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Come explore with us
Opportunities to visit ACR preserves
Guided Nature Walk
Bouverie Preserve
Saturday, Feb 12
Backyard Naturalist Series: Fabulous Fungi
Bouverie Preserve
Saturday, Feb 26
Volunteer Work Day
Martin Griffin Preserve
Sunday, March 6
Martin Griffin Preserve opens to the public for the nesting season
Saturday, March 19
For more information on how to take part in these events and more, check our online calendar. |
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Like plants?
ACR scientists are hosting several habitat restoration and native plant workshops this winter and spring. The first is Saturday, Jan 22. Help with invasive plant removal and outplanting native plants in the bottomlands of Martin Griffin Preserve's Pike County Gulch. View the online calendar for more info.
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Calling birders
Each year during the fall and winter months, ACR scientists census shorebirds and waterbirds on Tomales Bay with the help of dedicated volunteers. Join us as we collect data on these bird populations from boats and from the shores of this beautiful West Marin bay.
Volunteers should have excellent birding skills and be able to identify birds in flight and from a distance.
Tomales Bay Waterbird Census Dates
Saturdays
January 22
February 5
February 19 Email the Cypress Grove Research Center for more information. |
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Recent press
Project GROW back in action at Bouverie Preserve
Sonoma Valley SunYear Two activities have begun for Project GROW (Gathering to Restore Oak Woodlands), a unique partnership to restore eight acres of oak woodlands at ACR's Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen.Will wetland restoration increase the number of overwintering birds?
Watch this video and learn from Dr. John Kelly, ACR Director of Conservation Science and Habitat Protection, about how bird populations have responded to the recent restoration of the Giacomini Wetlands at the southern tip of Tomales Bay. (courtesy of West Marin tv)
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Support local businesses, support ACR
Eat, drink and support ACRTuesday, February 1
Iron Springs Brewery, Fairfax On this day only, this wonderful family establishment with excellent food and delicious micro-brewed beer will be donating 10% of their proceeds from 4pm-11pm to ACR. Thank you, Iron Springs.
Save a bag, make a nickel
Whole Foods Market, Sonoma
From January 17 to April 10, customers at Whole Foods Market, Sonoma - located at 201 W. Napa Street - will have the chance to donate to Bouverie Preserve. Each customer will receive a nickel for each bag they bring in for their groceries with the option to donate to one of three non-profits, including Bouverie. Thank you, Whole Foods. |
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Art of Eating
 The Art of Eating: a Tribute to MFK Fisher
Saturday, May 14, 2011
2 pm - 5:30 pm
Bouverie Preserve of
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Sustainable food and wine tastings inspired by the writings of MFK Fisher, coupled with a lively auction.
Individual Ticket
Early Bird Special: $100 (by April 1st)
Proceeds benefit Audubon Canyon Ranch's school program, which annually provides more than 6,000 students the opportunity to experience nature first-hand, with no cost to schools.
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Recently at
the Bouverie Preserve
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From ACR Biologist/Co-Director of Education Jeanne Wirka: "My first day back in the new year rewarded me with the one thing I have been waiting for my entire biological career... I saw a mountain lion at (Bouverie Preserve's) Cougar Pond at about 3 pm. She was drinking from the pond. When she saw me, she turned and with a single leap disappeared into the chaparral. She was too quick for me to snap her picture, but she left some nice tracks in the mud near the pond.
It is a humbling and joyous experience to stand in the presence of one of these magnificent animals. An auspicious beginning for 2011."
Did you know...
Puma, cougar and mountain lion all refer to the same animal - Puma concolor .
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Family Exploring
If you're at all anxious or concerned about cougar-human interactions - or have children who are - learn more about how to co-exist with these beautiful animals. Visit the Felidae Fund's website at www.felidaefund.org. Click the "Education" link.
As with most wild animals, cougars avoid human contact except in very very rare and unusual circumstances. |
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Save-the-Date
April 29-May 2, 2011
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