Habitat Restoration Program Introduction

Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve, though only 467 acres, is widely know and highly regarded for its magnificent wildflower displays and amazing diversity. As a park, it provides hikers with great opportunities to explore and enjoy nature. But as a Natural Preserve, it has an even more important goal: to protect native species (including over 300 native plants!).

Among the greatest threats to native species at Edgewood are invasive, non-native plants (aka weeds), which grow and spread rapidly, thereby displacing natives and reducing diversity. But dedicated park staff and volunteers work together in the Habitat Restoration Program to help control the weeds so native plants will have plenty of room to grow and flourish. Started in the early 1990's, the program has made great progress, but many challenges still lie ahead for the program and it's three primary collaborators:

The California Native Plant Society

Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve

The San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Division

And that's where YOU come in. With help from our volunteer supporters, we'll be able to overcome those challenges so Edgewood will be even more fabulously native in the future!

Additional Edgewood Information

Here's a FABULOUS Edgewood article by Carolyn J. Strange (from the spring 2004 issue of Bay Nature magazine)

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