We love our members!

SERCAL is the hub of inter/action in California’s habitat restoration industry

California is a national leader in environmental awareness and protections. That says a lot about the impact our members and our organization can have as we move our industry forward. We’re making a difference… join us!

Many SERCAL members renew their memberships before the end of the year. Not your style? No worries! We’ve moved to an anniversary-date membership but are taking a short hiatus during the month of July as we plan for the coming year.

If you CAN’T WAIT til August, no worries! Just send a note to julie@sercal.org and she’ll get you set up.

Here are some key reasons you will want to be part of our community this coming year.

The networking potential is phenomenal at our annual CONFERENCE which brings together a diverse group of talents, thinkers, and leaders together for Restoration’s Finest Annual Gathering. For 2027, we’re heading back to the University of Redlands (SoCal) — Mon 17 May (fieldtrips) through Tue-Wed 18-19 May! Check out our Call for Abstracts (released at the end of September) and get your abstract in before the final deadline. Registration begins in early December. SERCAL members receive discounted registration rates for the conference as well as for any other events which we hold throughout the year.

Members receive our biannual NEWS JOURNAL, Ecesis, with timely, interesting articles written by colleagues in the field — print copies of Ecesis are available to members upon request for a small fee.

Our commitment is as strong as ever to The Next Generation (students and emerging professionals from under-represented communities) — we offer membership free of charge, and no- to low-cost registrations for those who present or volunteer at the conference, and are securing funding to provide in-person stipends (applications will be available this Fall) to those who apply for assistance with their conference registration, travel, and/or lodging.

We continue to augment our Mentorship program to provide meaningful connections between Mentors and Mentees.

More? We also offer DISCOUNTS! A joint membership discount with the California Native Grasslands Association (www.cnga.org), special rates for nonprofit organizations, and Annual Sponsorship Memberships (including conference perks, ads in Ecesis, comped registrations, and social media love). In addition, SERCAL members can choose to receive $60 discounted subscriptions to Ecological Restoration and Native Plants Journal, published by University of Wisconsin Press.