California
Floristic Province
The most biodiverse region in North America — and the most ecologically wounded. Wildfire, drought, groundwater collapse, and coastal degradation converge here. Point Molate's Winehaven is the most extraordinary Repair Hub candidate in the entire program.
Composite Score
44/50
#2 of 9 candidate sites
Site Map — California Floristic Province
Three Candidate Areas
Richmond / Point Molate
Winehaven National Historic District — 26 brick buildings on 270 acres of waterfront. Chevron's $90M environmental justice settlement funds are flowing. Direct BART access from SF and Oakland.
San Joaquin Valley / Fresno
Highest combined ecological and social need of any California site. Tulare Lake reflooding and groundwater crisis make this the most consequential Trimtab in the state. Agricultural worker community.
Sonoma / Napa Post-Fire Corridor
Most visually compelling landscape. Existing music-restoration festival precedent (Replant the Forest Festival). Post-fire community trauma narrative is the most visible in California.
Why California Wins
Point Molate's Winehaven National Historic District — 26 brick buildings on 270 waterfront acres — is the most extraordinary Repair Hub candidate in the entire program.
Chevron's $90M environmental justice settlement with Richmond is already funding community health and ecological restoration — the festival plugs directly into that infrastructure.
The Bay Area's 7.7M metro population provides the largest potential attendance base of any candidate site.
Direct BART access from San Francisco and Oakland means no car required — the most transit-accessible festival site in the program.
HealYourHood has 2,100+ active volunteers in the California Floristic Province — the densest volunteer network of any bioregion.
Key Organizations
Groundwork Richmond
Environmental Justice Anchor
City of Richmond
Site Host & Permitting
Point Blue Conservation Science
Ecological Science & Monitoring
Bay Area Environmental Health Collaborative
Community Health & Policy
Richmond BUILD
Workforce Development
Urban Tilth
Urban Agriculture & Food Justice
California Coastal Conservancy
Primary Funder
Begin the California Relationship
The first contact is Groundwork Richmond — the environmental justice anchor for the North Bay Shoreline work and the most trusted community organization in Richmond.