Novato Traffic Island Habitat
Pacheco Valle Biodiversity
Creating roadside habitats with California native plants
supporting biodiversity connectivity.
Pacheco Valle Biodiversity maintains a model Traffic Island Habitat.
Located at the entrance to Pacheco Valle, a residential neighborhood in Novato, our model traffic island is surrounded by open space, thus expanding the biodiversity corridor.
Designed and developed by Novato resident Marcia Basalla to create wildlife habitat and become a template for others to use in their own communities.
Blog
“In Support of Randomness” (Keeping the Wild Alive)
On a TV piece, the broadcaster characterized the island plantings as “random,” rather than orderly, responding to a neighborhood group’s...
Late Summer Statements
Many people, including myself, love Spring over the other seasons, but I would like to introduce you to plants that thrive and make their...
Coyote Brush, A Resilient Shrub
Coyote Brush - Baccharis pilularus An overlooked and sometimes maligned shrub due to its invasive nature is the Coyote Brush. It is found...