#California - #RoseCreek #HabitatRestoration

April 17, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

#PacificBeachCA 92109

"Join the #SanDiegoBirdAlliance and #FriendsOfRoseCreek for #riparian habitat restoration.

Thank you San Diego Bird Alliance for leading the third Friday work parties.

During this maintenance event with the San Diego Bird Alliance, we will be removing invasive species, potentially watering new, planted native plants and learning about the riparian habitat. More than 30 species of #birds depend on this space during this time of year. Help us provide healthy #biodiversity to support all the wildlife in the area.

What to bring: Refillable water bottle, close-toed shoes, weather appropriate attire, hat and sunscreen

What is provided: All necessary tools, snacks and water.

The Native Plant Garden along Rose Creek was started in the 1990s by The Nature School. Help us care for and expand this special place."

FMI:
https://saverosecreek.org/events/habitat-restoration-10/

#SolarPunkSunday #RestoringNature #Rewilding #NativePlants #BuildingCommunity #SpendTimeInNature #CaliforniaEvents #Birds #WildlifeHabitat #HabitatRestoration

#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch

Fri, March 20, 2026

"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.

"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.

" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.

"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat

"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.

"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.

"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "

Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch

#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence

The Duke of Burgundy butterfly has declined in numbers in recent decades

Sonja and Perin Dineley, of Red House Farm on the edge of Cranborne Chase in Wiltshire, are launching a major habitat restoration scheme to boost numbers of the rare insect.

#butterflies #lepidoptera #habitatrestoration

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm8er3kj2po

WETLAND SCIENCE WORKS TO SAVE ROSEATE SPOONBILLS

🐦 A "combination of cutting-edge research, strategic habitat restoration, and collaborative conservation efforts" made the difference.

👉 Example of record-breaking investment in restoration

🐦These Florida birds are unique early indicators of climate change impacts - and now effective responses.

https://discoverwildscience.com/floridas-roseate-spoonbills-are-thriving-again-thanks-to-wetland-science-2-364851

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation
#Conservation #Environment #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalConservation #Wetlands #EnvironmentalRestoration #HabitatRestoration

An 8-minute video tells how David Bamberger used his wealth to restore 5,500 acres of overgrazed Texas Hill Country by planting grasses to recharge aquifers and rebuild habitat; his land-stewardship model now supports rich biodiversity and is being replicated regionally.

https://youtu.be/ZSPkcpGmflE

#LandRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture #WaterConservation #HabitatRestoration #GrasslandRehab #Biodiversity #SoilHealth #SustainableLandManagement #RanchRestoration

Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook #salmon have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/17/salmon-clear-klamath-dams/

#wildlife #salmon #HabitatRestoration

"Rewilding is not just about protecting individual species. It’s about re-establishing the relationships between them, many of which are complex and poorly understood.

"When it comes to fungi, those relationships are often invisible – but no less vital.

"Whether cycling nutrients, forming symbioses or creating #habitat through decay, #fungi are foundational to the ecological processes that #rewilding seeks to restore.

#ecology #habitatrestoration #mushrooms #fungus

https://www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilders-shouldnt-forget-about-fungi/

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/461016/monarch-butterfly-migration-new-york-city

I'm in this.

* Edit to reinforce that I am *literally* in this. I was interviewed for the article.

#MonarchButterflies #NYC #UrbanNature #HabitatGardening #HabitatRestoration #Ecology #NaturalHistory #VOX