Redwood Parks Conservancy

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNSHIPS AT REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK

THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE REDWOOD PARKS CONSERVANCY (COOPERATOR), TOLOWA DUNES STATE PARK (TDSP - LANDOWNER), AND THE ARCATA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICE'S ECOLOGICAL SERVICES PROGRAM. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO HELP RECOVER THE FEDERALLY THREATENED OREGON SILVERSPOT BUTTERFLY (OSB) BY REMOVING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, PRIMARILY EUROPEAN BEACHGRASS, AND PLANTING THE BUTTERFLY'S LARVAL HOST PLANT, VIOLA ADUNCA, NATIVE OSB NECTAR PLANTS, AND COMPANION PLANTS CONDUCIVE TO BUTTERFLY EGG-LAYING AND PROTECTION OF VIOLETS. THIS FUNDING WILL CONTINUE WORK ON THE 5 ACRE PROJECT NEAR TRANSECT 3 OF THE OSB SURVEY TRANSECTS ON TDSP LANDS. FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS: 1) RETREATMENT OF 3 ACRES AND THE INITIAL TREATMENT OF 1 ACRE OF EUROPEAN BEACHGRASS, 2) REVEGETATION WITH NECTAR, VIOLETS, AND COMPANION PLANT SPECIES, AND 3) VEGETATION AND PHOTO MONITORING. PARK STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL CONDUCT THE WORK. MAPPING AND PROJECT REPORTING WILL OCCUR ANNUALLY.

OREGON SILVERSPOT BUTTERFLY HABITAT RESTORATION AT TOLOWA DUNES STATE PARK

OREGON SILVERSPOT BUTTERFLY HABITAT RESTORATION AT TOLOWA DUNES STATE PARK

THE COASTAL PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO REDWOOD PARKS CONSERVANCY TO RESTORE HABITAT FOR THE FEDERALLY THREATENED OREGON SILVERSPOT BUTTERFLY BUTTERFLY ON PROPERTY OWNED BY CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IN DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA THE BUTTERFLY IS KNOWN FROM 5 EXTANT POPULATIONS IN COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN DECLINE OVER THE LAST DECADE ONLY A SINGLE POPULATION REMAINS IN CALIFORNIA POPULATION MONITORING HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN DECLINING IN THIS POPULATION OVER THE LAST DECADE, DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO IN THE LAST TWO YEARS LOCATED ON 5 ACRES OF COASTAL DUNE HABITAT, THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON REMOVING INVASIVE EUROPEAN BEACHGRASS AND PLANTING NATIVE WESTERN DOG VIOLET THE LARVAL HOST PLANT FOR THE BUTTERFLY WITHIN THIS LAST KNOWN HABITAT PATCH

COASTAL

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT FOR THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (CHARADRIUS RIIVOSUS NIVOSUS} AT GOLD BLUFFS BEACH USING OYSTER SHELL HASH

P17AC00162

P17AC00162

COLLABORATIVE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EDUCATION TO PROTECT AND RESTORE RESOURCES