Grasslands supporting plant and wildlife biodiversity and water quality
Grasslands are an important part of Northern California’s beautiful and diverse landscapes. Our sweeping hillsides are shades of green during the winter and swaying fields of golden grasses in the summer. We don’t have to be grassland experts to appreciate the diversity of lifeforms supported this ecosystem
Who’s at Home? There’s Life at Every Level…
Grasslands form the base of the food chain that supports the many animal species we know and admire. Unfortunately, our grasslands are one of the most endangered ecosystems in the United States. Restoring grasslands can make all the difference to slow climate change, support plant and wildlife biodiversity and protect water quality.
Invasive Plant Removal and Grassland Restoration
The purpose of Conservation Works invasive plant removal and grassland restoration program is to involve the community to look beyond the “Green Blur” and volunteer with us to protect and restore grasslands in Sonoma, Marin, Lake, and Mendocino Counties.
Our grassland planting projects control and reduce invasive plants, enhance native plant communities, promote healthy wildlife populations, and support healthy watersheds.
Conservation Works Grassland Restoration Activities
Resources
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Native Grasslands of Coastal California: Landowners Guide to Native Grasses and Management. Hastings Natural History Reservation.
How to Manage and Restore Coastal Prairie: Thoughts From the Field, California’s Coastal Prairie. A project of the Sonoma Marin Coastal Grasslands Working Group by Claudia Luke, Diana (Immel) Jeffery, and Kathleen Kraft. Last modified June 2013.
California Prairies and Grasslands, California Native Plant Society Journal Fremontia, VOL. 39, NO. 2 AND VOL. 39, NO. 3 • MAY 2011 AND SEPTEMBER 2011