The BC Spartina Working Group is a consortium of conservation organizations and government agencies committed to monitoring and removing invasive Spartina in BC.

Spartina anglica is an aggressive aquatic grass that invades intertidal mudflats and beaches. It was planted as a bank stabilizer in Washington and has become a major problem there, taking over to form monotypic “spartina meadows” that result in a loss of important habitat for fish and wildlife. In BC, the Spartina invasion is still in its infancy, and the Spartina Committee partners are employing the “Early Detection, Rapid Response (EDRR)” technique to control its spread – but we need more support!

This July we need volunteers to assist in manual removal in the areas of Boundary Bay and Robert’s Bank, Delta.

Please see this file about volunteering – for any of you who do on-the-grounds work and removal of invasive plants, you will find digging Spartina a very different and unique experience!

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