.............................................................................................. 16 3.1.1 Native Range Field Effort 2012 ..................................................................... 16 3.1.2 Nomad Ecology Field Effort 2013.................................................................. 17 3.1.3 Limitations ..................................................................................................... 20 3.2. Weed Inventory Results ............................................................................................... 21 Section 4. Invasive Weed Prioritization.......................................................................... 26 4.1. Prioritization Methodology............................................................................................ 26 4.1.1 Weed Species Prioritization .......................................................................... 26 4.1.2 Site Prioritization ........................................................................................... 27 4.1.3 Weed Population Prioritization ...................................................................... 28 4.2. Management Priority Recommendations ..................................................................... 29 4.2.1 Management Objectives................................................................................ 29 4.2.2 Priority 1 Weed Populations.......................................................................... 33 4.2.3 Priority 2 Weed Populations.......................................................................... 35 4.2.4 Priority 3 Weed Populations.......................................................................... 36 4.2.5 Other Populations for Control........................................................................ 37 Section 5. Treatment and Prevention Plan..................................................................... 38 5.1. Control Methods........................................................................................................... 38 5.1.1 Mechanical Control........................................................................................ 38 5.1.2 Cultural Control ............................................................................................. 38 5.1.3 Chemical Control........................................................................................... 38 5.2. Control Timing.............................................................................................................. 40 5.3. Additional Resources for Control Information .............................................................. 61 5.4. Best Management Practices ........................................................................................ 61 Section 6. Monitoring Program....................................................................................... 65 6.1. Monitoring of Treatment Projects ................................................................................. 65 6.1.1 Pre-Treatment Baseline Data Collection ....................................................... 65 6.1.2 Post-Treatment Data Collection .................................................................... 68 6.2. Periodic Weed Mapping and Monitoring of Existing Weed Populations ...................... 71 6.2.1 Weed Mapping Update.................................................................................. 71 Invasive Weed Management Plan for Palo Corona Regional Park ii Table of Contents 6.2.2 Monitoring of Existing Weed Populations...................................................... 71 6.3. Early Detection and Rapid Response Protocol ............................................................ 72 6.3.1 Early Detection Species ................................................................................ 72 6.3.2 Survey Methodology...................................................................................... 73 6.4. Data Management and Reporting ................................................................................ 77 Section 7. References.................................................................................................... 78 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Special Status Plant Species Known to Occur in PCRP................................................. 8 Table 2. Special Status Wildlife Species Known to Occur in the PCRP based on CNDDB Occurrences ................................................................................................................. 11 Table 3. Vegetation Communities in PCRP ................................................................................ 13 Table 4. Ponds in PCRP and Invasive Weeds Present .............................................................. 14 Table 5. Cover Classes for Target Weed Species...................................................................... 20 Table 6. Number Classes for Target Weed Species................................................................... 20 Table 7. Target Invasive Weed Species Recorded in PCRP...................................................... 22 Table 8. Target Invasive Weed Species Recorded in Each Management Unit .......................... 24 Table 9. Weed Species Priority Rank ......................................................................................... 26 Table 10. Priority Weed Populations for Management ............................................................... 30 Table 11. Summary of Control and Survey Timing ..................................................................... 40 Table 12. Detailed Control Methods and Control Timing ............................................................ 43 Table 13. Weed Species Phenology........................................................................................... 59 Table 14. Weed Management Monitoring for Priority 1 Weed Species ...................................... 69 Table 15. Early Detection Priority Plant List................................................................................ 72 Table 16. EDRR Survey Frequency and Location ...................................................................... 74 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Location of Palo Corona Regional Park....................................................................... 84 Figure 2. Management Units....................................................................................................... 85 Figure 3. Special-Status Plant Species Occurrences ................................................................. 86 Figure 4. CRF, CTS, and SBB Occurrences............................................................................... 87 Figure 5. Vegetation Communities.............................................................................................. 88 Figure 6. Ponds and Streams .....................................................................................................89 Figure 7. High Quality Habitat..................................................................................................... 90 Figure 8. French Broom Priority Populations .............................................................................. 91 Figure 9. Priority 1 Weed Populations (excluding French Broom) .............................................. 92 Figure 10. Priority
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