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CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project #11

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Project Overview

Basics

Wildlife Habitat Improvement
Invertebrate (Insect, Crustacean) Habitat Restoration
CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project #11
Implementation
Establishment of at least 2 acres of monarch and pollinator habitat on working lands and public land. This project will take place on at least 5 different properties within Napa County. We will work with landowners to develop site specific plans that cover site preparation, maintenance, and long term protection. Once plans are finalized we will install these high quality pollinator habitat plantings.
2023
2023
2027
3/19/2026

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income
True
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
This project will benefit disadvantaged communities as at least one of the plantings will take place at a location where the majority of the people living or working there are socially and/or economically disadvantaged. Update as of 7/10/2025: 10 projects have been implemented and 3 of those benefit DACs (St. Mary's Church Planting, Open Mind Learning Center planting, and Dos Olivos). Need to add BVE (3.19.26) once completed phase 2.
EnviroScreen
Update 3/19/26 (implemented projects only): St. Marys Planting: >40-50 Open Mind Learning Center Planting: >50-60 Benessere Vineyard Planting: >30-40 Chandon Vineyard: >10-20 Hoot Owl Farm: 0-5 Oakville Ranch: This tract does not have an overall CalEnviroScreen score because of a low population. Seavey Vineyard: >20-30 Vine Trail: >40-50 Gwinllan Jones: >20-30 Dos Olivos: >30-40 Browns Valley Elementary School: 6
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
*Napa County Schools get 63% reduced and free lunch. Not sure how to search more specific regions within the Co. Update 3/19/2026: Four community pollinator plantings have been completed and they provide indirect benefits to DACs. St. Mary's Church and The Vine Trail sites are accessible to the whole community who will benefit from the educational signage posted and beautiful/ inspiring ascetics. Also improved pollination services to adjacent home gardens. Open Mind Learning Center will provide benefits as the garden will serve as an alternative to traditional learning and provide sensory/ environmental benefits to special needs children. We are in the planning phase of more community projects at McPherson Elementary School and potentially other locations.
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
False
Tribal Engagement
None

Location

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center point for multiple projects: Update 11/27/24: Implemented Project Sites Include: St. Mary's Church, 1917 third street, Napa CA Benessere Vineyards, 1010 Big Tree Road, St. Helena CA Open Mind Learning Center, 1248 Hayes Street, Napa Hoot Owl Farm, 2047 Kirkland Avenue, Napa, CA 94558 Oakville Ranch, 7777 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558 Domaine Chandon, 26885 Ramal Road, Sonoma CA 95476 (office location- site in Napa Co) Seavey Vineyard, 1310 Conn Valley Rd., St. Helena CA 94574 Other projects in planning phase: Culinary Institute of America McPherson Elementary CanDo Food Bank Garden Pine Ridge (Gustavo Avina) Marshall's Bee Farm Aerika Estate Crocker and Starr Vineyard
8 Selected
  • Green Valley Creek (180500010104)
  • Rector Creek-Conn Creek (180500020103)
  • Upper Napa River (180500020201)
  • Middle Napa River (180500020202)
  • Dry Creek (180500020203)
  • Milliken Creek (180500020204)
  • Lower Napa River (180500020205)
  • Tulucay Creek-Frontal San Pablo Bay Estuaries (180500020402)

Organizations

Funder
  • California Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer
  • Napa County Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
  • California Wildlife Conservation Board
Primary RCD
  • Napa County Resource Conservation District
Other Partners monarch joint venture, western monarch society of napa county, napa county seed library, st. marys church volunteers, Napa Vine Trail Coalition, Napa Chapter of CNPS, Napa Beekeepers Association

Contacts

Ruby Stahel - Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa County RCD) (ruby@naparcd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting Operation Type: Public Land 2 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting Operation Type: Vineyard 1 acres
Special Status Insect Species Habitat Action Performed: Created Focal Species: Monarch butterfly Listing Status: Federal Candidate 2 acres

Reported Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
Conservation Practice Operation Type Total 2025 2024 2023 Units
420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting Public Land 0.12 0.12 0 0 acres
420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting Vineyard 6.1 6.1 0 0 acres
Total 6.22 6.22 0 0 acres
Special Status Insect Species Habitat
Action Performed Focal Species Listing Status Total 2025 2024 2023 Units
Created Monarch butterfly Federal Candidate 6.22 6.22 N/A N/A acres
Total 6.22 6.22 0 0 acres
No accomplishments to report for:
Year(s): 2026
Explanation: working on implementing more projects

Financials

Budget

$325,999.00
$325,999.00
$0.00
$0.00
Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) $325,999.00 $0.00 $325,999.00
Total $325,999.00 $0.00 $325,999.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2023 2024 2025 2026 Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Grand Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Note: Implementation is ongoing. Will update this later.

Project Themes

Project Themes

Reducing the carbon and greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change are necessary to increase our wildlife’s ability to survive the effects of climate change. This project reduces GHG in the atmosphere, improves soil health, improves water retention, and improves wildlife habitat by implementing carbon farm plans.
Bilingual signage will be posted at community planting site. Plant ID tags with botanical and common name have been installed. Educational sign about pollinators in process.
This project addresses habitat loss by expanding monarch, pollinator, and other wildlife habitat on public and private lands. Project will also increase and improve monarch data gathered through the use of Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP) data collection and monitoring protocols vital to shaping our understanding of how monarchs interact with their environment, documenting conservation efforts, and tracking the population and its habitat as they change over time.

