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We are happy to announce that the following chapters will receive funding through the 2018 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Collaborative Grant Program:  

• Buena Vista Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Eastern Sierra Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Los Angeles Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Napa-Solano Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Sacramento Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• San Diego Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Santa Barbara Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
• Yolo Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
   

– Sharing Our Shores education program

Through Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ’s Sharing Our Shores program, Buena Vista Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, Santa Monica Bay Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, and Sea & Sage Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, LA Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society will provide an Environmental Education Program to the SRCC.

– ReWild Mission Bay

is a project of San Diego Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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.