Friends Of California Condors Wild And Free

FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS: 1) TALKS AND TOURS - WORK WITH FILLMORE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND USFWS TO HOST A CONDOR COUNTRY NATURE FESTIVAL ENGAGING OVER 50 PEOPLE UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS TO DISCUSS CONDORS, CONDORKIDS, NON-LEAD USE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON THE USFWS AND CALIFORNIA CONDOR RECOVERY. AIM TO HAVE MULTIPLE OUTREACH TABLES FROM COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS, INCLUDING LOCAL CONSERVATION AND HUNTING ORGANIZATIONS. MONEY WOULD BE SPENT ON ADVERTISING, RENTING EQUIPMENT FOR BOOTHS AS WELL AS PA EQUIPMENT. ($3,770 BUDGET)2) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT HOPPER AND BITTER CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES INCLUDING DESIGN AND INSTALL INTERPRETIVE SIGNS AND OR ACTIVITY AREAS FOR CONDORKIDS - FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT PURCHASING OF SUPPLIES NEEDED TO PROVIDE NEW OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE REFUGES AND WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE CONDORKIDS PROGRAM. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION COST TO BRING GROUPS TO TOURS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE REFUGES AS WELL AS DESIGN AND PURCHASE OF A CONDOR INFORMATION KIOSK SIGN. ($15,900 BUDGET)3) HELP DEVELOP NEW AND REKINDLE EXISTING PARTNERSHIP IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES - WORKING WITH REFUGE STAFF WE WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL NEW PARTNERS WHO WORK WITHIN THESE COMMUNITY AND FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE THEM ON AND OFF SITE FOR CONDORKIDS. RE-ESTABLISH CONTACTS AT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THE CONDORKIDS PROGRAM WAS RUN IN THE PAST. ($3,570 BUDGET)4) WRAP CONDORKIDS VAN - DESIGN AND INSTALL VINYL CONDOR WRAP FOR VAN. ($5,850 BUDGET)