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| Providing Refuge — and A Way Home |
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July 18, 2008
As a record number of wildfires rage across California, residents in threatened areas are fleeing for safety. Many animals, including rare California condors, are also finding refuge, thanks in part to efforts by The Nature Conservancy to preserve lands and waters across the state. |
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| January 20, 2008 |
| Protecting the Heart of Mount Hamilton |
| At the heart of Mount Hamilton lies 28,359-acre San Felipe Ranch. Maintained as a working ranch for some 50 years, San Felipe is now under permanent protection by a Nature Conservancy easement. With its key location between two county parks and one state park, the ranch is the missing link in a corridor of protected lands that stretches 70 miles from Pacheco Pass to Livermore Valley. |
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| October 24, 2007 |
| Turning the Tide to a More Sustainable Fishery |
| In 2006 The Nature Conservancy partnered with central coast fishermen and fishery managers to protect 3.8 million acres of seafloor from bottom trawling. Now the Conservancy is exploring more sustainable ways of harvesting groundfish in a one-year pilot project with a Morro Bay fisherman. |
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| September 24, 2007 |
| The Best Place to Be a Bee |
| Known for its great rock climbing, Pinnacles National Monument is also home to 10 percent of the native bee species found in the United States. Black bees, yellow bees, iridescent green bees and bees that glint like burnished bronze -- more than 400 native bees buzz around Pinnacles, where the Conservancy is working to protect habitat for bees and other native wildlife. |
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| May 1, 2007 |
| California Leads the Way in Conservation of Mediterranean Habitats |
| Q&A with Rebecca Shaw |
| The Conservancy's Rebecca Shaw, director of conservation science in California, answers questions about what makes mediterranean habitats so special and what we can do to protect them. |
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| December 15, 2006 |
| Vina Ranch: Preserving a 13,000-Acre Ranch in California's Old West |
| Legend has it that pioneer Peter Lassen buried his fortune in Deer Creek Canyon and that it still lies there, hidden somewhere near the confluence of Deer Creek and the Sacramento River. |
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| October 27, 2006 |
| Walter Fuller: Guardian of the Birds |
| Each year from spring to autumn, the dunes at Ormond Beach near Oxnard are encircled with bright orange mesh. The four foot tall temporary fencing creates a nursery for endangered California least terns and Western snowy plovers. |
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| October 26, 2006 |
| Jean Harris: Champion of Ormond Beach |
| Ormond Beach belongs to the birds. Sandpipers scuttle at the edges of lapping waves and great blue herons strike poses in shallow inland pools. |
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| February 7, 2006 |
| Hawk Watch at the Ramona Grasslands |
| One of the best places on the West Coast to spy ferruginous hawks during winter is the Ramona Grasslands of San Diego County. To catch a glimpse of these and other raptors, attend a "Hawk Watch" on Conservancy-protected lands this February. |
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| Chinese Delegation Studies California Grasslands |
| A delegation from China recently met with Conservancy staff working on grasslands management in southern California, sharing cross-continental lessons in conservation. |
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| August 18, 2005 |
| Profile: Director of Conservation Science and Planning, Rebecca Shaw |
| The California program's Dr. Rebecca Shaw leads an interdisciplinary team of scientific and technical experts in pioneering new strategies for conservation, both here at home and around the world. |
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| June 10, 2005 |
| Profile: Bill Landreth, trustee since 1998 |
| From the oak woodlands of Lassen Foothills to Monterey's stunning coastline, Board of Trustees member Bill Landreth is committed to conserving the Golden State's incredible natural beauty. |
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| May 10, 2005 |
| California Forest Futures 2005 |
| California Forest Futures 2005 is a two-day conference examining the forces that shape our forest landscapes and the choices we can make to secure their viabiity in the future. The conference takes place May 23-24 in Sacramento. |
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| March 30, 2005 |
| Profile: Santa Cruz Island's Lotus Vermeer |
| On Santa Cruz Island, eight unique plant species struggle for survival and the miniature island fox was recently added to the endangered species list. Marine biologist Lotus Vermeer, the Conservancy’s Santa Cruz Island project director, discusses her role overseeing one of the Conservancy’s most ambitious habitat restoration projects to date. |
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| March 14, 2005 |
| Park Advocacy Day is March 14, 2005 |
| Monday, March 14 is the day to bring your concerns about state parks and beaches to Sacramento! Join the California State Parks Foundation at the State Capitol for the third annual Park Advocacy Day. Meetings with legislators will be scheduled in the morning and afternoon. Strategic planning sessions and tips on effective advocacy are also offered. |
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| December 6, 2004 |
| Profile: Conservancy Donor Marion Patterson |
| Noted photographer and Conservancy donor Marion Patterson has always drawn inspiration from her surroundings, particularly from her cabin near Yosemite and her home among the redwoods along the Mendocino coast. Now, a charitable remainder trust is helping her to plan for her future and helping to conserve lands and waters for future generations. |
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| August 13, 2004 |
| High School Students Try Hands-On Restoration |
| Although many students at Corning Union High School grew up playing in the creek banks and orchards of the Northern Sacramento River Valley, it wasn’t until one of the school’s biology classes took part in The Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship (SLEWS) program that they began to see the connection between nature and their community’s quality of life. |
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| July 16, 2004 |
| Battling Invasive Species |
| Through hands-on science, partnerships and public policy advocacy, The Nature Conservancy is working to stop the spread of invasive species in California. |
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| April 15, 2004 |
| Profile: Santa Rosa Plateau's Carole Bell |
| On May 20, The Nature Conservancy celebrated 20 years of hands-on conservation at the Santa Rosa Plateau. With a change in stewardship on tap for this summer, one key player tells why her heart—and her hands—will stay with the land |
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| March 31, 2004 |
| Conservation Farming on Staten Island |
| From the air, California’s Great Central Valley looks like a work of art. It is, in fact, a vast mosaic of crops and natural habitats that sustain significant populations of native birds, fish and mammals. |
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| February 24, 2004 |
| Conservancy biologist finds cows benefit some rare critters |
| Who would have thought that rare and delicate creatures such as the fairy shrimp and the tiger salamander could live in harmony with lumbering herds of cattle? A study recently released by The Nature Conservancy indicates that these vernal pool residents may actually benefit from the presence of grazing cattle. |
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| November 26, 2003 |
| Protecting a key wildlife corridor along the Upper Pajaro River |
| Located within the Conservancy’s Mount Hamilton project, the upper Pajaro River floodplain is a patchwork of agricultural lands, perennial streams and seasonal wetlands providing the last natural wildlife corridor between the Diablo Mountain range in the east and the Santa Cruz Mountains along the coast. |
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