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| Bolinas Lagoon
Preserve Bouverie
Preserve
Cypress Grove Research Center |
February
2008 | |
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Winter rains and intermittent sunny days define the
outdoor experience recently on the Audubon Canyon Ranch
preserves. We hope you are enjoying the rainy
season! | |
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Mark your calendars this spring
to... Get Outside!  Opportunities
to get outside abound on the Audubon Canyon Ranch
preserves. Check it out!
Bolinas Lagoon
Preserve
The Bolinas Lagoon
Preserves opens to the public for the spring heron
and egret nesting season on Saturday, March 15th.
Visit this historical and protected heronry,
explore the ponds, and hike the 8 miles of trails
overlooking breathtaking Bolinas Lagoon.
Bring your favorite tool and help us clean up
after the winter storms during the BLP Workday Spring
2008! Repair trails, plant native plants or
clear the ranch yard... don't worry, we'll feed
you.
Bouverie
Preserve
Learn about the wildlife that makes its home in
your very own backyard. The Bouverie Backyard
Naturalist Series are half-day field courses on the
grasses, flowers and pollinators that live in our midst.
Guided Nature Walks
at the Bouverie Preserve offer a rare glimpse into
this 500 acre nature preserve that is otherwise only
open to school groups. Space is limited, so call Nancy
at 707/938-4554
to reserve a spot on an upcoming
Saturday: March 8 and 29, April 12 and
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ACR in The New York
Times
As recognized by The New York Times in a recent article,
local activism continues to make possible the land
preservation efforts of Audubon Canyon
Ranch.
"We were above the
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, part of Audubon Canyon Ranch
and one of the first places in the county to be
protected - a reminder that these hills are not
unspoiled by accident. Freeways and subdivisions
planned in the 1960s were blocked by local activism.
Instead of sprawl on its slopes, West Marin County has
salmon in its streams."
- Gregory Dicum, The New York Times, Feb.
3, 2008
On behalf of all of us at ACR, thank you for your
steadfast commitment and
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View
heron and egret nesting sites with
Google Earth
Results from ACR's
long-term Heron and Egret
Project can now be viewed using Google Earth.
Viewers can obtain
information on about 100 individual heron and egret
nesting sites, including ground photos, location,
historical data, and statistics.
Locate a
nesting site in your neighborhood, or report
a new site to ACR science
staff. Land use and natural resource planners
and government agencies can now use Google Earth to
easily access data on nest location, encouraging
the protection of critical nesting habitat.
This is an exciting advancement in ACR's
efforts to preserve and protect critical habitat for
native plants and animals.
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This
morning...
at Cypress Grove Research Center on
Tomales
Bay. |
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Do the
math!
Here's a family fun fact and
eco-activity:
The
average Great Egret stands 4 to 4 1/2
feet tall and weighs just 2
pounds.
How much
do you weigh, and how many Great Egrets would it take to tip
the scale? |
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