The purpose of the western monarch and pollinator habitat restoration at wilderness park project is to empower the local community in the restoration of 11 acres of western monarch butterfly and…

The purpose of the western monarch and pollinator habitat restoration at wilderness park project is to empower the local community in the restoration of 11 acres of western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat at wilderness park in redondo beach california. The south BAY parkland conservancy and city of redondo beach have been conducting restoration at wilderness park since 2017. Approximately 3 acres of coastal sage scrub habitat has been restored to date. The project will expand restoration efforts so that at the end of a five year period 6 acres of coastal sage scrub will be restored within 11 acres of overwintering western monarch habitat.informed by the western monarch and native insect pollinator working groups western monarch conservation recommendations the project will complete an overwintering grove management plan for wilderness park and implement IT. Restoration efforts include replacing nonnative invasive species with a diversity of native trees and coastal sage scrub plants that can support overwintering monarch butterflies and year round pollinators. The project will replace dead and dying nonnative trees with trees native to LOS angeles for monarchs to roost and cluster. Planted coastal sage scrub vegetation will include species that flower in each season to support pollinators year round. The project will plant approximately 2500 coastal sage scrub plants and 100 native trees. The project includes community stewardship and restoration events to encourage community ownership of restored habitats and to raise awareness about pollinators. The project will annually document and report the count of western monarchs to the xerces society through the western monarch count website.