The Valley Women’s Club, SLV Native Habitat Restoration Program, and Santa Cruz County Parks are pleased to announce the return for the 4^th year of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). They will be in the Valley February through April 2019. The team will engage in the ongoing effort to restore native habitat throughout the San Lorenzo Valley Watershed by removing invasive, non-native plants such as ivy, vinca, and blackberry, creating demonstration gardens and assisting with maintenance of our community buildings. 

Removing tire chip at Highlands Park, Joe Parrot of County Parks

The 2019 project sights will include: The Nature Discovery Park at the new Felton Library, Highlands Park, Quail Hollow Ranch, the Ben Lomond, and Boulder Creek Libraries, Camp Joy, Camp Harmon, Henry Cowell Redwood State Park, and the Santa Cruz Estuary Re-vegetation Project site on the San Lorenzo River. Native plant demonstrati0n gardens are planned at Mountain Community Resources, the Senior Citizens Center, and the Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek Libraries. 

NCCC AmeriCorps is a national program that enlists young adults from across the country to spend 10 months serving communities and developing leadership skills through direct, team-based national and community service. Their work focuses on disaster relief, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship, energy conservation, and urban and rural development.

Replacing fencing at Junction Park

The 2019 team consists of 12 team members – ages 18 to 24 – who will be known as Team Gold 6. Donations of food, tools, and entertainment for the Team would be greatly appreciated. For further information contact Linda Skeff.

The Restoration Program would like to thank the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County for their ongoing support of the Program as well as the following local businesses and organizations for their generous donations in support of the ongoing efforts to restore the San Lorenzo Valley Watershed:

Boulderbrook Village

Boulder Creek Pizza and Pub

Christianson Tree Experts

Dixon Construction

Ernie’s Service Center

Felton Veterinary Hospital

Felton Pit Stop/KB Petroleum

Jim Flynn – State Farm Insurance

Kaplan Chiropractic

Mountain Community Theater

Paul Lawton Construction

Richards Tree Service

Scopazzi’s Restaurant and Lounge

SLV Water District

Travis Tree Professionals

Valley Women’s Club of the San Lorenzo Valley

Santa Cruz County Parks

Women at Work

Lori Yee Massage