Keiller Kyle explains why Audubon California works with farmers in California’s dairy country to save the Tricolored Blackbird. Share on Facebook
Entries Tagged as 'Water issues'
Why Five Dollars Five Birds?
April 17th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Tricolored Blackbird, Video, Water issues, Working lands conservation
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Fall Birds at Owens Lake
September 5th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Audubon California, Audubon Chapters, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Important Bird Areas, Pacific Flyway, Water issues
(Owens Lake is still a construction site.) Folks from Audubon California once again joined volunteers from Eastern Sierra Audubon and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) at the Owens Lake Important Bird Area this August to count birds. This is part of an annual one-day effort each spring and fall to count [...]
Tags: Andrea Jones·easter sierra audubon·Mike Prather·Owens Lake
We love birds (and mammals too)!
July 11th, 2012 · Comments Off · San Joaquin River, Water issues, Wildlife photos and video
The San Joaquin Kit Fox is one of the species expected to benefit from the San Joaquin River Restoration. This petite mammal was a common site in the San Joaquin Valley a hundred years ago, but loss of habitat has shrunk its numbers. Go to http://imfortheriver.org/ if you think this cute fox deserves a fighting chance. Share [...]
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Fresno Audubon President: ‘I’m for the River. Are you?’
June 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Federal Policy, Water issues
As a child growing up in the Central Valley, I was lucky to have a love of nature instilled in me at an early age. For me, rivers were at the center of my world. Not only were they places to see and learn about birds and other wildlife, but they were where friends and [...]
Tags: Fresno Audubon·howard clark·I'm for the river·san joaquin river
Sacramento Valley Rice Farmers Flock to Save Birds
June 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Important Bird Areas, Water issues, Working lands conservation
More than 165 California rice growers have signed up for an innovative program to enhance bird habitat on their land. The Sacramento Valley farmers recently enrolled in a new Natural Resources Conservation Service program, operated in conjunction with conservation groups, that offers almost $3 million in incentives to the growers to manage their properties in [...]
Tags: migratory bird conservation partnership·nrcs·PRBO·rice and birds·shorebirds
American Avocets are nesting
June 4th, 2012 · Comments Off · Water issues, Working lands conservation
We’ve talked a lot about why birds nest in rice, and today our Shorebird biologist Monica spotted some of the first American Avocet nests on the modified levees she is monitoring. We’ll post more photos when the chicks hatch. Share on Facebook
We’re for the San Joaquin River — Are you?
May 18th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Audubon Chapters, Bird Habitat, San Joaquin River, Water issues
Audubon California is working with a number of other conservation and recreation organizations to build support for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. This was approved by Congress in 2009, and it will provide water for farms, help build communities, and restore habitat for birds and other wildlife. The campaign is called I’m for the [...]
Monitoring shorebird nests in Colusa county
May 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Conservation research, Water issues
Shorebird Conservation Biologist Monica Iglecia is currently monitoring shorebird nests all along the Sacramento Valley. She is placing ibuttons, small temperature trackers the size of watch batteries, into American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt nests. This is all part of our work with the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership. Three nests have received an ibutton, all within a [...]
Tags: American Avocet·Black-necked Stilts·Sacramento Valley·shorebirds
Water shortage in the Klamath threatens waterfowl migration
April 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Pacific Flyway, Pacific Migration, spring migration, Water issues
As we discussed last week, a shortage of water in the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is presenting serious problems for migratory waterfowl, who use this important location as a stopover in their northward migration in the spring. The Sacramento Bee over the weekend ran a detailed article detailing the crisis, and today Audubon California’s Dan [...]
Tags: bureau of reclamation·Klamath·water shortage in klamath
House passes bad San Joaquin Valley water bill — opposition gears up for Senate fight
March 1st, 2012 · 1 Comment · Audubon California, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Important Bird Areas, National Audubon Society, Water issues
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill to provide more water to San JoaquinValleywater districts over objections from a broad coalition of water advocates and conservation groups (including Audubon California). The bill approved on a mostly partisan vote, and its prospects look dim in the Senate, where both California Senators have said they [...]
A vision for public enjoyment and stewardship of the San Joaquin River
November 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Bird Habitat, Important Bird Areas, State Policy, Water issues
The San Joaquin River is California’s second-longest river, stretching 330 miles from its headwaters in the Sierra and meandering through the Central Valley’s rich agricultural legacy to its mouth at the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the west coast of North America. The river irrigates more than one million acres of farmland, supports [...]
Legislation could gut plans to save endangered fish and restore San Joaquin River
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bird Habitat, Endangered Species Act, Federal Policy, Important Bird Areas, Water issues
Legislation has been introduced in the House that would defund efforts to restore the San Joaquin River and protect the endangered Delta Smelt. Both of these actions could have ramifications for birds in the Central Valley. We’ll watch these developments carefull. Share on Facebook
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UC expert compares CA delta to New Orleans before Katrina
January 20th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bird Habitat, Important Bird Areas, Water issues
In more not-great news from the California delta, a UC expert is now comparing the precarious situation of California’s Bay-Delta to the situation around New Orleans before Katrina. Lovely. Share on Facebook
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Former Santa Cruz legislator apparently in line for top state natural resources post
January 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, State Policy, Water issues
In what is probably the wost kept secret in Sacramento these days, numerous sources are saying that Gov. Jerry Brown will appoint former Santa Cruz legislator John Laird to head the State Natural Resources Agency. The agency oversees everything from water policy to Fish & Game to parks to farming. Worth watching because, in many [...]
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Governor signs important Salton Sea legislation
September 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Important Bird Areas, Salton Sea, Water issues
In a year where conservation policy victories have been few and far between, we’re glad to report some good news. Last night, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 51 into law. The bill establishes the Salton Sea Restoration Council as the governance authority for the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program. Why is this such a big [...]
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