Native Plantings and Soil Health Practices on San Mateo County Farms and Vineyards

The San Mateo County Resource Conservation District is implementing a project focused on enhancing wildlife habitats and improving soil health across privately owned farmland and vineyards in California. The initiative includes planting native species on 0.43 acres of coastal land to attract pollinators and provide wildlife shelter through methods such as broadcast seeding, hand-digging, irrigation installation, and mulching. Additionally, the project will apply standard soil health practices, including cover cropping, compost application, mulching, and hedgerow plantings, across 25 acres of vineyard properties. These efforts will be carried out by landowners with professional support from the Resource Conservation District to ensure ecological restoration and agricultural sustainability.