Why This Matters
Restoring native forest habitat brings wildlife back, rebuilds the food web, and protects our island for future generations.
Restoring native forest habitat brings wildlife back, rebuilds the food web, and protects our island for future generations.
When ivy, blackberry and Scotch broom take over, they choke out the native plants that birds, pollinators and small mammals depend on. By removing invasives, replanting native trees and shrubs, and providing water and shelter, we rebuild the forest structure that wildlife needs to survive.
The result is a living food web again: seeds, nuts, insects, fungi and clean water that support everything from mason bees and frogs to owls and Douglas squirrels.
Douglas squirrels are small, active forest squirrels that help spread seeds and underground fungi. Their presence shows that there is enough food, cover and connected habitat for them to move through the forest.
After clearing invasives and restoring native canopy and understory, Douglas squirrels have returned to our project area. Seeing them again is one of our clearest signs that restoration is working.
Your donation funds invasive removal, native plantings, wildlife water sources and monitoring so we can repeat this success in more parcels around the island.
Donate now to restore habitat