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His passion motivated him to look for subtle clues to help determine why some invasive species were so prolific and how to best control them. In Santa Cruz, Ken began to develop into the keen naturalist he is today. There he quickly developed his passion for native plants and invasive species control, making astute observations about the natural history of various plants others had previously missed.Īfter he finished his masters he found an opportunity removing non-native trees near Santa Cruz.
One day he saw an opportunity on a graduate board for his masters to study non-native trees in California and decided to head towards the opportunity to see what awaited in Los Angeles. It is there, early on in his career, where he had made observations of ornamental plant species he was working with and concluded that they easily became invasive and displaced native plants. Originally from Wisconsin, Ken first started in landscape architecture back in 1962, but felt something was missing from his career. Ken Moore was the only participant from Santa Cruz County when CAL-IPC was formed and was the only "Weed Warrior" involved with CAL-IPC efforts for a period thereafter. He made extraordinary contributions to invasive species management in California and helped develop specialized techniques for especially noxious species.
Ken Moore has been instrumental in protecting and restoring local natural history in Santa Cruz County and beyond, for over 40 years.
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