Pennels Birds-beak Monitoring Plan - Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve

Pennell’s bird’s-beak is restricted to soils derived from serpentinite and is found in association with closed-cone coniferous forest and chaparral vegetation. A Pennell’s bird’s-beak population occurs at and near the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve (Reserve).

The Reserve is approximately 34 acres, however Pennell’s bird’s-beak is only found in a few localized areas of the reserve, typically in areas that have experienced historical disturbances. Monitoring of Pennell’s bird’s-beak at the reserve has consisted (1) a census of Pennell’s bird’s-beak plants within one small monitoring plot (Plot A), (2) taking photographs at three specific locations (Photopoints A-C), and (3) periodic and opportunistic mapping of the distribution of Pennell’s bird’s-beak at the Reserve (GIS data is not included in this dataset).