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Aramburu Island Volunteer Work Party

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ORGANIZATION: Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

  • 5 people are interested
Aramburu Island is our Pot of Gold
We are thrilled to take volunteers of all ages and abilities to Aramburu Island. We only ask that volunteers are 12+ years and provide their own food, water, work clothes and appropriate weather gear. Island restoration days can accommodate up to 14 people, larger groups can join us onsite in our Native Plant Nursery.

The project site is located in Richardson Bay, a short boat ride or kayak paddle from our center in Tiburon. The 17-acre island, Aramburu, was created in the early 1960s by dredge spoils and fill from nearby development. Visiting Aramburu Island Sanctuary offers volunteers a great opportunity to view resting and foraging waterbirds. The main task of each volunteer event is to restore the island due to wintering waterbirds using it as a resting spot. We will be planting native species and pulling invasive ones, and requires some bending over. The work is moderately strenuous. We encourage our volunteers to bring good shoes, clothes they don’t mind getting dirty in and a water bottle. Those under 16 are REQUIRED to bring an adult volunteer with them. When you RSVP make sure to register both individuals. For quickest response email Erin ebarry@audubon.org to RSVP or if you have any questions. We hope to see you at one of our events.

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About Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Location:

376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, CA 94920, US

Mission Statement

Audubon's Mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary staff and volunteers focus on waterbird conservation in our Sanctuary and northern San Francisco Bay and use our site as an outdoor classroom to inspire and educate our community.

Description

With over 900 acres, including the bay’s largest marine preserve, the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, located in Tiburon, California, provides a feeding and resting spot for tens of thousands of migratory birds, as well as a breeding ground for leopard sharks and other marine species. Moreover, it provides unparalleled public access to the mudflats and shoreline of Richardson Bay in an area otherwise dominated by the developed and heavily populated communities of southern Marin.

Since its inception in 1960's, the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary has welcomed and inspired thousands of children and families with its natural wonders. Audubon's Mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

Richardson Bay Audubon is a center and sanctuary of Audubon California and the National Audubon Society.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Environment
Children & Youth, Community, Environment

WHEN

Sat Aug 11, 2018
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM

WHERE

376 Greenwood Beach RoadBelvedere-Tiburon, CA 94920

(37.895126,-122.49738)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18

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