Project Details

Attachments

Sign posted at pollinator garden at St. Mary's Church.
Uploaded On
7/10/2025
File Type
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Description
Bilingual educational sign about the project

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Photos

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    After photo of planting at Benessere (Timing: After) (~137 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    After photo of planting at Benessere
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    After photo of planting at Benessere (Timing: After) (~158 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    After photo of planting at Benessere
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    After photo of planting at St Marys (Timing: After) (~127 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    After photo of planting at St Marys
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    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary After Planting (Timing: After) (~171 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary After Planting
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    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary Before Photo (Timing: Before) (~145 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary Before Photo
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    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary During Irrigation Install (Timing: During) (~103 KB) Credit: Danielle D'Amour

    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary During Irrigation Install
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    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary Plant Layout (Timing: During) (~118 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Area 1 Browns Valley Elementary Plant Layout
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    Area 2 Browns Valley Elementary Before (Timing: Before) (~143 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Area 2 Browns Valley Elementary Before
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    Before photo of planting at Benessere (Timing: Before) (~4,924 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Before photo of planting at Benessere
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    Before pollinator garden install at St. Marys Church (Timing: Before) (~3,203 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Before pollinator garden install at St. Marys Church
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    Conservation Project Manager, Ruby Stahel, works on plant layout at Oakville Ranch (Timing: During) (~4,044 KB) Credit: Antonia States

    Conservation Project Manager, Ruby Stahel, works on plant layout at Oakville Ranch
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    Domaine Chandon before (Timing: Before) (~5,654 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Domaine Chandon before
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    Dos Olivos after planting (Timing: After) (~168 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Dos Olivos after planting
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    Dos Olivos before planting (Timing: Before) (~110 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Dos Olivos before planting
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    Educational sign posted at St. Mary's pollinator garden (Timing: After) (~651 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Educational sign posted at St. Mary's pollinator garden
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    Gwinllan Jones after planting (Timing: After) (~1,159 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Gwinllan Jones after planting
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    Gwinllan Jones before planting (Timing: Before) (~335 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Gwinllan Jones before planting
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    Gwinllan Jones layout during planting (Timing: During) (~349 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Gwinllan Jones layout during planting
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    Hoot Owl before planting (Timing: Before) (~143 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Hoot Owl before planting
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    Milkweed close up at Seavey during check in (Timing: After) (~141 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Milkweed close up at Seavey during check in
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    Oakville Ranch before photo (Timing: Before) (~5,397 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Oakville Ranch before photo
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    One of the planting areas at Oakville Ranch (Timing: After) (~4,694 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    One of the planting areas at Oakville Ranch
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    Open Mind Learning after planting (Timing: After) (~136 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning after planting
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    Open Mind Learning after planting (Timing: After) (~141 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning after planting
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    Open Mind Learning after planting (Timing: After) (~141 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning after planting
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    Open Mind Learning after planting (Timing: After) (~145 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning after planting
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    Open Mind Learning after planting (Timing: After) (~160 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning after planting
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    Open Mind Learning before planting (Timing: Before) (~6,543 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Open Mind Learning before planting
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    Penstemon close up at Seavey during check in (Timing: After) (~147 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Penstemon close up at Seavey during check in
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    Plant layout at St. Mary's Church (Timing: Before) (~6,674 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Plant layout at St. Mary's Church
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    planting day at Chandon (Timing: During) (~3,428 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    planting day at Chandon
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    planting day at Chandon (Timing: During) (~3,687 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    planting day at Chandon
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    Planting day at Chandon. The vineyard crew did excellent work installing plants! (Timing: During) (~3,334 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Planting day at Chandon. The vineyard crew did excellent work installing plants!
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    Planting layout at Hoot Owl Farm. (Timing: During) (~154 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Planting layout at Hoot Owl Farm.
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    Planting layout at Hoot Owl Farm. (Timing: During) (~157 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Planting layout at Hoot Owl Farm.
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    Plants arrive at Benessere Vineyard for Hedgerow Planting (Timing: During) (~2,192 KB) Credit: Monique Byro

    Plants arrive at Benessere Vineyard for Hedgerow Planting
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    Plants get moved to Hedgerow Area at Benessere Vineyard (Timing: Before) (~1,174 KB) Credit: Monique Byro

    Plants get moved to Hedgerow Area at Benessere Vineyard
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    Plants in a staging area ready for planting. (Timing: During) (~8,184 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Plants in a staging area ready for planting.
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    Ruby talks about plant layout to vineyard crew member at Benessere Hedgerow planting (Timing: Before) (~951 KB) Credit: Monique Byro

    Ruby talks about plant layout to vineyard crew member at Benessere Hedgerow planting
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    Seavey after planting (Timing: After) (~159 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey after planting
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    Seavey after planting (Timing: After) (~167 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey after planting
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    Seavey before planting (Timing: Before) (~8,809 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey before planting
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    Seavey before seeding filter strip (Timing: Before) (~8,124 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey before seeding filter strip
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    Seavey filter strip after flowering (Timing: After) (~153 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey filter strip after flowering
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    Seavey filter strip after germination (Timing: After) (~7,571 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Seavey filter strip after germination
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    Vine Trail after planting (Timing: After) (~452 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Vine Trail after planting
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    Vine Trail before planting (Timing: Before) (~148 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Vine Trail before planting
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    Vine Trail mulch day with volunteers (Timing: During) (~146 KB) Credit: Erin Arnsteen

    Vine Trail mulch day with volunteers
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    Vine Trail planting day with volunteers. (Timing: During) (~144 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Vine Trail planting day with volunteers.
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    Vine Trail planting drip line placement day (Timing: During) (~156 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Vine Trail planting drip line placement day
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    Vine Trail planting mulch day with volunteers (Timing: During) (~55 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Vine Trail planting mulch day with volunteers
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    Volunteers plant pollinator garden at St. Marys Church (Timing: During) (~4,959 KB) Credit: Ruby Stahel

    Volunteers plant pollinator garden at St. Marys Church
    (Timing: During) (~4,959 KB)

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