Restoring and protecting meadow ecosystems to promote healthy habitats, increase dry season streamflows, and strengthen water supplies.
Learn MoreMeadows are critical ecosystems within the Sierra Nevada that provide essential habitat for wildlife, store groundwater, and support biodiversity. There are 1,407 meadows in the HELP region, of which 220 meadows greater than five acres are degraded. The HELP Meadows Project focuses on restoring degraded meadow systems and protecting healthy ones to ensure their ecological function for future generations.
Repairing damaged meadow hydrology, removing invasive species, and restoring native plant communities.
Protecting existing healthy meadows through strategic management and monitoring programs.
Restoring diverse native plant species that support meadow ecosystem health and function.
Repairing damaged streams and groundwater systems to restore natural water cycles.
Creating and maintaining habitat for birds, amphibians, and other meadow-dependent species.
Building meadow resilience to climate change and extreme weather events.
