For the final installment in our 10th anniversary blog series, we look back at another long-standing and ever-evolving restoration site: Stulsaft Park in Redwood City. In this Q&A, Project Manager Laurel Wee shares her perspective on the park’s changes and challenges, and shares her hopes for its future.

During her year with Grassroots Ecology, Habitat Restoration Intern Aranza Aranda was inspired to incorporate native plants into her own garden. Read on for a timeline of the process, and her lessons and takeaways from creating a partially-native landscape at home.

Our 10th anniversary series continues with a look back at one of the places that started it all: Pearson-Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto, Grassroots Ecology's very first stewardship site. In this Q&A, Ecologist Serena Myjer and Project Manager Hannah Cunningham share the exciting changes they've been part of over the years, along with the challenges and rewards of restoring and caring for this special place.

What’s green and white and spread all over? In much of California, at least, the answer is milk thistle. Despite this plant’s attractive foliage and traditional medicinal uses, it has a habit of spreading in disturbed native habitats. Read on to learn more about milk thistle and how you can help!