About Our Mission To Restore Habitat
We’re a 501(c)(3) non-profit contractor that works to restore habitat on the Channel Islands and adjacent mainland through invasive plant management, native plant propagation, and native plant installation.
We promote environmental education on the Central Coast through lectures, service trips, and habitat restoration volunteer opportunities. We conduct research and monitoring to identify further habitat restoration efforts.
A view of Anacapa Island, one of the eight Channel Islands off the California coast.
Volunteer to Protect Endangered Species
You can protect endangered native species and work in unique and beautiful places when you volunteer with Channel Islands Restoration! Participants get the opportunity to visit spectacular natural areas while working to protect rare plant and animal species. Sign up to volunteer and stay updated on future trips with our organization.
Volunteers congregate on San Nicolas Island after a successful restoration day!
We’re Establishing A Native Plant Garden with Local Chumash Groups
Local Chumash pose at the Foothills, kicking off our first collaborative native garden.
In close collaboration with local Chumash groups, Channel Islands Restoration is establishing a native plant garden in the community. As of 2023, our first project is underway, planting purple needlegrass (Stipa pulchra) and other natives at the San Marcos Foothills West Mesa.
CIR is also making improvements to the trail system at the West Mesa to enhance the visitor experience and protect native wildlife who reside at the San Marcos Foothills.
Upcoming Events
Please join us every month for a Zoom webinar! You can find our most recent one by clicking over here.
Find volunteer events here.
