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Invasive species and resultant degradation of native ecosystems is the most significant threat to biodiversity on the planet (GBO3, 2010, as cited by Hawthorne et al., 2015). In New England, the establishment of invasive flora has been catalyzed by decades of land change, and invasive species are wildly consuming the suburban landscape. Understanding relationships between land cover and land use history, site characteristics, and invasive species establishment is critical to curtailing dynamics that could further deplete native systems. This research investigated the relationship between land change and distribution of four invasive species on Conimicut Point, a developed suburban peninsula in central Rhode Island. Historic aerial imagery from 1939, 1997, and 2022 was used to categorize land cover and land use for 435 parcels; simultaneously, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was deployed to capture current extent of four dominant invasives: Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven; Phragmites australis, common reed; the herbaceous shrub Reynoutria japonica, Japanese knotweed; and the shrubbing vine Rosa multiflora, multiflora rose. Data collection and analysis examined three hypotheses: 1) populations of A. altissima, R. japonica, and P. australis are limited in range as a function of growth and reproductive habits, while R. multiflora is dispersed in greater density across the peninsula, integrated with both native and non-native species assemblages; 2) invasive species density persists in unmanaged areas with significant natural and anthropogenic disturbances over 80+ years; and 3) natural, unmanaged properties predict a higher rate of infestation; despite the vigorous growth habits of the four focus species, private property owners will limit further spread in developed parcels. Aerial images were mapped in ArcGIS Pro to calculate land change since 1939. A deployed UAV captured images of invasive flora at critical phenological events, which were then imported into ArcGIS Pro and stitched into orthomosaics. Infestations were located and drawn on resulting maps. Invasives extent was then analyzed with land history to find relationships between change and species presence and abundance. A. altissima was found to cover a wide distribution, in natural, unmanaged parcels across the peninsula, typically in clonal groups. Species distribution was restricted for P. australis, to transitional wetland areas along elevation lines, as anticipated. Although R. japonica was found randomly distributed, it exists in large swaths, and 50% of occupied parcels are developed/residential-use, more than any other species, thus presenting threat to even well-managed properties. As predicted, R. multiflora distribution was wide, but less dense, and more prevalent in transitional, succession areas adjacent to open water. Rampant spread of invasive species in suburban areas is strongly linked to site disturbance (Ibáñez et al., 2009a). Research results echo this understanding, with a caveat: infested parcels appear to have been developed/residential-use in 1939, unmanaged in 1997, and continue to be unmanaged or publicly conserved by 2022: conservation land, even if protected, is critically vulnerable if historically disturbed. Analysis further demonstrates that developed/residential-use curbs the expanse of these species, supporting community-level preventative and management strategies, and further, warranting invasive species policy shifts in Rhode Island.