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"The ability to identify a plant in the cotyledon stage is the highest level of stewardship"

Illustrations and information from the Helen Crocker Russell Horticultural Library in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens

Horticulture Library in the San Francisco Botanical Gardens

"A stitch in time saves nine"

"Buy cheap & buy twice!"

"The Devil is in the Details"

"Not all mulch is created Equal"

"Working with the elements"

"Challenges and Opportunities"

Resilience versus Resistance

JOSIAH CLARK

California Contractors License # 20170118285

Founder & Consulting Ecologist of

HABITAT POTENTIAL

Josiah studied Restoration Ecology at University of California Santa Cruz, where he earned his degree in Environmental Studies. Soon after graduating he and fellow comrade started a native nursery called Nature’s Acres Nursery. The idea for a native plant nursery came to him with the realization that native plants must ultimately do the majority of the work to heal damaged land.

As a consulting ecologist, Josiah cut cut his teeth on many large scale infrastructure preservation projects that deal with educating and demonstrating sound, land stewardship, management and and maintenance practices. In 2002 he founded Habitat Potential. Since the start of Potential of Habit he has done work for a wide range of clients including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Significant Natural Areas Program, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Golden Gate Audubon Society, and dozens of private property owners in California.

He has written for many online publications including: Bay Nature Institute, The Clapper Rail a Marin Audubon Society Newsletter, The Golden Gate & The Sequoia Audubon Societies, and has been featured in articles in the Golden Gate Audubon Society, SFGATE, SFWEELKY, VICE & The NEW YORK TIMES.

Bay Nature Institute Articles By Josiah Clark:

Spring Brings Peak Bird Biodiversity

Ask the Naturalist: Where Do Birds Go When it Rains?

A Helping Hand for the Hairstreak

The Art of Flight

Featured in the following publications:

NEW YORK TIMES: Clinging to the Forest Despite the Chaos

SAN FRANCISCO GATE PUBLICATION: GREEN Nature in the City / San Francisco's naturalist underground works to bring it back,

Why ravens, crows are more common now in Bay Area

SFWEEKLY:Spotting Birds at a Record Pace, with a Camera and a Bike

VICE Magazine: Our House