The Pacific Shores area near Lake Earl was once considered a stronghold for the Oregon silverspot butterfly. Photo courtesy of the Tolowa Dunes Stewards

Join the Tolowa Dunes Stewards and the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation on Saturday as they restore habitat for the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly.

The Broom Bash for the Butterflies is one of three restorations efforts targeting Scotch broom scheduled for this month. On Saturday, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Sequoia Park Zoo will join the effort at the Pacific Shores subdivision, once home to hundreds of the butterflies.

Volunteers should text or call (707) 954-5253 if they plan to participate and meet at Kellogg Road and Tell Boulevard at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Bring lunch, water, gloves and tools for removing the invasive plant. Tools can be provided, along with treats. Wear layers.

Other broom bashes are planned for April 17 and April 23 or 24 in the northern section of Tolowa Dunes State Park.

Tolowa Dunes Stewards director Sandra Jerabek and Katrina Henderson, of California State Parks, will give a presentation about the silvery phacelia, a rare wildflower found in Del Norte County, next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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