THIS PROJECT WILL SELECT, PLAN, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS IN PLACER AND/OR NEVADA COUNTIES. PROJECT SITES WILL BE PRIMARILY ON WORKING LANDSCAPES (FARMS, RANCHES, TIMBER LANDS) AND WILL RESTORE OR ENHANCE RIPARIAN AND UPLAND HABITAT IN THE SIERRA-CASCADES ECOREGION IN CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PLANTING AND PROTECTING NATIVE PLANTS AND WATERSHED EDUCATION. ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE PLANT OR SEED PURCHASE, SITE PREPARATION, PLANTING, PROTECTION OF NATIVE PLANTS, IRRIGATION, AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNERS TO COMPLETE RESTORATION. ALL PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE (WEEDING, WATERING, AND REPLANTING). WORK IS INTENDED TO INCREASE PACE AND SCALE OF RESTORATION IN THE SIERRAS AS WELL AS ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. PLANTING IS INTENDED TO INCREASE BIODIVERSITY, PROMOTE NATIVE SPECIES, AND IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. PLANTING SPECIES THAT BENEFIT POLLINATORS WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT MONARCHS AS THE COUNTIES ARE IN THEIR BREEDING AND MIGRATION HABITAT. PLANTING DONE IN RIPARIAN AREAS WILL AID WITH EROSION CONTROL, INCREASE SHADE, AND PROVIDE LEAF LITTER AND OTHER FOOD FOR AQUATIC ORGANISMS. IN THE LONG TERM, MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM PLANTINGS WHICH WILL PROVIDE HABITAT AND REFUGIA.