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Pollinator and Wildlife Habitat Implementation

A Monarch caterpillar on a milkweed plant stem with a dry grassy background.
Monarch butterfly larva feeding on milkweed  on a ranch in San Benito County. Photo by K.Brown

Technical and financial assistance is available for San Benito farmers, ranchers, and managers of community spaces to design and install native plant hedgerows, riparian plantings and other projects that enhance habitat for pollinators, birds, bats, and other wildlife.  Funded by the California Wildlife Conservation Board in partnership with the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD), and Point Blue Conservation Science.  Contact us for more information!

Young plants mulched beside a wire fence, with a building and cars in the background. Dirt path on the right.
A newly planted pollinator hedgerow on a farm in San Benito County. June 2024. Photo by K.Brown
May contain: plant, potted plant, herbal, herbs, jar, planter, pottery, vase, flower, flower arrangement, flower bouquet, soil, garden, nature, outdoors, backyard, yard, grass, leaf, car, transportation, and vehicle
A variety of CA native plants are installed at each of our project sites with bloom times throughout the year to support biodiversity
A young plant growing through a biodegradable mat, marked with a purple flag, on a grassy area.
Newly planted CA native shrub
Rows of young plants with colored flags on a farm; hills and buildings in the background.
Newly planted pollinator hedgerow on a ranch near Hollister. February 2025.
A group of six people standing outdoors in a field with hills in the background, holding notebooks and wearing casual attire.
Some of our project partners: San Benito RCD, local farm owners, Point Blue STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed), and Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
A group of people, including children, gathered outdoors in a field with mountains in the background.
Elementary school students from Gilroy gathered for a STRAW planting day in December 2024 .
Two children wearing gloves are planting seedlings in soil, using a bucket.
Elementary school students participating in Point Blue STRAW Planting Day on a local farm. Photo by Denise Lopez.
Young plants mulched beside a wire fence, with a building and cars in the background. Dirt path on the right.
May contain: plant, potted plant, herbal, herbs, jar, planter, pottery, vase, flower, flower arrangement, flower bouquet, soil, garden, nature, outdoors, backyard, yard, grass, leaf, car, transportation, and vehicle
A young plant growing through a biodegradable mat, marked with a purple flag, on a grassy area.
Rows of young plants with colored flags on a farm; hills and buildings in the background.
A group of six people standing outdoors in a field with hills in the background, holding notebooks and wearing casual attire.
A group of people, including children, gathered outdoors in a field with mountains in the background.
Two children wearing gloves are planting seedlings in soil, using a bucket.
A bee on a cluster of purple wildflowers in a dry, grassy landscape.
Bumble Bee visits a coyote mint plant at a pollinator planting done on a San Benito Ranch.
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