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Spring is here... get outside!
open to the public now through July 11, 2010
Come visit this 1,000-acre historic nature preserve and watch from the mid-canyon lookout as Great Blue Heron and Great Egrets build nests, tend to eggs and raise their young. Plan for a hike and bring a picnic!
Tuesday through Friday: by appointment only (call 415.868.9244)
Weekends and holidays: 10 am - 4 pm, no appointment necessary
Donations greatly appreciated
Bouverie Preserve
Join a Bouverie Docent for a Guided Nature Walk through the springtime meadows of this Sonoma Valley preserve. Familes welcome. The spring birds and wildflowers await you.
Saturdays: April 17, May 1 and May 8
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Join us for these upcoming events!
The Buzz about Bees
A Science Discussion about the Plight of Sonoma County's Pollinators
The Bouverie Preserve
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Salon: 2:30 pm- 4 pm
Cocktail Reception to follow in the Courtyard
Tickets: $45 RSVP required by May 28 to 415.868.9244 or rsvp@egret.orgCarpooling encouraged, parking is limited.
Donor Appreciation Barbecue & 90th Birthday Party for ACR Founder Marty Griffin
Saturday, July 24, 2010 · 11 am - 3 pm
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve's Picher Canyon
Special appearance by bluegrass musicians
Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum and the Right Hands
Tickets: $50
Open to all.
RSVP required by July 16 to 415.868.9244 or rsvp@egret.orgCarpooling encouraged, parking is limited. Join us as we thank ACR's supporters, wish Marty happy birthday and enjoy great live music! |
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Calling all nature-enthusiasts!
Become a Heron and Egret Program volunteer
Adopt a North Bay nest and use your birding skills to protect nesting Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Black-crowned Night Herons. Data collected by our volunteers informs ACR scientists as we continue our study of the health of regional heron and egret populations. For more info, call 415.663.8203 or email cgrc@egret.org.
Become a Bolinas Lagoon Preserve Docent
Discover the natural history and environment of coastal Marin County. Through 23 classes you'll learn everything from banana slugs to Great Blue Herons to the ecology of redwoods--all taught by experts and run by experienced docents who make the classes fascinating and fun. Upon graduation, docents inspire life-long nature appreciation by leading students on nature walks at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve.
Cost: $120 (may vary slightly) to cover material costs. Partial scholarships available.
Next training begins September 2010. Call 415.868.9244 or email rsvp@egret.org to sign up! |
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Congratulations and Welcome
Audubon Canyon Ranch extends heartfelt congratulations to the recent graduates of the Bouverie Docents Program. Have fun on the trails and thank you!!
Congrulations are also in order for the 2010 graduating class of Junipers, Bouverie's continuing education and mentorship program for students.
Audubon Canyon Ranch is pleased to welcome Matthew Danielczyk, ACR's Vegetation Management Project Leader, who is responsible for invasive plant control and mapping on all ACR properties. Matthew has worked in vegetation management and ecological restoration for The Nature Conservancy, PRBO Conservation Science, and most recently, Conservation Corps North Bay. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Biology from California State University, Northridge, where he studied the pollination ecology of the genus Penstemon.
We also welcome Sarah Millus, the ACR Helen Pratt Field Biologist, a seasonal position. Sarah monitors and tracks the progress of herons and egrets nesting at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve and at other heronries throughout the North Bay. Sarah comes to ACR after finishing work as a field assistant for a Ph.D. project in Costa Rica and holds a Masters in Biology from Cal State Fullerton. Her work adds to ACR's more than forty years of heron and egret observations. |
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Check out our new website! |
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Recently at the
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
a preening Great Egret
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Family Exploring
Wow! There is some cool stuff going on outside... starting with cicadas...
This is the time of year to check out cicadas. Look around logs for their cast-off exoskeletos or, if you're lucky, you may see a newly-emerged cicada (like the bright green one here).
photo by Phyllis Schmitt |
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The cicadas in our local environs are called woodland cicadas (Platypedia sp.). The nymphs spend time underground sucking sap from tree roots before emerging to metamorphose into their winged adult form. Unlike periodical cicadas on the East Coast (Magicicada spp.), which emerge en masse every 13 to 17 years, the woodland cicadas stay underground for a relatively brief 1to 3 years, with some portion of the underground broods emerging annually. |
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Wish List
Late-model 4-wheel-drive pick up truck to be used by ACR's habitat restoration team in Sonoma County.
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