Friends Of The Dunes

DEVELOP, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO LOCAL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY

HUMBOLDT BAY COASTAL EDUCATION CENTER & RESERVE

INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL EFFORTS

IN 1993, THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (CHARADRIUS NIVOSUS NIVOSUS HEREAFTER PLOVER) WAS FEDERALLY LISTED AS A THREATENED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973. THIS SMALL SHOREBIRD TYPICALLY NESTS ON WIDE, SANDY BEACHES, AND MALES ASSUME PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHICK REARING AFTER HATCHING. MONITORING PLOVERS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON IS ESSENTIAL FOR ASSESSING POPULATION RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY IN LANDSCAPES WHERE SUITABLE HABITAT OVERLAPS WITH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. CONSERVATION OF THIS AND OTHER FEDERALLY LISTED SHOREBIRD SPECIES IS CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING BIODIVERSITY, PROTECTING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, AND PRESERVING KEY ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS.THIS GRANT PROPOSAL SEEKS FUNDING TO SUPPORT SURVEY EFFORTS DESIGNED TO COLLECT DATA ON BREEDING SUCCESS, NESTING-SITE CHARACTERISTICS, AND CHICK SURVIVAL. THE INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL DIRECTLY INFORM DECISION-MAKING BY LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANNING. BY IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIES REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AIMED AT ENSURING THE LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE OF THE PLOVER.THE GOAL OF FRIENDS OF THE DUNES WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER MONITORING AND OUTREACH PROJECT IS TO GENERATE HIGH-QUALITY DATA THAT SUPPORT SPECIES RECOVERY EFFORTS AND TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. CONSERVATION OF THIS THREATENED AND REGIONALLY IMPORTANT SHOREBIRD IS VITAL TO THE HEALTH OF LOCAL COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS. THE PROJECT ALSO AIMS TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT BY CONTRIBUTING TO DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING FOR LOCAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND POLICY ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

MA-LE L DUNES AND SAMOA DUNES AND WETLANDS COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED NATIVE PLANT AND POLLINATOR HABITAT RECOVERY PROJECT

THE SHARE THE BEACH PROGRAM IS A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL BEACH ECOSYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE, INCLUDING THE THREATENED WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (PLOVER). FRIENDS OF THE DUNES WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER RECOVERY UNIT 2 OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE TO TRAIN, HIRE, AND SUPERVISE SHARE THE BEACH DOCENTS. SHARE THE BEACH DOCENTS WILL CONDUCT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR PLOVERS ON SELECTED BEACHES IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON WEEKENDS AND HIGH VISITOR USE TIMES DURING THE 2023 AND 2024 PLOVER BREEDING SEASON.THE CRUMB CLEAN CAMPAIGN WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED TO HELP PROTECT THE FEDERALLY THREATENED MARBLED MURRELET. DURING THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT, MULTIPLE INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS WERE CREATED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIORS THAT ATTRACT MURRELET PREDATORS AND WHAT VISITORS COULD DO TO PROTECT THE BIRDS. CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IS INITIATING THE REDESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL CRUMB CLEAN CAMPAIGN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. REDESIGNED VERSIONS WILL INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THEY CAN HELP PROTECT PLOVERS BY REDUCING HUMAN-INFLUENCED CORVID (E.G., RAVENS AND CROWS) ATTRACTANTS. ONCE DRAFT MATERIALS ARE PRODUCED, FRIENDS OF THE DUNES WILL CONDUCT A SOCIAL SURVEY TO GET PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO ASSESS MESSAGING EFFECTIVENESS.

CA FOD MA LEL DUNES NATIVE PLANTS

THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FRIENDS OF THE DUNES TOLOWA DUNES STEWARDS SUBAWARDEE AND THE SERVICES COASTAL PROGRAM AT THE LAKE EARL WILDLIFE AREA ON THE NORTHERNMOST COAST OF CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT AIMS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE COASTAL DUNE PROCESSES PROMOTE RECOLONIZATION BY NATIVE DUNE MAT AND NATIVE DUNE GRASS VEGETATION AND PROVIDE INCREASED BENEFITS FOR SENSITIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT DEPENDS ON THESE HABITAT TYPES. THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY MONITORING AND REMOVING TARGET INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES ON 50 ACRES WHERE EUROPEAN BEACHGRASS AMMOPHILA ARENARIAHAS BEEN REMOVED TO DATE DOCUMENT AND REMOVE SECONDARY INVASIVE PLANTS INFESTING FEDERALLY THREATENED PHACELIA ARGENTEA MONITOR AND REMOVE OTHER SECONDARY INVASIVE PLANTS IN FEDERALLY THREATENED WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER FORAGING AND NESTING AREAS IN REESTABLISHING MATS OF AMBROSIA CHAMISSONIS AND EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT METHODS FOR INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES.

LAKE EARL WILDLIFE AREA - SOUTH LAKE TOLOWA DUNE RESTORATION

DUNE FOREST INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL

FRIENDS OF THE DUNES PLANT AND POLLINATOR RESTORATION

WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER DOCENT PROGRAM

FUNDING FOR OUTREACH AND TRAINING

SNOWY PLOVER BEACH DOCENTS

SHARE THE BEACH OUTREACH

WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER

PROVIDE MULTIGENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF LOCAL COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.

PROJECT GRANT

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