[APWG] Native grasslands, $500K per year for last 30 years, results?

[Wayne Tyson]

Upon what basis is "toe-point" method and  "30 paces" demonstrably "a good 
snapshot of what is going on?"

WT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Dremann - Redwood City Seed Company" <Craig at astreet.com>
To: <apwg at lists.plantconservation.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:14 AM
Subject: [APWG] Native grasslands, $500K per year for last 30 years, 
results?


> Dear All,
>
> Now I am finding out why people call us the Gold Coast.  For the one
> billion dollars worth of native grasslands we have on the San Francisco
> peninsula, there has been $500K in taxpayers money spent on studies of
> those grasslands every year, for the last 30 years.
>
> What I am doing this year, is doing a census of the state of our grassland
> resources, in terms of percentage cover of the native grasses, the
> wildflower cover and the weed cover, that you can see at
> http://www.ecoseeds.com/WMA.html, with photos.
>
> This week is the peak of wildflowers in California and the West, so if you
> have local public native grass/wildflower areas, especialkly if you are
> doing any restoration or weeding projects, this is the time to go out and
> do your own census.  I am using the toe-point method, and only 30 paces
> gives you a good snapshot of what is going on, and only takes about 15
> minutes to do.
>
> Sincerely,  Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333
>
>
>
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