Repairing damaged ecosystems to increase biodiversity and gain resiliency in our changing world

Grasslands are critically important and biologically diverse ecosystems containing 90% of all rare and endangered species. These dense rooted habitats add to fire resiliency and carbon sequestration plus provide a wide range of food sources and shelter/nesting materials for wildlife.

Conservation Works engages with our community to help conserve and restore our native grasslands by conducting environmental education outreach combined with "take action" plantings in grassland restoration areas.

Local redwood forests have been an essential ecosystem in California for millennia. These forests can help stabilize climate change as redwood trees sequester more carbon than any other tree. Their lush needles and root mats filter and clean our air and water. Redwoods are a cornerstone species of healthy coastal habitat for endangered salmon and other wildlife.

Conservation Works takes action to conserve local redwood forests by eradicating invasive trees and plants, and re-planting with redwoods and native understory forbs.

Ten times more insects are endangered than mammals. More than 40% of amphibians are at risk of dying out. The web of life is dependent on these smallest of wildlife which struggle with habitat loss and other stressors around the world, and Northern California is not immune to these declines.

Conservation Works' Hikes for Habitat series and other outreach activities point out to the public the importance of forest, grassland, and riparian biodiversity, and our habitat restoration plantings along hillsides and stream corridors include considerations for diverse micro wildlife, including salamanders, damsel flies, and more as we work with volunteers across our region to restore healthy biodiverse habitats