the knoll habitat restoration project
DESCRIPTION
15 month plant community restoration at Scripps Coastal Reserve in La Jolla CA USATRANSCRIPT
The Knoll Habitat Restoration Project
Association of Environmental ProfessionalsUCSD Student Chapter
Restoration Plot
Removal and Treatment of Invasive Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana
glauca)
Germination of Natives at the UCSD Greenhouse
Coast Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus
Viridescens)
• Native Shrub• Coastal Sage Scrub• Endemic• Rare
Chalk Dudleya
(Dudleya
pulverulenta)
• Native perennial• Coastal Sage Scrub• Coastal Bluff Scrub• Leaves powdery
forming “chalk”
Reintroduced Bee Plant (Scrophularia
californica)
• Native Perennial• Coastal Sage Scrub• Chaparral • Habitat for Chalcedon
Checkerspot Butterfly
Bladderpod
(Isomeris
arborea)
• Native Shrub• Coastal Sage Scrub• Endemic to California• Provides Habitat for
Harlequin Bug
Reintroduced California Buckwheat (Eriogonum
fasciculatum)
• Native shrub• Coastal sage scrub• Chaparral• Provides habitat for
native rodents
Habitat Restoration in Action