- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Oi, Oi, Oi for native oysters!
ORGANIZATION: Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Volunteers needed for new native Olympia oyster study to assess future restoration and Living Shorelines projects in Marin County. This is our last oyster event of the season, so we need a lot of helping hands!
Have you heard of a Hangtown Hash? This oyster filled omelet started in California in the 1800s with the Gold Rush era. When gold miners struck it big they came to San Francisco to feast on this delicacy and almost wiped native oysters from San Francisco Bay because of it. Our Olympia oyster is the only oyster species native to the West Coast. It is a critical species to the Bay ecosystem and is now under threat by introduced predators, climate change, and other stressors.
Come lend a hand, learn about marine life in San Francisco, and be a part of wildlife conservation in your backyard bay!
R.S.V.P. helpful but not necessary, please contact Courtney Gutman, Restoration Project Manger, with questions at (415) 388-2524x 104 or cgutman@audubon.org
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
May 23, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 8
- Monthly volunteer opportunities, join once or more
- Get ready for kneeling and squatting in the mud to collect predatory snails from our beaches!