Ecesis — The news Journal of SERCAL

Ecesis is like a mini-conference delivered directly to California's restoration community! And BONUS! We're highlighting articles in social media. We are soliciting thought-provoking articles from colleagues, from interesting presentations we’ve heard, from people who are on the front lines of the latest trends.

Did you know you have an open invitation to send in an article? We are looking to plan ahead as much as two years in advance. Check out our guidelines . We are soliciting articles from YOU, your colleagues, from interesting presentations we’ve heard, from people who are on the front lines of the latest trends.

In 2024, we are moving to publishing two gloriously packed issues a year, one post-conference and one at year’s end. Ecesis continues to be a top priority, but twice a year — for now — seems to be the most realistic schedule, given that the conference has significantly expanded its scope.

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Summer 2024: SERCAL 2024 Recap

Have we mentioned it was a superlative gathering? Here are some of the highlights…

How rethinking our annual conference amplified its impact in 2024

Meet our first cohort of Torchbearer Recipients

How native seed farms can help inform restoration decision-making

An archipelago of biodiversity in the city

Cactus wren monitoring program informs critical conservation efforts on the Palos Verdes Peninsula

Steelhead recovery in the Los Angeles River Watershed

Rindge Dam: Removing an obsolete dam to reconnect 15 miles of stream habitat

SERCAL 2024 Winning Posters

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Looking to the Future

Considering field safety through an equity lens (from Cal-IPC Dispatch)

Research Link (from Restoration Ecology)

Remembering Susan Clark

Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Amplifying New Voices

Spring into Summer 2023: Restoration With All

Many thanks to Guest Editor Will Spangler (Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District) and all contributors for this inspiring issue!

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Ecological Restoration for California’s Native Bees

We Shape the Land and the Land Shapes Us

An Innovative Project is Underway to Supply Source-Identified Native Plant Materials for Resilient Habitat Restoration

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Mentoring Today for a Better Tomorrow

Cultivating Collections: Just a few great moments from SERCAL 2023

Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Amplifying New Voices

Winter 2022/2023: Process-Based Restoration

Many thanks to Guest Editors Ashley Zavagno (WRA, Inc.) and Brian Bartell (Prunuske Chatham) and all contributors for this compelling issue!

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The Science of Letting Nature Do the Work

Beaver and Process-Based Restoration Build Momentum in California!

Butte Sink Mitigation Bank: Adapting a Process-based Based Restoration Approach to Mitigation Banking

Rewilding the Carmel River at Rancho Cañada

Low-Tech Process-Based Meadow Restoration in the Kern Plateau-Golden Trout Wilderness

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SERCAL 2023 Call for Abstracts — Cultivating Connections

Opening Plenaries

Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Amplifying New Voices

Fall 2022: Special Issue of Resource Conservation Districts

Many thanks to Guest Editor Isaiah Thalmayer (Point Blue and UC Davis) and all contributors for this illuminating issue!

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What is a Resource Conservation District (RCD)

Marin RCD — Enhancing Shared Resources by Stewarding Private Lands

Mendocino RCD — Management of the Willits Bypass Mitigation Project: A Success Story

RCD of Greater San Diego County — Native American Conservation Corps (NACC) Program

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Upcoming event: Restoring Fire-Safe Communities, Nov. 11–13

Restoring the Carmel River Floodplain

SERCAL 2023 Call for Abstracts — Cultivating Connections

Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Amplifying New Voices

Summer 2022: Special Phytophthora Issue and So Much More!

Many thanks to Guest Editor James Mizoguchi of Triangle Properties and all contributors for this enlightening issue!

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Surface and Irrigation Types Have a Big Impact on Water Splash in Nurseries, Choose Wisely!

Steaming is an Efficient Way to Treat Soil, Potting Mix, Pots, and Other Supplies Infested by Plant Pathogens

Sampling and Diagnostic Guide for Soil-borne Phytophthora Species on California Native Plants

Overcoming Challenges in Phytophthora Diagnosis for Restoration Plant Health

Phytophthoras, Restoration and Native Plants: Recent research findings

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Personal Perspective: Sonya Vargas

Carrying the Torch of Mentorship to the SERCAL 2022 Conference and Beyond

Hire These People! Snaps of our first cohort of conference stipend awardees

Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Spring 2022: Restoration through the Eyes of our Non-profit Partners

Many thanks to Guest Editor Geoff Smick of WRA, Inc., and all contributors for this informative issue on nonprofits partners…

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Pepperwood: A Living Laboratory for Climate Adaptation in California’s Coast Ranges

The Ecological Workforce Initiative

Restoration Overview on The Wildlands Conservancy’s Sonoma Coast Preserves

Partnership-Driven Post-Fire Restoration in the San Gabriel Mountains

From Grass Roots to Native Roots — A Case Study in Urban Restoration and Community Partnership

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SERCAL Annual Update

Diversity & Inclusion Conversations, Volume 1.2

Winter 2021: Presentation highlights from SERCAL 2021

Many thanks to the contributors of this issue — a roundup of some of the most popular presentations at SERCAL 2021.

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Increasing the Diversity of People and Ecosystems through Restoration

Bringing Habitat Home through Leadership and Mentorship

Restoration and Cultural Fire

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Leadership Team & Supporting Members

Fall 2021: California Sycamore Restoration

Many thanks to Guest Editor Will Spangler of Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency and all contributors for this informative issue on sycamores…

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California Sycamore Hybridization with a Common Landscaping Tree and Implications for Restoration of Riparian Habitat

Native Sycamore Propagation: A Collaborative Research Study

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SERCAL 2021 Jobs & Networking Panel Recap

Mattole Field Institute: Fertile Ground for Field-Based Learning

Post-Fire Seeding & Mitigation on the Butte Fire

Mentoring the Next Generation

Summer 2021: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in California’s Restoration Community

Many thanks to Guest Editor Lindsay Teunis of SWCA and all contributors for this inspiring issue!

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#RestorationForAll

Diversity & Inclusion Conversation (new, regularly occurring feature)

The Unsung Workforce

Being a Brown Biologist

The Revitalization of Morrison Creek

e’Muht Mohay (Love of the Land)

Personal Perspective (new, regularly occurring feature)

Scrolling for Good (new, regularly occurring feature)

2021: Springing into Dam Removal!

Many thanks to Guest Editor Ross Taylor of Ross Taylor & Associates for shepherding this issue!

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Dam Removal as a Watershed Restoration Action

SERCAL 2021 Virtual Conference Sep 13–17: Call for Abstracts through May 15

Annual Sponsors Rise to the Challenge!

Removing Upper York Creek Dam and a Century of Steelhead Habitat Damage

Klamath Dam Removal Update — What’s Going On?

Habitat Blocked by Scott Dam in the Headwaters of the Mainstem Eel River: Is it enough to aid in recovery of steelhead trout and Chinook salmon populations?