PCI works with private landowners, public entities, and other organizations to facilitate the protection and conservation of rare plants throughout Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties. We have worked in settings ranging from coastal wetland, scrub, and dunes to grassland, redwood forest, serpentine, and Sargent cypress habitats to prepare mitigation, restoration, protection, and monitoring plans for…

The spectacular, newly protected Mill Bend Preserve is located at the mouth of the Gualala River, straddling Mendocino and Sonoma Counties along Highway 1. The property was recently purchased for conservation by the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy (RCLC), with support from the State Coastal Conservancy and multiple other partners. It encompasses a portion of the…

PCI assisted Tukman Geospatial and partners from California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Native Plant Society in developing a state-of-the-art fine-scale map of Sonoma County’s 1.1 million acres. This 5-year project was led by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District and was completed in 2017. Describing and mapping the…

PCI prepared the Laguna Wetlands Preserve Restoration and Management Plan for the City of Sebastopol. This Preserve lies at the edge of Sebastopol, where it is heavily used and highly valued by the public. It also encompasses highly valuable ecological and scenic resources and is protected by conservation easements. Management challenges on the Preserve include…