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Habitat Restoration Program Workday
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.040928, -122.799679
Variable, meet at the Bear Valley Visitor Center
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Volunteers help protect and restore endangered plant and wildlife habitat at Abbotts Lagoon, the Lighthouse Bluffs, and other high value habitat areas at Point Reyes National Seashore. Visit some of the most beautiful areas in the park and learn about local plant ecology while you work alongside park staff to carry out ecological restoration projects. We encourage volunteers nine years of age and older of all backgrounds and experience levels to participate. Tools, gloves, and training are provided. Participants are advised to wear sturdy shoes, long pants, long-sleeved tops, and other seasonally appropriate clothing (i.e., extra warm/windproof layers), as well as to bring lunch and at least 2 liters of water. Get involved, meet new people, and make a positive impact on your environment!
Please join us for a Habitat Restoration Program (HRP) volunteer workday on Sunday, March 8, 2020 to remove invasive Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) from the grasslands east of Estero Road near the Estero trailhead. As well as increasing fire risk and degrading habitat for native plant communities and the wildlife they support, Scotch broom reduces available forage for cattle.
Meet at 9 am Pacific Daylight Time in front of the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Be sure to set your clocks ahead Saturday evening or Sunday morning. From there we'll carpool and caravan to the work site. We will work until 1 pm, and then have lunch near the work site.
There should be plenty of plants to remove that are not near poison oak, although it's always important to be vigilant around Scotch broom.
If you would like to join the workday, please confirm participation 4 pm on Thursday, March 5, 2020. We already have a large number of volunteers signed up, so it is possible that at some point this week, we may have to close the sign-up list due to tool limitations, so please contact Ellen Hamingson at 415-464-5196 or by email as soon as you know your availability. Ellen will send an email Thursday to those who have responded if there might be any question about space or weather. As of Monday, there is a slight chance of rain on Sunday, March 8; we will work if we get a very welcome light rain but a real storm would cancel the workday. (If, after 5 pm on Thursday, you are uncertain about whether the program will proceed, or need to cancel a previous sign up, please phone Ellen at 415-464-5196 instead of emailing; she will update her outgoing message if conditions change.) Please RSVP to Ellen Hamingson at 415-464-5196 or by email so that she can plan accordingly. Ellen will be in touch with those who have expressed interest if the workday has to be cancelled due to bad weather or lack of confirmed participants. If you sign up and then need to cancel after 4 pm on Thursday, please let Ellen know (by phone only).
If you are interested in helping restore habitat at Point Reyes, but can't participate in this day's event, visit our Volunteer: Habitat Restoration page to learn about other HRP workdays, including Third Thursday Weeders workdays, which are held on the third Thursdays of some months.
California Invasive Species Action Week
The 2020 California Invasive Species Action Week will be observed from Saturday, June 6, through Sunday, June 14, 2020. The goal of the Action Week is to increase public awareness and promote public participation in California's fight against invasive species. There are numerous ways for people to participate, either independently, or as part of an organized effort. For example, you can learn which invasive species are issues in your area, remove invasives from your property, select native plants for your garden, harvest them for food, or volunteer to remove invasives from a participating park. California Invasive Species Action Week is usually held in early June of each year.
California Invasive Species Action Week Youth Art Contest
Kids, you can learn about an invasive species that threatens your favorite outdoor place, and enter the Department of Fish and Wildlife's youth art contest. Winners will be announced during the Action Week! Check out the CISAW web page for poster contest details and to find out how you can take action: www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week.
The CISAW Schedule of Events will be filled with volunteer opportunities and events hosted by the Department of Fish and Wildlife, California's National and State Parks, and dedicated volunteer programs and organizations across the state. Check the Action Week web page to find a participating organization or event near you, or for details on hosting a project or event of your own!
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