Links

Restoration Ecology

Society for Ecological Restoration - All things restoration. Check out their Primer and Guidelines for Developing and Managing Ecological Restoration Projects

SERCAL - The site for restoration in Southern California

California Ecological Restoration Projects Inventory (CERPI) - A growing database of on the ground projects

Botany

California Native Plant Society (CNPS) - Channel Islands Chapter (Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties)

Native plant photos - Great collection

CalPhoto - Very useful source of plant photos

Non-Profits Doing Restoration in Our Area

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy - Manages over 2,000 acres of open space in the Ojai Valley. Currently working on its first restoration projects.

Community Environmental Council - Working mostly on Steelhead related restoration in Santa Barbara County

Land Trust for Santa Barbara County - Has protected 13,000 acres of land in SB County and is currently managing several restoration projects

Friends of the Santa Clara River - Riparian restoration

Shoreline Preservation Fund - Student funded organization at UCSB

Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (SCWRP) - Not really a non-profit, but doing great work throughout southern California

Fun Stuff

Earth Science Picture of the Day - Learn something new every day

Plants in Motion - Awesome