While known to be spread across the state, specific locations and patch sizes are not well documented, leading to the council's call for a month-long census.
It can be found in 30 of Washington's 39 counties. The information from the census will help us set short- and long-term action plans.' Yellow flowered, Scotch broom is hard to miss when blooming. 'Without baseline information about the location and population size, we don’t have enough details to determine solutions. 'We need everyone's help to size up the problem,' said Justin Bush, executive coordinator of the Washington Invasive Species Council. The Washington Invasive Species Council, state agencies and researchers are calling for a census in May to help determine the location of Scotch broom throughout the state.
