The grassland on Vallemar Bluff just north of Julianna in Moss Beach is rare Coastal Prairie habitat that will be restored and protected by a Conservation Easement as part of the approval of four new homes on Vallemar St. in 2019.
During 2020, the restoration team has been conducting invasive plant management and seed collection and propagation. Major restoration tasks at the site during the first two weeks in December will require some heavy equipment (supervised by biologists) and will include:
Removal of ice plant (~6,400 sf), ornamental shrubs, and wood chips.
Recontouring of mounded soil.
Planting ~ 7,400 native plants of seven different species, which Go Native propagated from site-collected seed.
Due to the dry weather forecast, the new plantings will be irrigated this first season. Restoration work will continue over the next four years.
