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California Native Grasslands Association's (CNGA) 14th Annual Field Day at Hedgerow Farms

Sowing the Seeds of Grassland Restoration: CNGA’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

CNGA and Hedgerow Farms are partnering for the 14th year to offer this opportunity to look back and look forward at grassland restoration and practice in California’s spectacular native grasslands. We’ll take you through the restoration process: from wildland seed collection through farm production to tours of restored field site. Event Flyer found here.

Follow the life of a seed from wildland seed collection to farm production.

  • Seed collection at Hedgerow Farms and Pacific Coast Seed with Jeff Quiter, Hedgerow Farms, Tanya Meyer, Yolo Co. RCD

  • Farm production: planting harvesting, processing with Pat Reynolds, CNGA, Andrew Fulks, Putah Creek Reserve; Bryan Young, Sacramento Regional Co. Sanitation District; Chris Rose, Solano Co. RCD

Seeds of restoration: Where are they now? Tour the state with virtual “show and tell” site visits and presentations.

  • Willits Mitigation Project, Mendocino County with Emily Allen, Consultant

  • Vic Claassen, Soil Scientist, UC Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources

  • Valerie Eviner, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

  • Southern California with Robert Freese, Irvine Ranch Conservancy/Orange County Parks, Megan Lulow, UC Irvine, Collin Raff, Irvine Ranch Conservancy

  • Pepperwood Preserve, Sonoma County with Michelle Halbur, Preserve Ecologist

  • Urban Landscaping for Wildlife Habitat with Billy Krimmel, Owner, Miridae,

  • Russell Ranch, UC Davis, Yolo County with JP Marié, Manager, UC Davis Putah Creek Marine Reserve

  • San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, with Stephen Sheppard, River Partners

 Learn about new perspectives on grassland restoration, current research, and best practices.