Native Plant Revegetation

Exotic plant species have altered ecosystems and traditional ways of life and slowly destroyed our native landscapes.  Mesquite bosques and gallery forests of cottonwood and willow have been replaced by agricultural fields and thickets of insidious exotic plants.  Restoring native habitat increases biodiversity, improves ecosystem health, and provides critical habitat for native species threatened by extinction. We have restored more than 1000 acres of native plant communities including cottonwood and willow gallery forests, mesquite bosques, grasslands and desert uplands. Native plant revegetation is a critical step towards healing the environment, and a beautiful, living legacy for the future.

Services Offered

Site Analysis
Including soil, biological assessment and preliminary topographical and water-availability analysis.

Project Management
Including construction, oversight, budgeting, fundraising and permitting.

Project Design
Including planning, public facilitation, mapping, planting design, monitoring and maintenance.

Community Outreach
Including public scoping, volunteer program development and environmental educational program development and implementation

Project Experience

‘Ahakhav Tribal Preserve, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, Arizona
Designed and planned 1042-acre ‘Ahakhav Tribal Preserve Plan, including 300 acres of native riparian plant restoration, and 500 acres of aquatic/ wetland restoration and protection
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Quechan Indian Tribe/City of Yuma, Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
Primary Consultant for development of restoration plan for the 1042-acre Yuma East Wetlands from February 2000 to Present. Designed, managed and completed more than 220 acres of native riparian and wetland plant revegetation with another 60 acres proposed for revegetation efforts.
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Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas Wash, Las Vegas, Nevada
Developed a native plant revegetation master plan for 150 acres of riparian, wetland and upland habitat along Las Vegas Wash. Designed and planned a pilot 67-acre native riparian and upland revegetation project.
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Other Completed Projects
Lee's Ferry, Arizona
Bullhead City, Arizona
Gila River Reservation
Cocopah Reservation