Audubon Canyon Ranch

Stewardship work develops and implements science-based approaches to taking care of our lands and the habitats they encompass.we control invasive plants and animals, monitor habitat conditions, track rare and sensitive species, propagate critical native species, manage woody vegetation to promote ecological health, and apply prescribed fire. In addition to stewarding the 5,000 acres held by the organization, we take a regional approach and work in partnership with other organizations, indigenous groups, land managers, public and private landowners on broad strategies to improve habitat connectivity, increase climate resilience, restore native habitats, control invasive species, and build a workforce of trained stewards in the north san francisco bay region.

Our environmental education work connects children and adults with nature, cultivates environmental literacy promotes stewardship of vulnerable natural habitats through experiential and culturally relevent nature education. Key initiatives in the last year include prioritizing program access for traditionally underserved groups for school field trips on our preserves, outreach programs including our wild neighbors - a program that visits schools to teach classes about the critical importance of keystone species such as mountain lions, lincoln school birding and nature festival, juniper junior naturalists -continued on schedule o

Conservation science activities include scientific investigations on wading birds, shorebirds, waterbirds, land birds, amphibians, and mountain lions. During the most recent fiscal year, staff and volunteers completed multiple winter surveys of shorebirds and waterbirds on tomales bay and suisun bay and monitored nesting performance of herons and egrets at all known colony sites in the northern san francisco bay region (marin, sonoma, napa, solano, and contra costa counties).we have deployed a total of 136 wildlife trail cameras on private and public lands in the north san francisco bay area, monitoring mountain lions and other wildlife.continued on schedule o