We create California native plant restoration gardens that support wildlife.

WE BELIEVE that each California native garden serves as an island for biodiversity - a landing place for birds, bees, and butterflies.  Link enough of these islands and a corridor that supports pollinators throughout the urban landscape is created.

How do we do this?

  • Create California native plant and Resilient Demonstration Gardens all over California
  • Design private and public landscapes
  • Provide open days, tours, and workdays
  • Help developers, municipalities, urban planners, and beyond understand the impact these gardens can have on life (biodiversity)
  • We educate, empowering everyone to create their own habitat garden with workshops and partnerships

Next:

  • Map the square footage of our landscapes
  • Create a public map of habitat gardens to visit in Sonoma and Marin Counties
  • Observe who is coming to these landscapes using iNaturalist and other tools

 

Executive Director Update - March 13, 2026

Greetings!

It happened again! My friend the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly laid her little tiny eggs on the patch of pipevine in my urban garden. The plant is in a pot and gives container gardeners hope too! There are 15 of them!  I'm going to name her Charlotte because I feel like Wilbur - checking them every day while she flutters around my garden enjoying the California Lilac going bonkers right now. Note: I am going to stop checking on them because I'm afraid bending the branch and back is messing with them and making them vulnerable - just like Wilbur - over worried.

I love that about gardening with natives - if you pay attention there are so many surprises.

If you missed it and are interested - go here for the CNPS Naturehood where I got to present about habitat gardening last week. Super honored that so many folks tuned in. The questions were amazing at the end!

Check out our blog for Nancy's ode to spring.

Until next time - enjoy the little moments in your garden.

Peace,
April

April Owens, Executive Director
april@habitatcorridorproject.org Our socials too: @habitatcorridorproject

 

 

Events Coming Up:

Join Us: More coming soon! Plant your natives:)

april@habitatcorridorproject.org for more information! Let me know if you are coming!

 

 

 

Our Story

April Owens and Nancy Bauer came together with a common passion for creating habitat in the urban landscape. Nancy, author of The California Wildlife Habitat Garden: How to Attract Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Other Animals (UC Press), and April, a landscape design/build professional, bring our combined experience to create a growing urban landscape of habitat gardens.

April Profile

April Owens

Executive Director and Co-Founder

April collaborates with a wide range of partners to create new corridor sites.  She also oversees public landscape design services, serves as fundraiser and grant writer, gives talks, workshops, and more.

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Nancy Bauer

Co-Founder 

Nancy oversees habitat integrity for all of our demonstration gardens and creates wonderful content for our website and newsletter.

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The Habitat Corridor is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code. Federal EIN #84-4353404