Help create habitat for threatened birds! You can join the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory at the Ravenswood Ponds in Menlo Park to stomp in the mud and thereby improve nesting habitat for threatened western snowy plovers.
To help improve the nesting success of these threatened species, SFBBO and volunteers will increase ground and pond texture and habitat complexity to help camouflage nests from predators. The event is at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge near the Dumbarton Bridge.
You'll need to register here to learn where the group is meeting and get additional information.
Volunteers should be prepared for a short carpool drive on a graded dirt road. This event will involve carrying 5-10 pound buckets over potentially soft or slippery ground. Volunteers may also need to climb up and down from a boardwalk that is about 6 feet off the ground. There are no restrooms at the site so volunteers will want to plan accordingly. There are gas stations and other businesses nearby that may be options before and after the event. Please bring appropriate clothing that can get dirty (mud boots, layers, sun protection). Health: If you feel sick, please stay home and inform SFBBO that you need to cancel. Get well soon!
Questions? Contact Maddy Schwarz at [email protected].
Ravenswood Pond SF2 Trail
Parking area next to the Pond SF2 trail, west end of Dumbarton Bridge, south of the bridge; Menlo Park, CA
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