Say Hello! to P19, the male offspring of P1, Sonoma's Super Mama and P5, the resident male in the area. The Living with Lions team captured and collared P1’s 13-month-old offspring on Wednesday evening. Now known as P19, the young male looked healthy and well cared for by his mom. We’re grateful to have had a chance to collar him before he disperses. Our team on this collaring event included: Director and Principal Investigator Quinton Martins, veterinarian Graham Crawford, Bouverie Resource Ecologist Jennifer Potts, Research Associate Alex Hettena, and Research Technician Sheila McCarthy.

P19 marks the third of P1’s cubs (from three different litters) that we have collared. It was terrific to meet him again at close proximity after seeing him and his sibling for the first time...

Several months ago, Prescribed Fire Specialist Jared Childress had the pleasure to lead a small group of basket weavers from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR) to the pygmy redwoods at Bouverie Preserve. They were looking for California hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) and were pleased by the quality of the post-fire shoots — thin, straight pliable basketry shoots that typically regrow only 1-2 years after burning. We learned so much observing their collection activities. Generously, the FIGR weavers group gifted the Preserve this traditional basket from the collected hazel. We look forward to sharing the story and the basket with the school kids when they return to the trail in the fall.

"Good stewardship entails looking after those in our care," says Quinton Martins, director of Living with Lions, in the recent Game Changers special edition of North Bay BIZ magazine. It's no surprise they found Quinton's optimism for community-driven conservation a compelling story but along the way they also discovered just how the project is winning the hearts of school children, landowners, volunteers and research partners.

As Executive Direction John Petersen says, "The work Quinton's doing is a perfect fit for ACR's mission—land stewardship, nature education and conservation science. We're fortunate to have him and his expertise as part of our team."

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From the latest edition of Marine Ornithology: In the Bay Area, the Double-crested Cormorant population has recovered from significant declines to reach population sizes comparable to those from the late 19th century, when only one colony offshore at the Farallon Islands was known. We were especially elated to observe that on the colony at Hog Island on Tomales Bay, formed in 2001, has become the largest in the study area since 2011.

ACR was pleased to co-author this report on the changes in abundance and distribution of nesting Double-crested Cormorants in the SF Bay Area from 1975-2017. The report was spurred by severe nesting disruptions observed during the construction of the new Bay Bridge. Download the full report from...