For the last three years, the Ventura County Resource Conservation District has worked hard to restore active ranchland into an oak woodland habitat on Atmore & Sons and Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust property. With the help from a Department of Conservation (DOC) grant, wildlife, vegetation and environmental monitoring has been tracked in conjunction with the implementation of Coast Live Oak trees planted on the land. The goal of this grant aims to create and enhance oak woodland habitat as well as improve water quality in Barlow Canyon as is it actively grazed with cattle. To learn more about our DOC grant, click here.
Big milestone this week: VCRCD staff planted the last of the 400 oaks on the property that allow us to meet the deliverable for the grant! We want to acknowledge and thank Brokaw Nursery and their dedicated staff for generously donating Coast Live Oaks to aid our work on this land. Partnerships like these are vital to advancing restoration efforts in Ventura County!
