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Snowy Plover Docent Program

Snowy Plover Docent Program. Summary 2008 Funding and Sponsors: Coastal Fund California Audubon and Santa Barbara Audubon UCSB’s Natural Reserve System Shorelines & Watersheds. New Docents and Docent Hours Jan-Sept 2008. 42 trained new docents 2,720 docent hours

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Snowy Plover Docent Program

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  1. Snowy Plover Docent Program Summary 2008 Funding and Sponsors: Coastal Fund California Audubon and Santa Barbara Audubon UCSB’s Natural Reserve System Shorelines & Watersheds

  2. New Docents and Docent Hours Jan-Sept 2008 • 42 trained new docents • 2,720 docent hours • 72 hours covered per week

  3. Nesting Numbers Number of nests = 57 Nests failed = 31 Nests hatched = 22 Unknown = 4 Nursery: 4 chicks hand-reared and released

  4. Failed Nests

  5. Docent Data

  6. Interactions per hour

  7. % P,N,O Interactions 2008

  8. Re-cap • Skunks - These critters have been the plovers greatest threat for the last few years. We will continue the public outreach campaign to minimize their destruction • Nursery - We will continue the nursery in 2009 providing we are granted the funding to run it. Right now we are applying for funds from the CA Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grant Program • Leash Compliance - The % of leashed dogs was great at the beginning of the year when I believe our outreach was more intensive on the beach. The compliance took a big dip toward the end of summer when new students were moving in the for Fall quarter- which may have been the cause. For most months it was above 65%. For many years, compliance never went above 65%. We have shown that it is possible and need to keep it up. • Trespassing - Trespassing has not been a problem, but the records in the presentation only go to September 2008. When the fencing in front of the slough is removed during the winter months, trespassing becomes more of an issue. • Interactions on the beach - Our public outreach is impressive. It is greatest during the nesting season. We make about 3 contacts per shift and the % that are positive is phenomenal.

  9. 4th of July …luckily, postponed to Labor Day

  10. Skunk Outreach & Fence Helpers • A BIG thank you to: • Linda Hill • Ellen Hamilton • Steve Ferry • Pat Walker

  11. Community Outreach • Mentorship- Upward Bound Students (above left) • Earth Day • Concert at the Coast • Nature’s Wonders (above right) • UCSB Summer Start for freshmen • Friendship Manor Retirement Comm • SB’s New Comers Club • Julie Standish’s ES 20 Class- Shoreline Issues • Kris Brunell’s SBCC Biology class • Adam Green's SBCC ES Class • San Marcos HS • Crane School • Cheadle Center for Biodiversity Kids in Nature Program (KIN)

  12. Thank you, Snowy Plover Docents!!!

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