Rare Plants in progress

Dennery Canyon Rare Plant Restoration

The goal of this project is to restore and enhance populations of four Management Strategic Plan (MSP) plant species and vernal pool habitat over a three-year period. Species directly benefiting from this effort include: San Diego thornmint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia), Otay tarplant (Deinandra conjugens), San Diego ambrosia (Ambrosia pumila), Orcutt's bird’s beak (Dicranostegia orcuttiana). The proposed project area encompasses approximately 8.68 acres. It provides a unique setting where the fours species co-exist with vernal pools not previously documented in the Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan (VPHCP). Annual inspect and manage (IMG) monitoring results indicate increasing threats (primarily non-native weeds) are impacting MSP species populations in this area, and an intensive restoration effort is needed to ensure the long-term persistence of these species. Activities will consist of weed management, seed collection, seed bulking and redistribution, trash removal, vegetation monitoring, photo monitoring, and IMG monitoring. The proposed project will utilize the most current state of management knowledge along with Best Management Practices (BMPs) that have been successfully implemented in the region. This project is consistent with management objectives and actions in the MSP Roadmap, the MSP Framework Rare Plant Management Plan, and the MSP Seed Collection, Banking, and Bulking Plan. This project is partially funded by SANDAG TransNet EMP Land Management Grant #S1125503.
Project Groups
  • SDMMP17 Rare Plant IMG Monitoring

Project Focus

Orcutt's birds-beak, Otay tarplant, San Diego ambrosia, San Diego thorn-mint

coastal sage scrub, vernal pools and alkali playa

DENNERY RANCH

San Diego Association of Governments

City of San Diego, Open Space Division; City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department

Sara Allen

Sara Allen

Project Protocol
Rare Plant IMG 2022 Survey Protocol and Instructions

Protocol and form instructions for 2022 Rare Plant IMG surveys

Releve; Photo points; seed collection
437.68KB MSP 2022 Rare Plant IMG Field Form Instructions - Final-2-24-2022.pdf
File name Lead Author Year Type
TransNet ProgressReport1 CitySD DenneryCanyon other