If you have ever participated in any stage of wetland restoration work in Marin County, you have surely met the one and only Barbara Salzman! Barbara has been working in the field of conservation and advocating on behalf of wetlands and habitats threatened by...
A shopping mall in Walnut Creek is using a Harris’s Hawk to evict the pigeons. Read this fascinating story about this beautiful raptor. Source: Washington Post Author: Linda Childers...
While you’re enjoying Marin’s beautiful beaches this summer be on the lookout for sick or injured seabirds. June 30th was a bright sunny morning at Fort Baker and a happy day for 7 Brown Pelicans that volunteers returned to the ocean. The volunteers were...
A baby Barn Owl found under a nest box at Deer Island in Novato died from rat poison. Source: California News Wire Services Link: http://patch.com/california/novato/owlet-dies-rat-poison-prompts-anti-rodenticide-campaign Document: Owlet Dies from Rat...
The National Park Service is currently protecting Western Snowy Plovers with beach closures at North Beach, Abbotts Lagoon, and Limantour. There are only 1500 Snowy Plovers left on the west coast and they are listed under the Endangered Species Act. Source: Point...
Good news: Marin beaches are some of the cleanest in the state, according to a report by the environmental group Heal the Bay. Those rated an A or A+ include: Dillon Beach, Shell Beach, Miller Park, Rodeo Beach, Stinson Beach, Heart’s Desire, Lawson’s...
