Winter 2010
Cloverdale Coastal Ranches
Public Agency Partners: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Mateo County Agricultural Commisioner's Office, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Taking care of POST’s 5,777-acre Cloverdale property is
a big job. This year, using $55,000 in federal stimulus
funds granted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the
end of 2009, POST repaired two small ponds on the land,
improving habitat for threatened California red-legged
frogs and endangered San Francisco garter snakes.
- Money from the same grant, plus funds from the
San Mateo County Agricultural Commissioner’s office,
helped POST continue removing non-native, invasive
species such as pampas grass, jubata grass and
Hypericum. After spearheading a partnership among
concerned agencies, POST succeeded in petitioning the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to
upgrade Hypericum’s threat rating so that steps can
be taken to eliminate this noxious weed from our local
landscapes.
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