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We are happy to announce that the following chapters will receive funding through the 2018 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Collaborative Grant Program:  

• Buena Vista ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Eastern Sierra ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Los Angeles ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Napa-Solano ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Sacramento ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• San Diego ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Santa Barbara ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
• Yolo ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
   

– Sharing Our Shores education program

Through ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Sharing Our Shores program, Buena Vista ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society will educate 250 students on the Western Snowy Plover and California Least Tern. Students will learn about shorebird biology and conservation, visit a beach to learn why shorebirds and their habitat are important and create posters alerting beachgoers about the birds.
 

– Interpretive Signage at Black Lake Preserve

Eastern Sierra ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society will increase public awareness and appreciation for the Black Lake Preserve in the Adobe Valley Important Bird Area (IBA) by providing interpretive and educational signage on site. The Black Lake Preserve contains a rare alkali lake and wetland habitats that act as an important stopover site for migrant waterbirds and shorebirds.

– Western Snowy Plover monitoring program

In collaboration with Palos Verdes/South Bay ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Santa Monica Bay ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, and Sea & Sage ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, LA ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will continue its year-round monitoring of the Western Snowy Plover on Los Angeles and Orange County beaches. The monitoring program includes a community science plover monitoring program, roost and nest surveys conducted by biologists, set-up and maintenance of protective enclosures in collaboration with beach management agencies, and plover conservation-themed outreach programs to the general public and local schools.

– Bluebird Nestbox Monitoring Program

will develop its Bluebird Nestbox Monitoring Program by replacing 10 aging nestboxes at Alston Park in Napa. Educational posters about the Climate Threatened Western Bluebird, nestboxes and nestbox care will be developed and displayed at kiosks at Alston Park.

– Maintenance and education program at Bobelaine Sanctuary

The Sacramento ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society will work with the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC) to help maintain trails and access at the Bobelaine Sanctuary. As part of this partnership, the Sacramento ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society will provide an Environmental Education Program to the SRCC.

– ReWild Mission Bay

is a project of San Diego ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to protect and restore up to 200 acres of wetland and associated habitats in Mission Bay, San Diego. The next phase of the project is an outreach and communications initiative to build support amongst City of San Diego officials and community members for full implementation of the ReWild Mission Bay vision.

– Interpretive Signage at Goleta Coast IBA

Santa Barbara ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will design a community-friendly Important Bird Area interpretive sign, which will be installed at multiple locations within the Goleta Coast IBA. Sign design is the first step of a campaign to increase IBA visibility, leading to better protection of birds and habitats.

– Training for bilingual park docents

Yolo ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will train bilingual docents for outreach programs at Woodland Regional Park to educate the public about the value of wildlife habitats and the protection of endangered species. Woodland Regional Park currently supports habitat for several threatened and endangered species, including Swainson’s Hawks, Tricolored Blackbirds, vernal pool organisms, and seasonal Pacific Flyway birds.