Citizen science uncovers Phytophthora ramorum as a threat to several rare or endangered California manzanita species

Funding

Funding: Funding for the SOD Blitzes was provided by Phil Cannon, United States Forest Service (USFS) Region 5; State and Private Forestry; the PG&E Foundation; Mid Peninsula Open Space; and the UCSC Arboretum. Funding for inoculation experiments was provided, in part, by the San Francisco Public Utility Commission and by in-kind contributions by the USFS, Region 5. Funding for the SOD Blitzes was provided by Phil Cannon, United States Forest Service (USFS) Region 5; State and Private Forestry; the PG&E Foundation; Mid Peninsula Open Space; and the UCSC Arboretum. Funding for inoculation experiments was provided, in part, by the San Francisco Public Utility Commission and by in-kind contributions by the USFS, Region 5. We thank K. Frangioso, University of California-Davis, for collecting and analyzing precipitation data; and M. Ingolia (San Francisco Public Utility Commission), S. Frankel (United States Forest Service), and B. Hall (UCSC) for assisting with funding.