CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project: Contra Costa RCD Monarch Habitat Creation
Project Overview
Basics
CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project: Contra Costa RCD Monarch Habitat Creation
Planning/Design
The Contra Costa RCD is working with landowners and land managers to plan and implement monarch habitat projects (e.g., hedgerows, gardens, habitat restorations) throughout Contra Costa County. By the end of the grant term, projects will have been implemented on at least 10 working lands sites (e.g., farms, ranches, water districts) and 10 public/other lands sites (e.g., parks, schools). We will maintain and monitor sites at least annually and will report monarch numbers to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper. We will serve a facilitation role for the East Bay Monarch Work Group and promote pollinator conservation through outreach via CCRCD.org, emails, presentations, and tabling at events.
2023
2024
2027
6/16/2025
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
True
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
For confirmed project sites, this information is included in the uploaded Project Progress spreadsheet. Some project sites are still being confirmed, and some of those projects will benefit DACs. Information about the benefits of those projects will be added in future reporting.
EnviroScreen
For confirmed and highly likely project sites, this information is included in the uploaded Project Progress spreadsheet. Some project sites are still being confirmed, so EnviroScreen information will be added for those sites in future reporting.
Free and Reduced Lunch
True
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
For confirmed project sites, this information is included in the uploaded Project Progress spreadsheet. Some project sites are still being confirmed, and some of those projects will benefit DACs. Information about the benefits of those projects will be added in future reporting.
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
False
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
Project sites are in various locations throughout Contra Costa County. Confirmed sites are mapped in the Detailed Location section. Other sites will be added later.
25 Selected
- Brushy Creek (180400030603)
- Upper Marsh Creek (180400030701)
- Lower Marsh Creek (180400030702)
- Upper Kellogg Creek (180400030801)
- Lower Kellogg Creek (180400030802)
- Dutch Slough-Big Break (180400030803)
- Jersey Island-Taylor Slough (180400030905)
- Markley Canyon-San Joaquin River (180400030907)
- San Ramon Creek (180500010201)
- Las Trampas Creek (180500010202)
- Pine Creek (180500010203)
- Walnut Creek-Frontal Suisin Bay Estuaries (180500010204)
- Kirker Creek-Frontal Suisun Bay Estuaries (180500010301)
- Mount Diablo Creek-Frontal Suisun Bay Estuaries (180500010302)
- Arroyo del Hambre-Frontal Suisun Bay Estuaries (180500010303)
- San Pablo Creek (180500020701)
- Pinole Creek-Frontal San Pablo Bay Estuaries (180500020702)
- Cerrito Creek-Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries (180500020904)
- Upper Arroyo Las Positas (180500040202)
- Lower Arroyo Las Positas (180500040203)
- Lower Arroyo Mocho (180500040302)
- Alamo Creek (180500040501)
- South San Ramon Creek (180500040502)
- San Leandro Creek (180500040803)
- Sausal Creek-Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries (180500040805)
Organizations
Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 420 - Wildlife Habitat Planting Operation Type: Cropland | 1 acres |
| Events | Event Type: Other | 20 |
| Events | Event Type: Outreach/Education | 12 |
| Habitat Restoration/Creation | Action Taken: Created Habitat Type: Other sensitive habitat | 1 acres |
| Native Seed Amplification | Action Performed: Number of Species of Seeds Collected | 1 |
| Native Seed Amplification | Action Performed: Number of Seeds Collected | 975 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: General Public Primary Service Type: Techncial Assistance | 500 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: Landowners Primary Service Type: Techncial Assistance | 10 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: Agricultural Community Primary Service Type: Techncial Assistance | 10 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: Youth Primary Service Type: School Program | 100 |
| Plants Installed | 2,000 | |
| Special Status Insect Species Habitat | Action Performed: Created Focal Species: Monarch butterfly Listing Status: Federal Candidate | 2 acres |
| Special Status Insect Species Habitat | Action Performed: Enhanced Focal Species: Monarch butterfly Listing Status: Federal Candidate | 1 acres |
| Underserved Communities (# of projects) | 15 |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) | $12,111.70 | $81,160.80 | $0.00 | $93,272.50 |
| Grand Total | $12,111.70 | $81,160.80 | $0.00 | $93,272.50 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
This project includes outreach and education to youth and the general public. It is essential for people to know about monarchs/pollinators in order to care about them.
This project addresses habitat loss by expanding monarch, pollinator, and other wildlife habitat on working lands and public lands. The project will also increase and improve monarch data gathered through the use of Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper 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
Project Progress by Site for Semi-Annual Report, January 2025
- Uploaded On
- 1/17/2025
- File Type
- Excel (XLSX)
- Description
- This spreadsheet provides a snapshot of the Contra Costa RCD's on-the-ground habitat creation/restoration progress for its CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project: Contra Costa RCD Monarch Habitat Creation.
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