- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Aramburu Island Work Party
ORGANIZATION: Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
3 people are interested
The project site is located in Richardson Bay, a short boat ride or kayak paddle from our center in Tiburon. The 17-acre island was created in the early 1960s by dredge spoils and fill from nearby development. Though protected as a preserve, Aramburu received little attention over the years. Invasive, non-native plants dominated the island and waves pounded the shoreline, causing up to 6 feet of erosion per year. Following the Cosco-Busan oil spill in 2007, Audubon staff observed that the majority of birds in Richardson Bay were using Aramburu Island as a refuge from toxic waters. Seeing this need for habitat sparked the plan for an enhancement project. Audubon and its partners spent two years fundraising, planning, and permitting the project. The Enhancement Plan was designed to improve aquatic, wetland, and upland habitats for a range of local species, stabilize the rapidly eroding eastern shoreline, and help the island and surrounding communities adapt to sea level rise. Visiting Aramburu Island Sanctuary offers volunteers a great opportunity to view resting and foraging shore and waterbirds. We were lucky enough this year to be home to killdeer, black-necked stilt and even black oystercatcher nests and chicks! The company is always friendly, the views of San Francisco Bay are amazing (depending on fog) and not much can compare to spending outside on the Bay.
More opportunities with Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
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
WHEN
WHERE
376 Greenwood Beach RdTiburon, CA 94920
DATE POSTED
July 13, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- Bring sun protection, layers, clothes ready for dirt and a waterbottle.