Sunny days inland
and lingering coastal fog define the outdoor experience
on the preserves these days. Read on for latest
developments at Audubon Canyon Ranch.
All of us at ACR hope you enjoy nature's
pending shift into the wet winter months. We wish
you and your family the best for the
upcoming holiday
season. | |
|
Bolinas Lagoon and
the Oil Spill Audubon Canyon Ranch
is concerned about the oil spill on November 7th,
when the Cosco Busan hit the base of the Bay Bridge,
spilling 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel into the San
Francisco Bay. Fortunately, despite news reports
and our worst fears, indications to-date are that very
little oil has reached the Bolinas Lagoon, and the
threat to the Lagoon is abating.
ACR is in regular conversation with the Bolinas
Fire Department, and federal, state and county
agencies that are involved with local clean up
efforts. At the early-December meeting of the
multi-agency Bolinas Lagoon Technical Advisory Committee
(BLTAC), we will discuss the spill's threat,
response, utilization of volunteers and
resources, and lessons learned.
Research conducted by ACR science staff in concert
with other Bay Area scientists will continue,
including shorebird and waterbird studies.
Wednesday, Nov 13th marks the first shorebird
count this winter, where ACR volunteers will count
shorebirds along Tomales Bay. In light of the
recent spill, they will also look for oiled birds and
notify the appropriate agencies for rescue, if
necessary.
Skip Schwartz
ACR Executive
Director |
|
Plein
Air Artists find Inspiration at
Bouverie
 The
Bouverie Preserve was one of the featured sites
visited by dozens of nationally-recognized artists
during Sonoma Plein Air
2007.
ACR is pleased to be able to share some of the
beautiful paintings of the
Bouverie Preserve created by the talented artists that
September week.
|
|
Dr. Marty Griffin receives
Environmental Leader award Audubon
Canyon Ranch congratulates Dr. Marty Griffin for his
receipt of the 2007 Environmental Leaders
of Marin Award. We are grateful to Dr. Griffin
for his efforts that resulted in the founding of Audubon
Canyon Ranch. For more information on Dr.
Griffin's award and the awards ceremony, visit EECOM.
|
Become a Ranch Guide
Volunteer!
Share the natural wonder of the Bolinas Lagoon
Preserve with visiting children and adults on weekends
and holidays from March through July. Training starts in
January. Interested? Call 415/868-9244
or email for more information
or to sign up for
orientation. |
|
Conservation Science at
ACR Audubon Canyon Ranch is proud to be
on the forefront of the conservation science
movement. ACR science staff is active in employing
the latest methodologies, conducting well-respected
research, and communicating the results of these efforts
to the broader science community. Recent
scientific contributions include:
- a chapter co-authored by Bouverie Preserve
Biologist Jeanne Wirka, M.S., in UC Press'
newly-published California
Grasslands Ecology and Management,
- an article in the Journal of Ecology
about Sudden Oak Death by ACR Research Coordinator
Emiko Condeso, M.S.,
- the work of ACR Habitat Protection and Restoration
Specialist Dan Gluesenkamp, Ph.D., as keynote speaker
at the War on Weeds
Symposium this Friday,
- scientific posters
about ACR's work studying heron and egret
colonies presented by John Kelly, Ph.D., ACR
Director of Conservation Science and Habitat
Protection, at the State of the San Francisco Estuary
Conference and,
- the recently published 2007 Ardeid, ACR's
annual scientific
journal.
|
|
ACR Fall 2007 Bulletin
online The Fall 2007 edition of
The Bulletin, ACR's biannual newsletter, is
available online. | |
|
| |
|
|
|
This
morning...
looking down Stuart Creek
at ACR's Bouverie
Preserve. |
Family
Notes:
Did you know?
In autumn, many spider species molt. Often
what you might assume is a dead spider lingering in your
garage or closet is the shed exoskeleton of the spider,
not the spider itself.
Enjoy exploring together! |
|
