Jan 18, 2025 | Featured Articles, Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
by Kaiya Giuliano-Monroy, CWC River Ecologist Description Sandbar Willow is a native tree or shrub whose range includes the majority of the United States up to Canada. Locally it grows along the Lower San Lorenzo River and is only known to occur in two other locations... 
Jan 14, 2025 | Featured Articles, News, Plant Profile
Oregon Gumweed (Grindelia stricta) is a California native plant that the Coastal Watershed Council is establishing along the banks of the lower San Lorenzo River to improve the health and diversity of the river ecosystem. Learn more about this beneficial plant that... 
Nov 14, 2024 | Featured Articles, Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
by Kaiya Giuliano-Monroy, CWC River Ecologist After many hours of thought and deliberation, the Coastal Watershed Council has chosen our 2025 seed palette to plant along the San Lorenzo River this winter as part of our efforts to grow native plants from seed to... 
Jul 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
Written by Vinusha Ramesh, SVHS student and Coastal Watershed Council Restoration Intern Description Madia sativa, commonly known as Coast Tarweed, is an annual herb found in grasslands and disturbed areas. It exhibits small, dense, sunflower-like yellow flower heads... 
Jan 16, 2024 | Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
Contributing Author By Zola Nesbitt, CWC Watershed Steward Every second Saturday of the month, CWC (Coastal Watershed Council) leads River Health Days where volunteers help plant and care for a variety of native plant species to increase biodiversity and habitat... 
Nov 27, 2023 | Habitat Enhancement, News, Plant Profile
Contributing Author By Zola Nesbitt, CWC Watershed Steward Every second Saturday of the month, CWC (Coastal Watershed Council) leads River Health Days where volunteers help plant and care for a variety of native plant species to increase biodiversity and habitat...