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Otter birth witnessed in Elkhorn Slough

sloughblogger — Sat, 07 May 2011 21:46:02 +0000

To see photos, video and find out more information, go here…

and more news links:

San Jose Mercury News

The Herald Monterey County

KSBW.com

Elkhorn Slough Needs Your Voice!

sloughblogger — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:49:07 +0000

Volunteers provide invaluable service to both the Reserve and the Foundation. Our ability to use volunteers is in jeopardy as a exemption to the prevailing wage law comes up for renewal. Your voice supporting an upcoming CA Assembly bill to allow free volunteering is needed.

Click here to send a letter to our Assemblyman Rich Gordon… Paste the message into your email, or print out and send by April 13.

Here’s more information from the California Council of Land Trusts

Protecting Volunteers for Conservation
California and its natural resources would look very different if it were not for the volunteers that plant trees, build trails, restore creeks, enhance wildlife habitat, clear vegetation for neighborhood playgrounds, and build homes for the needy. Giving back to one’s community through volunteerism is a deeply engrained part of the American culture.

Unfortunately, since 2003, we faced a continuous battle to ensure that Californians can freely choose to serve their communities by volunteering. Without a certain provision of state law, projects that receive public funding must pay prevailing wages to all the individuals involved in certain types of work, such as restoration, construction, and other outdoor activities even if they wish to volunteer for free. No nonprofit could afford to pay wages to all of their volunteers.

The current provision that exempts projects from the prevailing wage law expires at the end of 2011. Since October, California Council of Land Trusts has been working to secure another extension to this exemption in prevailing wage law, and we are sponsoring the bill carried by Assembly Member Gordon. Click here to read AB 587.

You like us… you really, really like us

sloughblogger — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:54:12 +0000

Its unanimous, Yelpers all gave Elkhorn Slough Reserve 5 stars. We appreciate the great feedback and love hearing about all the fun experiences people had out here.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/elkhorn-slough-national-estuarine-research-reserve-watsonville#query:elkhorn%20slough

Our own little National Treasure – Elkhorn Slough – remains unscathed

sloughblogger — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:16:36 +0000

This is a great article by Colleen Bednarz:

Elkhorn Slough – One of the Wonders of the Central Coast
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami here on the Central Coast, our own little national treasure – Elkhorn Slough – remains unscathed. Read the whole article here…

Elkhorn Slough Oysters Making News

sloughblogger — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:46:03 +0000

Elkhorn Slough Oysters On Brink Of Extinction, KSBW via YouTube.

Mt. Madonna students help with bird count at Elkhorn Slough

sloughblogger — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:37:08 +0000

Mount Madonna School’s AP Environmental Science class contributed to an ongoing field study of migratory shore birds at Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing. Four times each year, biologists are sent to different parts of the slough to count the number of migratory birds and permanent shore birds out for their early evening forage. The slough reserve staff asks seasoned field biologists and experienced birders to go out with field scopes and journals and get an accurate count of how many birds are there.

Read the whole article here…

Restoration Project has Started at Elkhorn Slough

sloughblogger — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:27:43 +0000

Great overview of the project from KSBW

Help us choose the cover

sloughblogger — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:50:10 +0000

The Elkhorn Slough Foundation’s wall calendar is almost complete, but we need your help choosing the cover shot.

Cast your vote today!

http://www.elkhornslough.org/calendar_contest/

ESNERR’s Research Coordinator

sloughblogger — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:35:43 +0000

A bit of press for ESNERR’s Research Coordinator, Kerstin Wasson.

http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=3940

Blue Whales in Monterey Bay

sloughblogger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:53:55 +0000

The Blue Whales are still beeing sighted in the Bay.

Plentiful krill lures dozens of blue whales to Monterey Bay

Sanctuary Cruises is a whale watching tour that leaves out of Moss Landing – they post their daily sightings including an Orca on Saturday!