Sensitive Species Restoration

RECON specializes in ecological restoration for sensitive plant, animal, and invertebrate species throughout the Southwest. RECON understands the intricacies of individual species in perspective to the large-scale surrounding environment in order to successfully integrate them for long-term sustainability.

 Examples of Sensitive Species Restored by RECON

  • San Diego button celery

  • San Diego thornmint

  • San Diego goldenstar

  • Spreading navarretia

  • Variegated dudleya

Plant Species

  • Barrel cactus

  • Brand’s phacelia

  • Otay Mesa mint

  • Otay tarplant

  • Saguaro cactus

Otay tarplant

San Diego thornmint in herbivory cages

Person setting up wire fencing in dry landscape for conservation project
Close-up of Otay tarplant, a yellow flower, with a hoverfly feeding on it.

  • Burrowing owl

  • Coastal cactus wren

  • Coastal California gnatcatcher

  • Least Bell’s vireo

Wildlife Species

  • Quino checkerspot butterfly

  • Springsnail

  • Southwestern willow flycatcher

  • Yuma clapper rail

Person holding a small fluffy burrowing owl chick in their hands outdoors.
Close-up of an aquatic sponge with small black snails on its surface.

Burrowing owl chick

Springsnails

Sensitive Species Restoration Project Examples

  • small insect on yellow flower

    Weston Development Project

    San Diego County, CA

    RECON completed the salvage and installation of variegated dudleya translocation for the Weston Development Project. Restoration involved dethatching, herbicide treatment, surveying, salvage, and planting, followed by a five-year maintenance and monitoring period.

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  • Field of prickly pear cacti with mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.

    El Monte Hanson Pond Restoration Project

    San Diego County, CA

    RECON’s restoration team worked closely with Earth Discovery Institute and Endangered Habitats Conservancy to perform habitat restoration for coastal cactus wren and California gnatcatcher through a Wildlife Conservation Board grant.

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