VCRCD staff, Desirae Braga, examined a Western Fence Lizard during her monitoring last month. If you see these lizards doing their typical "push ups" you can see flashes of their blue bellies. Western Fence Lizards help prevent the spread of Lyme Disease. The lizards have a protein in their blood that helps eradicate the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease inside the host tick once the tick feeds off the lizard.

VCRCD staff welcomed two new high school interns who will be helping to create habitat and outreach plans for pollinator gardens throughout the Oak Park Unified School District. The students got a tour of different habitat areas, an overview of the program, and were able to provide input on ways to get more students and families involved.

VCRCD volunteers helped support local pollinators by turning up for a weeding event to support our Hedgerow Project. This project helps provide pollinators with high quality food sources to help keep their populations healthy. We could not do this vital work without the support of our amazing volunteers.

Students at Pierpont Elementary invited the VCRCD to discuss watersheds and their importance to the coast line. Throughout the day Kindergarteners through 5th grades learned about the animals along the watershed, examined water samples from a local watershed, and created their own ideal watershed out of materials that were then put to the test with a simulated rainstorm.

Did you know VCRCD operates on grants and donations? Supporting VCRCD means supporting your local community and helping conserve soil, water, and wildlife.