Conservation Victories

It’s a long and proud list: California least tern, California Brown Pelican, California clapper rail (oops!! Ridgway’s rail), Alameda whipsnake, Suaeda californica (known as “California sea-blite” and yes - it’s a plant - but at GGAS we’re broadminded). What do they have in common? They all are endangered species who continue to exist in our part of the Bay Area, along with tens of thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl, because of Golden Gate Audubon’s successful efforts in preserving their essential habitats (of course with lots of help from our friends and allies). From the tidal marshes and seasonal wetlands at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline Park (Ridgway’s rail) to the upland nesting grounds at the closed Alameda Naval Air Station (California least tern), From San Francisco’s Pier 94 (sea-blite) and Pier 98- Heron’s Head Park- (a wealth of waterfowl and shorebirds) to Orinda’s Gateway Valley (Alameda Whipsnake and California tiger salamander), to the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (people and birds) GGAS has played a crucial role in shaping the habitat face of our region. This program will describe the struggles and victories and the wonderful results of our efforts.

Speaker: Arthur Feinstein

Editor's Note: The talk "Least Terns in Alameda" by Susan Euing originally scheduled for this date will be held on May 18th instead.