Extra Details
CARCD WCB Climate and Wildlife Project- Habitat Restoration, El Paso Mountains
Program
Multi-Species Habitat Improvement
Primary RCD
East Kern County Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
East Kern County Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Wildlife Conservation Board
Other Organizations
Audubon California , California Air Resources Board, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, California Department of Conservation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native Plant Society, California Natural Resources Agency, California Wildlife Foundation, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Project Primary Contact
Nancy Gooch (ekcrcd@gmail.com)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2026 - 2027
Estimated Total Cost
$260,000.00
Secured Funding
$210,000.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$50,000.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
Wildlife Habitat Improvement
Multi-Species Habitat Improvement
In this project EKCRCD partners with BLM to restore habitat in the El Paso Mountains (northern Mojave Desert) for the benefit of the threatened Desert Tortoise (DT) and other wildlife. Using vertical mulching, a technique for dry-land restoration, habitat will be restored near wildlife guzzlers with the expectation that visiting wildlife will disperse the seed of the new growth. Soil containing native seeds will be collected from nearby plants at the time of vertical mulching and planted on the north sides of the scaffold creosote branches.
Targeted Performance Measure
- Plants Installed
- Special Status Mammal Species Habitat: 1.00 acres
- Special Status Reptile Species Habitat: 1.00 acres
Project Themes
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
Location
This Project’s location has been marked private.
Budget
$210,000.00 Secured Funding: CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB)
$50,000.00 No Funding Source Identified Yet
Photos
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Project last updated 4/20/2026