Category: Stewardship
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Ardenwood Historic Farm Monarch Habitat Assessment
On January 6, 2017, Creekside Science began site assessment and habitat characterization of Monarch butterfly overwintering habitat at Ardenwood Historic Farm (East Bay Regional Parks District). The primary goal of this project is to conserve the long-term integrity of winter roosting habitat for monarch butterflies at Ardenwood by developing comprehensive site stewardship plans.
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Creekside Chief Scientist Flies High Once Again in the Name of Monarch Stewardship
In December 2016 Creekside Chief Scientist Dr. Stuart Weiss was hoisted high into the sky by way of a bucket truck to facilitate Monarch habitat assessment work at Rob Hill in the Presidio. Creekside Science is engaged in canopy characterization to assess seasonal solar radiation, temperature and wind conditions in Monarch butterfly overwintering habitat. Hemispherical…
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Pacific Grove Monarchs 2015-2016
Stu and city staff from Pacific Grove successfully completed another year of adaptive management at Monarch Grove Sanctuary. The monarchs returned (11,500 Thanksgiving count) and are taking advantage of the wind shelter provided by blue gum trees planted in 1999, and sipping from the nectar gardens. Stu continues to network with other monarch scientists around…
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Creekside Science completes 30 year review of San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan
This fall, Creekside Science submitted their final draft of the 30-year review of the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This HCP, approved in 1982, was the first ever such agreement. Now, there are more than 500 HCPs nationwide. Although both the HCP planning and implementation process has changed dramatically in the past 30…
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Medusahead Treatments Showing Success
We are very excited to publicly report that our medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski) treatments at Edgewood Preserve have been an enormous success. Our treatments started in 2009 with medusahead infestations spanning some 5-6 acres of the preserve grasslands. As we completed our 2014 seasonal mow, staff botanists observed only a few individuals throughout the treatment area. Our…
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Barbed Goatgrass Control Research
Creekside staff has been working diligently to control Barbed Goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) in occupied Bay Checkerspot habitat on Coyote Ridge. This annual grass occupies areas where important forbs (like host and nectar plants) may grow. Notably, BGG seems to form denser stands thus deteriorating Checkerspot habitat. We present the following findings (see PDF below) on…
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Late Spring Rare Plant Monitoring
Christal and the Creekside staff on Coyote Ridge monitoring the federally endangered Santa Clara Valley Liveforever (Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchelli). Creekside is using a macroplot methodology and conducting a complete census in 4 permanent plots.
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Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Passed
The staff of Creekside is very happy to report that the Santa Clara Valley HCP has been passed by the City of San Jose, the final signatory needed to enact this auspicious plan to help protect and restore habitat for 18 rare plants and animals including the Bay Checkerspot butterfly, Santa Clara Valley Dudleya and…
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Restoration Volunteer Day in Woodside – December 8th 9:30am
Creekside will be coordinating a volunteer day on Saturday Dec 8th at 9:30 am at the Horse Park in Woodside. This fabulous site hosts native grassland, oak woodland, oak savanna, and a mix of other habitats. We will be working on helping maintain the soil integrity of a drainage by transplanting local native shrubs and…
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