ACR scientists present at the 2009 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference in Oakland, CA

John Kelly, Ph.D., and Emiko Condeso present their work studying the effects of rainfall during winter and nesting seasons on the rate of change in heron and egret nest abundance and implications of climate change. Download the poster (pdf).

Waterbirds
Selected as the lead article in a recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Waterbirds (the primary international scientific journal on colonial waterbirds) was “Status, Trends, and Implications for the Conservation of Heron and Egret Nesting Colonies in the San Francisco Bay Area” by ACR’s Director of Conservation Science John Kelly, Ph.D. 

Wetlands
John Kelly, Ph.D., is the author of “Landscape Influence on the Quality of Heron and Egret Colony Sites”, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Wetlands.

ACR Habitat Protection and Restoration Specialist, Daniel Gluesenkamp, Ph.D., gives keynote address at Weeds Symposium

At the 9th Annual War on Weeds Symposium on November 16, 2007, Dr. Dan Gluesenkamp discusses early detection methods of invasive plants, as well as causes and transmission of diseases within plant communities. For more information about War on Weeds, please visit http://waronweeds.eventbrite.com.

Scientific posters presented at the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference

ACR's decades-long work studying heron and egret colonies was presented by John Kelly, Ph.D., ACR Director of Conservation Science and Habitat Protection, at the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference in October 2007. Download posters: Poster #1, Poster #2 (jpegs).

Audubon Canyon Ranch Science Staff Conducts First-Ever Prescribed Burn On ACR Preserve

Read about ACR staff's collaboration with Glen Ellen Cal Fire to use fire to control weed growth and make way for native plant species at Bouverie Preserve.