Invasive Species - Spartina.ca

Welcome to the new Invasive Species Atlas. This page is also the temporary home page for Spartina.ca which is dedicated to supporting a multi-partner initiative in BC and the Pacific Coast to find and control Spartina sp.
 
The map layers on this atlas include many different species in many locations but are by no means complete. Spartina sp. has its own layer group because of the threat it poses to coastal habitats. Layers for 2010/2009 are substantially complete but data compilation of current and earlier data is a work in progress. Additional layers will be added over time so if you are wondering about layers and data for a species or species group not present send a note rknight at telus dot net.
 
This atlas now supports on-line data entry (user password required) and a new table views of data that can be queried, filtered, sorted and exported to a users computer. There will be new tutorial videos coming soon and a "Help" section to guide users.
 
If you "mouse-over" points in some layers in the atlas a "tool-tip" will appear that contains a link to a table of data for that point. At the bottom of that table you find a link to a larger table of records for invasive species.
 
You can still connect to the original Invasive Species Atlas (PC only) for the next several months using the following link click here.
 
The Attachements & Files section below holds a variety of resources supporting inventory and mapping of Spartina.

• The Naming Spartina Waypoints in your GPS file describes how to use your GPS to map plant and clone locations.
• The Excel Template to submit Spartina GPS data file provides a format to follow when sending in your observations.
• There is a series of images in the Spartina Mapping Areas 2010 file showing several aerial images with access roads - to assist coordination of mapping volunteers.
• You will find the BCSWG Spartina Progress Reports for 2010 and 2009 at the end of this section

If you would like to get involved with Spartina mapping and control activities you can subscribe to the email service of the BC Spartina Working Group - follow the link in the Contact Organizations section below.