Click here to see photos of Red Sesbania clean-up

Along the American River Parkway, plants of various forms sprout up and mature.  Some of those are non-native invasive plants that out compete the native plants.  Native plants are beneficial for wildlife and can sustain themselves with very little water. Some of the non-native plants use enormous amounts of water and are actually harmful to the wildlife.

Over the past five years the American River Parkway Foundation has removed  many acres of invasive plants.  Beginning in January 2009 it is our responsibility to remove the invasive plants along the entire parkway.

The invasive plants include:
	Red Sesbania,
	Spanish Broom, French Broom, Scotch Broom,
	Pampas grass,
	Oleander,
	Chinese Tallow,
	Giant Reed,
	Pyracantha, and
	Tamarisk.

How can you help?  Click here to volunteer for the ARPF Invasive Plant Patrol.

What is an Invasive Plant Patrol?  A person or group who adopts a section of the parkway and monitors the growth of invasive plants and helps organize groups to remove the non-native plants and seedlings.

What Help can I get from ARPF? You will be supported by the Foundation in your efforts with tools, training and staff support.

This program is vital to the habitat restoration on the Parkway and we want you to be a part of it.

Work Report.  Click here to submit your Invasive Plant Patrol work report.

Adopt a section of the parkway that is prone to invasive plants.  Select from the links below to see the regions that require assistance. NOTES: 1. Sections in red require assistance. 2. Many files are large and may take a few moments to load).
	1A  - Discovery Park		3A - Arden Bar - Dennis Eckhart, Andreas Agos
	1B - Urrutia		3A - Arden above Pond - Julie Henson and Amy Story
	1C - Northgate		3A - Arden Bar & William Pond - Dick and Linda Thomas, Mary Maret, Scott Springer
	1D - Woodlake		3B - Goethe Bar
	1E - Cal Expo		3C - Ancil Hoffman - April Dearbaugh
	1F - Paradise Beach - Chris Bujalski		3D - Rossmoor Bar
	2A - Campus Commons to Howe		3E - Sacramento Bar
	2A - H St to Howe		3F - FOB Upper Sunrise - Lee Lundgren
	2A - Howe - Watt - Bob Bloomer		3G - Sailor Bar
	2B - Howe		Riverbend - Evan Kersey, Mike Mazotti and Bob Bloomer
	2B - Kadema		Rio Americano upstream islands
	2C - Mayhew-Harrington		Rio Americano islands and peninsula - Sarah Somers
	2C - Watt - Waterton		Downstream island
	2C - Larchmont		William Pond to Harrington - Andreas Agos
	Roving Stewards - Phil Lutz, Steve Storelli

For more information please do not hesitate to contact the ARPF office at (916) 486-2773, or send email to info@arpf.org.