Northern CA PPSR Projects 1

North Bay Heron & Egret Project

• Organization Name

  Audubon Canyon Ranch
• Project Website

  http://egret.org/volunteer
• Organization Website

  http://egret.org/
• Partners

  N / A
• Contact Name

  N / A
• Contact Email

  cgrc@egret.org
• Contact Phone

  415-663-8203
• Other Contact Information

  N / A
• Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

  To protect nesting Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Black-crowned Night Herons and other species; To develop information for scientists, researchers, planners, birding enthusiasts and local residents. 

• Participant Activities

  Track heron and egret nesting sites throughout counties in the North Bay. 

• Data Entry

  • Unknown
• Other Participant Activities

  Participation in other education and restoration initiatives of the organization

• System Studied

  • Birds
• Geographic Scope

  Local
• Region

  Northern California
• Location

  Heron & Egret Habitat in preserved wildlands throughout the North Bay
• Location - Map

  4900 Shoreline Highway One Stinson Beach, CA 94970; Post Office Box 1195 Glen Ellen, CA 95442; Post Office Box 808 Marshall, CA 94940
• Time Commitment

  • Unknown
• Volunteer Qualifications

  None. 

• Volunteer Training

  Yes - field observation training

• Cost to Participant

  N / A
• How will the findings be used?

  Past uses of project data include:
  Ramsar recognition of Tomales Bay and Bolinas Lagoon as wetlands of international importance;
  Publication of the first complete assessment of the status of heron and egret populations of the region, “Status, trends, and implications for the conservation of heron and egret nesting colonies in the San Francisco Bay area”;

• Other Information

  N / A
• Photo

  N / A
• last update:

  N / A