'Of Mice and Plants' and 'Secretive inhabitant of the beach and dunes: Snowy Plovers on the West Coast'

Native mice on sand dunes consume the seeds of plants. Recent research at Point Reyes National Seashore has shown that invasive European beachgrass provides shelter that allows mice to consume large quantities of fruits of the endangered plant, Tidestrom's lupine. The recent large-scale restoration at Abbotts Lagoon, which has removed European beachgrass, has allowed for an incredible recovery of this endangered plant at this site.

Speakers: Dr. Tiffany Knight and Dr. Eleanor Pardini from Washington University

You find Snowy Plovers year-round on our coastal beaches and dunes, habitats they share with an ever-increasing human population. Learn their intriguing life-history and hear how the public, government agencies, and non-profit organizations have collaborated to recover their populations in many locations along the coast.

Speaker: Dr. Lynne Stenzel from Point Blue Conservation Science

Red Barn Classroom