By: Madison Taylor, Restoration Project Manager For students, learning about native plants and pollinators is often most meaningful when it happens outside the classroom. By working alongside ESRCD staff during restoration projects, students have the opportunity to take an active…
Top Image: Almond Orchard Before Restoration (2024) Bottom Image: Almond Orchard After Hedgerow Implementation (2026)
By Gabriela Cervantes, Sr. Project Manager, Conservation & Restoration Our work to implement native habitat projects is made possible through grants funded by agencies such as the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), which support biodiversity and help fund projects that restore…
By: Gabriela Cervantes, Sr. Project Manager, Conservation & Restoration This past December, our restoration team removed an infestation of invasive Yellow starthistle along a path over at the Stanley Wakefield Wilderness Area. This plant had created a dense monoculture of…
By: Gabriela Cervantes, Sr. Project Manager, Conservation & Restoration Over the past 30 years, conservation efforts along the Stanislaus River have evolved to include restoring the health of the river and the watersheds that connect to it. Early conservation efforts…