SBPC’s vision is that we link this essential El Segundo Blue Butterfly Habitat with upcoming projects on the AES site and under the power lines at Herondo Avenue, along the Strand and Greenbelt in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, the pollinator garden at Alta Vista Elementary School, and the coastal dune habitat we have completed at Wilderness Park. SBPC needs community volunteers to help us remove invasive plants, infill plants in the establishing areas, and expand the project northward.  We are also seeking funding to augment U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding and to reestablish temporary irrigation to help the new plants mature during the drought years.

The County approved SBPC’s request to plant and maintain the garden, their only request was that the garden remain evergreen. As a result, native plant species were selected to retain the garden’s beauty year-round (much native habitat dries out in the summer) while also serving  as an example of what can be done in our own gardens and public spaces to support California native species.

The Esplanade Bluff Restoration is a separate project that is ongoing and is in need of volunteers. The Esplanade Bluff Garden does not currently require any volunteers for maintenance, though you are always welcome to inquire if you would like a tour of the project or would like more information about our ability to establish a similar garden in your own front yard! The Bluff Restoration does not only feature evergreen species and so you will notice that it looks drastically different from season to season!