Monarch Seed Library: Restoring San Diego's Native Habitat in our Backyards

Team Lead: Ella Zhao, Peimeng Xu
Team Member: Michelle Yu, Sofia Zhao, Amy Wu

Project Abstract:
This project aims to create a Native Seed Library to be used by the residents of 4S Ranch so community members can grow native plants in their personal gardens. This makes up for some of the habitat loss in our local ecosystem caused by continued development and landscaping using exotic plants. The process works in a few phases: we will build and install a physical seed library structure outside a community garden, then spread awareness about the benefits of native plants through online and in-person platforms. We will keep a record of the library’s usage and in the future see more gardens filled with beneficial native plants and the whole host of Southern California’s unique biodiversity that comes with it.

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