Merced County Master Gardeners hosted Jim Bruger, California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Garden Ambassador on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Jim gave a presentation on lawn removal and native plants, addressing these questions and more: 

• How can we use our home landscape to restore a piece of lost habitat. 
• Why are native plants important? 
• Where do I start? 
• The lawn is gone... Now what? 
• What is the "Hydro-illogical Cycle" and how do we break it?