Your contribution will put the Growing Works employee “construction crew” to work building enclosures to protect the seedlings from critters.
The new oak trees we’ll grow this fall will be available for purchase, helping to support the Growing Works nursery and its job training and horticultural therapy program. The program provided by Turning Point Foundation has helped over a 100 people with mental health challenges.
We know oaks and other native drought tolerant plants are needed to restore hillsides burned in the recent fires. More trees are also needed to fulfill Ventura County’s goal to plant up to two million trees over the next forty years to combat climate change.