McKinleyville Land Trust 2025 Spring update

Winter Mushrooms

Cal Poly Project

Professor Justin Luong's class is again working a plot of land at Chah-Gah-Cho, experimenting with techniques on replacing non-native grasses with native ones. See photos of their work below.

Carefully removing the current grass helps preserve the topsoil.

A crew of about 25 students from Professor Justin Luong's class worked on the small plot of land.

Preparing native grasses like milkweed.

Turning the soil to dig up the non-native grasses for replacement.

Sifting out the non-native plants and the attached dirt.

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The McKinleyville Land Trust conserves local open spaces for ecological, historical, agricultural, educational, recreational and scenic values.

Credits:

Kari Stockdale, Dan Pambianco