Please enjoy this recording, as ecologists Cleopatra Tuday and Mel Preston team up to discuss one of their favorite ecosystems, coastal prairies. Join us as we all nerd out on wildflowers, perennial grasses, and grassland obligate wildlife. They'll also discuss threats facing remnant coastal prairies and examples of stewardship projects to help our coastal grasslands thrive for generations to come.
Special thanks to San Mateo County Bird Alliance for supporting the Wavecrest Stewardship Plan, which is in progress right now, with the help of Mel Preston. It will focus on stewardship of grassland birds and their coastal prairie habitat at Wavecrest!
Thank you also so much to our presenters for these resources to help us learn and connect more:
Guide to the Pasture Plants of Coastal San Mateo County- Beautifully illustrated by Mel Preston
MROSD Burrowing Owl and Badger Habitat Suitability Study
North American bird declines (3 Billion birds lost since 1970, grassland birds hit hard)
Grasshopper Sparrow article in Grasslands journal (CNGA, page 10)
If you are able please help to support the important work of the Coastside Land Trust as we preserve, protect, and steward our shared open spaces (including these vital grasslands)—by donating at: coastsidelandtrust.org/donate