AUDUBON CANYON RANCH NAMED ONE OF BEST PLACES TO WORK FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
 
August 2010–Stinson Beach, CA – Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), a leader in conservation science, habitat protection and restoration, and hands-on environmental education programs for children and adults, announced today it has been recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the Best Places to Work by the North Bay Business Journal.
 
ACR was selected by the Business Journal editorial department based on several criteria, including the results of an anonymous employee survey and a company application that provided information on issues such as diversity, benefits and community involvement.
 
ACR will be honored at a gala reception Sept. 23 at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. For more information, call 707-521-5264.
 
ABOUT AUDUBON CANYON RANCH
The mission of Audubon Canyon Ranch is to protect the natural resources of its sanctuaries while fostering an understanding and appreciation of these environments. Through ACR's preservation, education, and research programs, ACR educates children and adults, promotes ecological literacy that is grounded in direct experience, and conducts research and restoration that advances conservation science.
 
Audubon Canyon Ranch Preserves include the Cypress Grove Research Center on Tomales Bay, the 535-acre Bouverie Preserve in Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon near Glen Ellen and the 1,000-acre Bolinas Lagoon Preserve near Stinson Beach, which is home to one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most studied Great Egret and Great Blue Heron nesting sites.
 
Recently ACR announced an agreement with Jim and Shirley Modini to acquire the 1,725-acre Modini Ranch property, located in the Mayacamas Mountains in Sonoma County.
 
ACR is an independent non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status and has received Charity Navigator’s highest rating, 4 Stars. ACR is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society.
 
Audubon Canyon Ranch programs are made possible thanks to the contribution of thousands of hours of volunteer service, and donations from caring individuals, foundations and businesses. For more information, call (415) 868-9244, email acr@egret.org or visit www.egret.org.