Help us kick off National Park week in a National Park! Join us on Saturday, April 20 for a morning of habitat restoration work at Rancho Sierra Vista in the Santa Monica Mountains.
**SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP USING LINK BELOW**
When: Saturday, April 20, 9:00am to Noon
Where: Via Goleta and Lynn Road, Newbury Park, CA, 91320 (directions below)
What: We will be removing invasive weeds like wild radish which are crowding out yerba mansa and coastal sage scrub species. We will also plant some native plants to add to the more than 1,000 plants we've already put in.
You bring: Closed-toe shoes, long pants, long sleeve shirt (recommended), refillable water bottle
We provide: Tools needed for the event, water, snacks, Parks Project swag for volunteers!
Directions: Main entrance cross street is Via Goleta and Lynn Road, Newbury Park, CA, 91320
GPS Coordinates for Entrance (Via Goleta & Lynn Road): N 34.1569 W -118.9733
Main Entrance: Ventura Fwy (101) to Lynn Rd exit. South on Lynn Rd 5.25 miles to Via Goleta. Park entrance is on the left. It is best to park in the overflow parking then carefully walk up the road to the restoration site. See photo gallery for map to site.
Project Description
The Yerba Mansa Meadow restoration seeks to restore/enhance approximately 10.8 acres of wetland, riparian, and upland habitat through invasive species removal and revegetation with native plants. Wetlands in California have suffered greatly mainly from habitat destruction. The yerba mansa meadow is a good example of an ephemeral wetland that has yerba mansa as a dominant species, a somewhat uncommon occurrence.
