UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden » City of Davis, UC Davis Arboretum seek community input on greening project. (Content from City of Davis and UC Davis Arboretum joint press release.) The City of Davis and UC Davis Arboretum will host a community meeting on Saturday, March 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to gather public feedback on planned improvements to the Putah Creek Parkway and the east end of the Arboretum. The improvements will include new native plantings, removal of invasive plants, new pathways and benches, habitat enhancement for wildlife and pollinators, wayfinding and educational signage, and safety and visibility enhancements. For the first hour of the event, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, participants will walk the site with project designers. The site walk will begin at the back of the Davis Commons (Whole Foods) parking lot.
Starting at 2:00 pm, the second hour of the event will be a community design workshop held in the meeting room of University Park Inn and Suites at 1111 Richards Blvd. Most of the construction for the project will occur this summer with planting following this fall. HEDGEROW FARMS. Go Native. SERCAL Home. Society for Ecological Restoration. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Source: California Invasive Plant Council URL of this page: Our database of Plant Assessment Forms was moved to www.cal-ipc.org/paf in 2013.
Please update your links! Jump to section below: The California Invasive Plant Inventory categorizes non-native invasive plants that threaten the state's wildlands. Categorization is based on an assessment of the ecological impacts of each plant. California is home to 4,200 native plant species, and is recognized internationally as a "biodiversity hotspot. " The Inventory Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) flowerheads Photo courtesy Bob Case The Inventory categorizes plants as High, Moderate, or Limited, reflecting the level of each species' negative ecological impact in California. The Inventory Review Committee, Cal-IPC staff, and volunteers drafted assessments for each plant based on the formal criteria system described below.
Definitions Criteria for Listing Inventory Categories Uses and Limitations.