San Diego Bird Alliance

SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY SHARE OUR SHORES. THE SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY SHARE OUR SHORES PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE BY VISITING THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE PROGRAM IS CREATING A CONSERVATION LEGACY THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH TEACHERS FROM THE SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THROUGH THEIR UNIQUE USE OF THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AS A BOTH A CLASSROOM AND BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION. THROUGH THIS GRANT, SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AS AN OUTDOOR LEARNING CLASSROOM FOR OVER 1,600 STUDENTS. SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING BY TAPPING THE NATURAL CURIOSITY OF YOUNG STUDENTS ABOUT THE NATIVE WILDLIFE IN SAN DIEGO BAY AND BY RESTORING HABITATS ON PUBLIC LANDS. THROUGH LEARNING AND NATIVE PLANTINGS, THEY DEVELOP A LIFELONG INTEREST IN ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS. IMPERIAL BEACH BORDERS THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND SDAS IS HELPING THE REFUGE BE A GREAT NEIGHBOR BY SHOWCASING THE REFUGE AS AN ASSET TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND EXPANDING LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SAN DIEGO AUDUBON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT

SHARING OUR SHORES: SOUTH BAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH IN-CLASS LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE BIOLOGY AND THREATS TO BIRDS THAT UTILIZE SAN DIEGO BAY AS THEIR NESTING OR MIGRATORY RESTING LOCATIONS. EACH CLASS PARTICIPATES IN TWO FIELD TRIPS TO THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL IN IMPERIAL BEACH WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE FIRST-HAND THE SHOREBIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AND CONTRIBUTE TO RESTORATION EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM THE BARREN LANDSCAPE INTO RICH WILDLIFE HABITAT. STUDENTS WILL ALSO EDUCATE VISITORS TO THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL BY CREATING CONSERVATION THEMED SIGNS THAT ARE INSTALLED AT THE REFUGE AND EDUCATE GUESTS ON WAYS TO PROTECT LOCAL AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. SAN DIEGO AUDUBON WILL PROVIDE FIFTEEN SHARING OUR SHORES PROGRAMS TO SOUTH BAY YOUTH, PROVIDING NEARLY 1,000 STUDENT VISITS TO NATURE. SAN DIEGO AUDUBON STAFF WILL ALSO PREPARE THE STUDENT PLANTING SITES AND MAINTAIN THE SITE FOR THE STUDENTS AND WILDLIFE THROUGH THE YEAR. WE WILL WEED, WATER, AND REPLACE PLANTS WHEN NEEDED, AND WE WILL ADD PLANTS TO THE HALOPHYTIC AREAS OF THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE PROJECTAREAS. WE WILL SHARE THIS WORK WITH THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL USERS THROUGH SHARED EBIRD LISTS, LOTERIAS AND SIGNS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, SAN DIEGO AUDUBON AIMS TO ENGAGE NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS OF OUR PROGRAMS, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH AND RESTORATION EVENTS. BY IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPE TO BENEFIT BOTH HUMANS AND WILDLIFE, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAN DIEGIANS WILL GROW UP WITH AN APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR OUR LOCAL NATURE SPACES.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THE SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY (DOING BUSINESS AS SAN DIEGO BIRD ALLIANCE) WILL IMPLEMENT THE SHARING OUR SHORES SOUTH BAY PROGRAM TO CONNECT YOUTH FROM IMPERIAL BEACH TO THE RICH NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES TWO PRESSING ISSUES 1. THE NEED TO ENSURE THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY AND HEALTH OF THE LANDSCAPE ARE MAINTAINED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS 2. THE GROWING DISCONNECTION OF CHILDREN FROM NATURE. BY ENGAGING 3RD TO 5TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF COASTAL HABITATS DEVELOP OUTDOOR BASED SKILLS AND CULTIVATE A SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP FOR LOCAL WILDLIFE.THE PROJECT INCLUDES A BLEND OF CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS TO THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL WHERE STUDENTS OBSERVE SHOREBIRDS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1. DELIVERING FIFTEEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2. RESTORING NATIVE HABITAT TO SUPPORT LOCAL WILDLIFE 3. INSTALLING 30 STUDENT DESIGNED CONSERVATION SIGNS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE AREA.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS SAN DIEGO AUDUBON AIMS TO ENGAGE NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS OF OUR PROGRAMS BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH AND RESTORATION EVENTS. BY IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH SAN DIEGO BAY WE WILL PROTECT THIS RESOURCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND CAN ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAN DIEGANS WILL GROW UP WITH AN APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR OUR LOCAL NATURE SPACES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017 THIS PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED STRONG COMMUNITY TIES WHILE PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION TO INSPIRE LASTING CONNECTIONS TO NATURE IN SOUTH SAN DIEGO BAY.

