Farmers, ranchers, and other landmanagers on the Central Coast manage essential habitat for wildlife and pollinators. While many landowners may be interested in doing their part to enhance or restore habitat, the cost for planning, implementing, and maintaining can be prohibitive. In 2021, the US-LT RCD was awarded multiple grants to help improve habitat on working lands and public lands within our district. Our grant funding helps provide technical guidance to landmanagers to improve habitat through site-specific plans and native species recommendations.

So far, grant funding has supported habitat enhancement on 11 properties throughout the district, including public sites at Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, Strawberry Canyon, Santa Lucia School, and the Atascadero Unified School District Farm. Enhancement projects include hedgerows, pollinator islands, and native seed dispersal.

To learn more about improving wildlife or pollinator habitat on your property, contact Hailey Morello at Hailey@us-ltrcd.org.