Coastal Prairie training materials

Coastal grasslands are some of the least well-known and least protected of California's plant communities. This curriculum is designed to give students the skills to preserve and restore grasslands. Materials were developed as part the Coastal Prairie Enhancement Feasibility Study and are designed to be used in tandem with the California's Coastal Prairies website. The curriculum targets learners at high-school level and above and has been field tested as a 1, 2, and 4-day trainings with college students, land owners, and agency biologists. Curriculum is modular, allowing teachers to pick and choose from activities targeting a wide variety of topics including species identification, disturbance ecology, and management skills..