California Society for Ecological Restoration July 2024 |
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In this newsletter, you will find: Expand Your Network: Join a Mentorship Family! Land Back Movement in CA Renew Yourself: Join SERCAL Thank you, Sponsoring Members! San Dieguito Restoration Project Your Input is Essential: Surveys for GRASS Net and Native Seed Sourcing Here's Some Good News! WFH Poll Results Our Partner Organizations are the Best! Check Out All the Resources on our Website! |
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It's time to register for SERCAL's 2024/2025 Mentorship Program
This is a year-long program that pairs mid- and late-career restoration practitioners with early-career and Next Generation mentees. We will help you connect with folks in your area and in your field of interest.
If you have been involved in the program in the past but have not yet been assigned a mentorship family in 2024, please re-submit an interest form for our 2024/2025 cohort (the program resets after each annual conference).
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California governor Gavin Newsom has officially taken steps to return ancestral tribal lands to California American Indian tribes and has provided funding for several land management projects."As part of an ongoing truth and healing process, California is supporting the return of over 38,000 acres of ancestral land to tribal stewardship and advancing nature-based solutions projects on tribal lands."
"As part of a first-in-the-nation effort to address historical wrongs committed against California Native American tribes, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has awarded more than $100 million for 33 tribal land projects. The funding, which was appropriated as part of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state budgets, will be used for ancestral land return, implementation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and tribal expertise, habitat restoration, climate and wildfire resilience projects, and more."
Newsom stated: “These awards are an acknowledgment of past sins, a promise of accountability, and a commitment to a better future – for the land and all its people, especially its original stewards. Only through partnership with California Native American tribes can we address the climate and biodiversity crisis and build a healthier California.”
“This sacred land is for our future generations, and the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians are committed to preserving the natural resources and cultural heritage of our people,” said Chairperson Dino Franklin with the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians. “We look forward to working closely with the state and local communities to ensure that this land is protected and cared for in a sustainable manner.”
Read more here!
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Thank you, 2024 Sponsoring Members!
With your support of SERCAL, you are facilitating the growth and sustainability of a collaborative, knowledge-based, forward-thinking industry that is leading the effort to create and sustain a robust California native landscape for wildlife, plants, and people. We greatly appreciate the support and camaraderie of the following organizations and invite your organization to join in this important effort!
Valley Oak Sponsors
Arroyo Willow Sponsors
Sustaining Business Members Sustaining Individual Members Scott Dreher | Lisa Paterson | Emily Zefferman Our Cadre of Torchbearers for the Next Generation And the continued and generous support of Victor Schaff and the Schaff Family Foundation |
San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration |
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The San Dieguito wetlands restoration project has finally entered its home stretch as a tidal inlet has been opened and the construction of a new habitat trail is set to be completed by September of this year.
“On June 6, a collection of SANDAG and Caltrans engineers and biologists gathered to witness the active release of berm at the restoration project site, opening up the saltwater marsh inlet to the tidal flow. Rather than sending an epic torrent of water into the lagoon, an excavator simply moved some dirt aside and the water slowly began to trickle in.”
“The goal is to get these wetlands to look like the San Dieguito Lagoon.”
“This restoration project will not only will not only improve the overall function and health of the lagoon ecosystem, it will benefit the wildlife species that call the lagoon and river valley home. Those include birds such as the endangered light-footed Ridgway’s rail and California least tern. Smith said already the Ridgway’s rails are beginning to visit the newly restored area and they are very vocal, making their distinctive clapping sounds.”
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The Senate has advanced several California water infrastructure and ecosystem restoration priorities, as pushed for by Senator Alex Padilla.
"Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced several top waterinfrastructure priorities [...] The Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which advanced out of committee today, authorizes environmental infrastructure projects [...] to improve California’s drought resiliency and flood and dam safety. The legislation includes funding to address the Tijuana River transboundary sewage crisis, investments for salmon recovery and habitat restoration around the Sacramento River Basin, and language to bolster the Army Corps of Civil Engineers’ drought and flood control authorities."
“California communities are bearing the unsustainable brunt of climate catastrophes, from toxic sewage jeopardizing the health of our military personnel and Southern California residents, to the plummeting Chinook salmon populations threatening fishery livelihoods, to devastating atmospheric river storms coming on the heels of extreme drought,” said Senator Padilla.
“The provisions I secured in this bill will be critical for California’s water infrastructure resilience in the face of increasingly extreme weather, and I urge my Senate colleagues to swiftly pass this vital legislation.”
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The difference between where you’re working now and where you’d prefer to work seems pretty close, but... if you compare the totals of workplace and in the field work (how it used to be) and compare it to the totals from home and "wherever my laptop is" (how we had to negotiate work through Covid), there seems to be more weight on moving back to a more traditional work/field setting. What do you think?
If you haven’t taken the survey yet, it’s still up here! This link will show you how the conversation continues.
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Our Partner Organizations are the Best California Native Grasslands Association (CNGA) leads the popular Grasslands session at our conferences. Our organizations also offer a joint membership discount as well as discounted registrations to each other's events.
California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) is another important partner in restoring our native California landscapes. We offer discounts to each other's annual gatherings.
California Ecological Restoration Business Association (CalERBA) is a 501c6 organization that represents a growing sector of state businesses that specialize in delivery of high impact environmental outcomes.
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to serving as a strong advocate, technical resource, and partner to the state's 96 RCDs so that they can be Relevant, Excellent, and Visible “go-to” hubs for conservation in their communities.
Ecological Workforce Initiative is working to meet the workforce needs of the growing ecological restoration industry by training workers for living-wage careers that support both the economic vitality of our communities and the health of our environment.
The UC Davis Graduate Program on Environmental Policy and Management provides advanced training in applying environmental science to real-world environmental policy and management issues focusing on building quantitative skills for practice-oriented careers in environmental policy and management.
Members of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) are able to earn CERP credits towards certification through SERCAL's annual conference.
The University of Wisconsin Press offers SERCAL members discounted subscriptions to Ecological Restoration and Native Plants Journal.
Are we missing a potential partner? Let us know who to contact! |
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It's easy and it's free! Find a great job or an amazing new member of your team. Here are some of the most recent jobs posted to our website:
- Natural Resource Field Assistants - Sonoma County. Sonoma County Regional Parks. Application Filing Deadline: 07/08/2024.
- Civil Engineer - Oakland, CA. East Bay Regional Park District. Application Filing Deadline: 07/10/2024.
- Biology Project Manager - Sacramento, CA. HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. Application Filing Deadline: 07/30/2024.
- Wetland Delineator / Permitting Specialist - Throughout California. SummitWest Environmental. Application Filing Deadline: 09/30/2024.
- Senior Wildlife Biologist / Senior Botanist - Throughout California. SummitWest Environmental. Application Filing Deadline: 09/30/2024.
Go to our RESOURCES menu to find or post a JOB, VOLUNTEER events, and even MORE OPPORTUNITIES! |
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