Invasive – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

‘Hoo’s’ Coming to Dinner? Hopefully, Not This Unwelcome Non-Native Owl

‘Hoo’s’ Coming to Dinner? Hopefully, Not This Unwelcome Non-Native Owl By Barb Sands (This article originally appeared in the July 12, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Do you know that approximately 1,000 local or native owls call San Diego County home? Of the 19 owl species in North America, seven of them live […]

Combating ‘Invasion of the Habitat Snatchers’

August 26, 2022Climate Change, Insect Pests, Invasive, Palm trees, Pests

Nonnative plants rob native species of water, nutrients, space to grow BY LINDA JONES (This article originally appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on August 13, 2022) Have you noticed dead Canary Island palms (Phoenix canariensis)? Hills covered with bright yellow flowers in spring or with dried nonnative grasses in summer? Maybe you’ve seen waterways […]