With funding from SANDAG, Mission RCD has successfully reduced and controlled several non-native, invasive plants in the Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey watersheds.  Invasive weeds threaten the viability of watersheds by outcompeting native plants, rerouting and impeding water flow, and providing fuel for wildfires.  Mission RCD and our partners removed invasive non-native plants and restored native riparian habitat to improve biodiversity and reduce flood and fire risk.