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Audubon Conservation Ranching Program

By on January 4, 2024 in

Audubon launched its Conservation Ranching program (ACR) here in California in 2019. Matt Allshouse of Audubon California will present this program which is designed to stem the conversion of grassland ecosystems and improve the ecological functions of rangelands by partnering with ranchers to transition to more regenerative grazing approaches via a ranch certification program. This presentation will highlight the ACR program components which includes the development of ranch-specific Habitat Management Plans and a third-party certified set of regenerative grazing practices to increase climate-driven drought resiliency, rebuild soil organic matter, enhance plant diversity and cover, increase water infiltration and carbon sequestration, and increase overall biodiversity.

Shasta Birding Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Audubon Conservation Ranching Program
Time: Feb 14, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Audubon California Working Lands Program

By on October 2, 2022 in

Audubon California will update us on the Working Lands program. This work encourages bird-friendly practices on farms, wetlands and other managed lands in the Central Valley. It is done by cultivating relationships with landowners, advocating for statewide policies that secure water and habitat for birds, and engaging our grassroots network in their communities. Our work provides protection for focal species like the Long-billed Curlew, Tricolored Blackbird, and Western Grebe. The presentation will also focus on what we know, and fear, about the impact of the mega-drought on birds, especially in the critically important Pacific Flyway as it passes through the Central Valley.

Topic: Audubon California “Working Lands” Program
Time: Oct 12, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Protecting Tricolor Blackbird Colonies

By on October 13, 2021 in
Tricolored Blackbird by David Bogener

Tricolored Blackbird by David Bogener

Xeronimo Castañeda is a Conservation Project Manager with Audubon California. His work with Audubon focuses on habitat restoration. enhancement, and multi-benefit management of Central Valley wetlands, agricultural operations, and groundwater recharge projects to benefit birds and people. Of special interest to Xeronimo is the tricolored blackbird.

In 1990 the Department of Fish and Game of California, based on significant decline in tricolored blackbird population numbers documented (DFG/ CDW) in the 1980s, added it to the published list of “Bird Species of Special Concern”. At this time the tricolored was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) list of Birds of Conservation Concern.

Current projects Xeronimo helps lead at Audubon are:

  1. protecting at-risk Tricolored Blackbird colonies,
  2. developing multi-benefit groundwater recharge projects in target regions to benefit birds and communities,
  3. coordinating spring flooding of private wetlands to support migratory shorebirds, and
  4. on-farm habitat enhancement using cover crops and through riparian restoration.

A native of California Xeronimo has lived and worked from Monterey to Arcata eventually finding his way to Sacramento. Away from work, Xeronimo spends time backpacking, riding bikes, cooking, and of course birding.

Topic: Saving Tricolored Blackbirds
Time: Oct 13, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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When you login to our Zoom meetings you will be placed into a waiting room until the meeting begins. Participants are muted upon entry but are welcome to unmute themselves before the meeting begins. Once the presentation begins, you can raise your hand to ask questions or type a question into chat. A moderator will control the order of your questions.

All of our presentations will be posted on our YouTube page where you can also find several bird videos. We are also posting Zoom presentations from several other organizations on our calendar page – including Altacal Audubon, Redbud Audubon, Redwood Region Audubon, Mendocino Coast Audubon, Peregrine Audubon, Plumas Audubon and Golden Gate Audubon.

 

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Fire, Grazing, and Wintering Bird Communities in California Oak Woodlands

By on November 1, 2020 in
Bobcat Ranch

Bobcat Ranch

Despite wildfire being a major force for change in California’s landscapes, there are many unanswered questions about how it affects wildlife. In particular, little is known about the impacts of these fires on birds and their habitat. Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch, located west of Winters, presented a fascinating natural laboratory to study the responses of birds and their winter habitat to two potential disturbances: wildfire and cattle grazing.

Dr. Frank Fogarty, a faculty member at Humboldt State University, will be presenting his research from 2016-2018 in the oak woodlands of Bobcat Ranch. His work focused on whether these potential disturbances affected both the presence of individual species and the total number of species across the Ranch. Given projections that the annual area burned in California will continue to increase in coming years, understanding the impact of fire on wildlife habitat is a priority for managing our important wildlife resources.

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Join Audubon California’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol

By on May 2, 2017 in

Birds can’t lobby for the protections they need to thrive in California, but we certainly can. Registration is now open for Audubon California’s Annual Advocacy Day which will be held at the Capitol building in Sacramento. Our focus this year will be on funding for state wildlife protection, parks and open space, water and ensuring that California remains at the forefront in fighting and adapting to climate change. Attendees will also have a chance to speak with their representatives about their own priorities from their districts. You are what hope looks like to a bird. Please RSVP through our website, http://ca.audubon.org/ or by contacting 
Desiree Loggins at dloggins@audubon.org

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