SHARING OUR SHORES: SOUTH BAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH IN-CLASS LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS TO THE SAN DIEGO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE BIOLOGY AND THREATS TO BIRDS THAT UTILIZE SAN DIEGO BAY AS THEIR NESTING OR MIGRATORY RESTING LOCATIONS. EACH CLASS PARTICIPATES IN TWO FIELD TRIPS TO THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL IN IMPERIAL BEACH WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE FIRST-HAND THE SHOREBIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AND CONTRIBUTE TO RESTORATION EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM THE BARREN LANDSCAPE INTO RICH WILDLIFE HABITAT. STUDENTS WILL ALSO EDUCATE VISITORS TO THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL BY CREATING CONSERVATION THEMED SIGNS THAT ARE INSTALLED AT THE REFUGE AND EDUCATE GUESTS ON WAYS TO PROTECT LOCAL AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. SAN DIEGO AUDUBON WILL PROVIDE FIFTEEN SHARING OUR SHORES PROGRAMS TO SOUTH BAY YOUTH, PROVIDING NEARLY 1,000 STUDENT VISITS TO NATURE.SAN DIEGO AUDUBON STAFF WILL ALSO PREPARE THE STUDENT PLANTING SITES AND MAINTAIN THE SITE FOR THE STUDENTS AND WILDLIFE THROUGH THE YEAR. WE WILL WEED, WATER, AND REPLACE PLANTS WHEN NEEDED, AND WE WILL ADD PLANTS TO THE HALOPHYTIC AREAS OF THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE PROJECT AREAS. WE WILL SHARE THIS WORK WITH THE BAYSIDE BIRDING AND WALKING TRAIL USERS THROUGH SHARED EBIRD LISTS, LOTERIAS AND SIGNS.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, SAN DIEGO AUDUBON AIMS TO ENGAGE NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS OF OUR PROGRAMS, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH AND RESTORATION EVENTS. BY IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPE TO BENEFIT BOTH HUMANS AND WILDLIFE, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAN DIEGIANS WILL GROW UP WITH AN APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR OUR LOCAL NATURE SPACES.

SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY SDAS HAS PROTECTED AND RESTORED HABITAT FOR CALIFORNIA BIRDS FOR OVER 70 YEARS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND IN RECENT YEARS, SDAS HAS MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES LEARNING FROM AND COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL TRIBES, INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT HABITATS AND BIRDS LOCALLY, WHILE ENGAGING INDIGENOUS YOUNG ADULTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN THOSE EFFORTS SDAS WILL RECRUIT INDIGENOUS YOUNG ADULTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS BY STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND GROUPS SUCH AS KUMEYAAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND DEVELOPING NEW CONNECTIONS WITH SACNAS CHAPTERS AT LOCALS COLLEGES, UCSD S KUMEYAAY STUDENT GROUP, AND OTHERS THE ENGAGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS YOUNG LEADERS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO LANDS ONCE OCCUPIED BY THEIR ANCESTORS AND ALLOW FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS AROUND PRACTICES, TRADITIONS, AND IMPROVED ACCESS INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR THESE POSITIONS WILL RECEIVE HANDS ON TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES SDAS CONSERVATION CORPS FELLOWS WILL MONITOR AND RESTORE HABITATS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS WELL AS ACT AS AMBASSADORS AT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH AS LOVE YOUR WETLANDS DAY OR A SYCUAN CULTURAL CENTER EVENT

SDAS - SAN DIEGO BAY HABITAT RESTORATION

MISSION BAY WETLANDS

MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN AND SNOWY PLOVER HABITAT ON FAA ISLAND, SAN DIEGO, CA

THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF NESTING AND SUCCESSFUL FLEDGING FOR CALIFORNIA LEAST TERNS IN THEIR HISTORIC RANGE AT THE SAN DIEGO RIVER MOUTH THROUGH PHYSICAL PRESENCE, OUTREACH MATERIALS, TERNWATCHER NEST WATCHER SHIFTS, AND THROUGH PROTECTIVE TEMPORARY FENCING, SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL WORK WITH USFWS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE AREA FOR THESE ENDANGERED SPECIES

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

HABITAT RESTORATION ON ANSTINE PRESERVE

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