Featured Projects

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Our challenge: Remove palms without disturbing pristine canyon habitat. Habitat West proposed an unconvential method to prevent disturbance of existing habitat. The palms were felled, then carried by helicopter.... ...and dropped at our staging area at the end of the canyon. ...and dropped at our staging area at the end of the canyon. Habitat West crews were standing by to receive each palm. Habitat West crews were standing by to receive each palm. All palms were successfully removed. Habitat West has since employed the same method on several other jobsites.	Year 1: Area has been cleared on non-native weeds. Year 2: Plants and drip irrigation have been installed. Year 3: Native plants are showing good growth. Year 4: Irrigation has been removed and plants continue to thrive. Year 5: Native habitat is fully established. California Gnatcatchers are nesting in the habitat.
Tecolote Canyon An unconvential and effective method	Peninsula Point A 5 Year Perspective
Arundo is trimmed in preparation for removal Cables are attached in preparation for removal Cabled plants are pulled out with equipment The biomass piles up Heavy equipment is used to load biomass into semi trucks	Container plants are installed after the area has been cleared. Hydroseed was applied to selected areas of the site. Native seedlings gradually start to fill in. After several months, native plant coverage increases. The area continues to thrive with native plants.
Rancho Del Oro Arundo donax removal	Harmony Grove Clearing and planting to create native habitat

Below: Flash Slideshow of Featured Projects

Harmony Grove: Escondido, CA Former site of mobile home park undergoes native habitat restoration.

Construction & Planting	The Flood	After the Flood

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Rancho del Oro
Massive Pampass Grass Removal

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Red Beach on Camp Pendleton
Erosion Repair and Habitat Restoration

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