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Jan 22, 2012, 12:50 am
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Since 1750, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased by about 32% (from about 280 to 376 parts per million in 2003), primarily due to the combustion of fossil fuels and land use changes. Approximately 60% of that increase (60 parts per million) has taken place since 1959.
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Oct 27, 2011, 7:49 pm
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It should be no surprise that this PBS documentary has caught my undivided attention. So I’ll just leave it short and sweet…except for the THANKS to my owl friend Maggie over at Hungry Owl Project for thinking of me and sharing this upcoming show, The Animal House (premieres November 2nd).... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 2:23 pm
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I love it when a plan comes together and I am even more thrilled when volunteers have an opportunity to see the fruits of their labor. Although this story and more photos will be included in our upcoming newsletter, I just couldn’t pass up the chance to share some good news with everyone.... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 2:51 pm
Burrowing Owl Box Installation Workparty
Saturday October 22nd, 9am-Noon
Please join us at the Sears Point Ranch (near Lakeville Hwy & Hwy 37) in a regional effort to lure the declining western burrowing owl back to Sonoma County for breeding. This charismatic owl often winters here but leaves t... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 2:24 pm
Here’s a snippet from my latest post “There’s Gold in the Central Valley” that is currently gracing the pages of the Sequoia Riverlands Trust blog. I encourage you to check out the rest of the article and the great photos provided by the organization’s staff.
I’m a prospector. Not s... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 7:49 pm
Well, apparently this burrowing owl’s patience is wearing a little thin these days. With an incessant flow of foot and car traffic near his roadside burrow I can certainly see why I was thrown a dirty look. Even sporting a noble cause did not elevate me above a mere nuisance. Perhaps he’ll u... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 8:18 pm
Join us for An Evening with John Muir, a very special event featuring dinner and the Martinez premiere of the film, John Muir in the New World. The Evening is presented by the John Muir Association and the National Park Service in celebration of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 24th ... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 8:59 pm
There’s a burgeoning city on the outskirts of the east San Francisco Bay Area. It’s an agricultural mecca that in the last decade or so has discovered what an infusion of dollars from people fleeing exorbitant costs of living on the opposite sides of the bay can do to a rural setting. It’s... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 6:12 pm
As a member of the Board of the John Muir Association, I am pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for our 34th Annual John Muir Conservation Awards. Information and forms can be found at John Muir Association.
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Sep 14, 2011, 4:24 pm
A SHORELINE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT AND DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY, Sept 15, 6PM to 8PM.
Copyright Johanna van de Woestijne
SHORELINE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: Bird photography exhibit and discussion will be held at Rengstorff House on Thursday, September 15 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., ... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 14
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
OTO – Day 7: Pocket Gopher
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Aug 12, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 13
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
OTO – Day 7: Pocket Gopher
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Aug 11, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 12
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
OTO – Day 7: Pocket Gopher
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Aug 10, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 11
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
OTO – Day 7: Pocket Gopher
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Aug 9, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 10
Check out my online buddy Carole and her site http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curl... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 9
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
OTO – Day 7: Pocket Gopher
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Aug 7, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 8
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OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
OTO – Day 6: Pronghorn Antelope
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Aug 6, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 7
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg
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Aug 5, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other Than Owls! Day 6
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OTO – Day 1: Snowy Egret
OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
OTO - Day 4: Alligator
OTO – Day 5: Long-billed Curlew and egg Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 5
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OTO – Day 2: Bobcat
OTO – Day 3: Dragonfly, Ladybug, Praying Mantis
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Aug 3, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 4
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Aug 2, 2011, 1:00 pm
Other than Owls! Day 3
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Aug 1, 2011, 1:00 pm
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Jun 24, 2011, 1:31 pm
The Urban Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia urbanus) is increasingly finding itself under anthropogenic expansionist pressures. As a result, once fertile habitat is being lost as the invasive Concrete coverupus and Asphalte disruptus continue to encroach throughout North America. As traditional ... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 7:40 pm
With a number of documentaries hitting theaters, NatGeo, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and so forth over the past few years, I imagine most of us have now encountered the renowned courtship behaviors of the male Bowerbird. As seen in the photo, they take on a fairly unique approach that may inc... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 6:26 pm
It’s still not too late to join us for either of these events in Lincoln, CA on June 8th and the 15th…
During the month of June volunteers can join Placer Land Trust, Defenders of Wildlife and Burrowing Owl Conservation Network at our Lincoln Preserves to install artificial burrow systems for t... Comment - Like
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Jun 3, 2011, 12:55 pm
While wandering about ~20,000 acres in eastern Oregon surveying burrowing owls, Mother Nature decided to kick up the wildlife show by a few notches and light up the sky. Although the light show happened on the waning days of our project, I just couldn’t help but skip a chronological retelling of... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 5:09 pm
On April 17th the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network (BOCN) joined forces with Defenders of Wildlife, Sonoma Birding and volunteers for an Earth Day inspired event to initiate a plan to restore much needed breeding habitat for burrowing owls in Sonoma County. With a grant from the Redwood Region O... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2011, 8:37 pm
It’s not all that uncommon and I’m sure at some point in our daily travels we have all come across the occasional wayward soul who insists on loitering inside a local store. And more often than not they just so happen to plant themselves just out of reach. Logic dictates that the open door f... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 10:52 pm
I love the support! With our current petition to garner protections for burrowing owls in California underway, we’ve been receiving a lot of signatures in the mail. So, when a letter from Maryland reached our office, I assumed I would be adding names to our growing list. However, I was pleas... Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2011, 6:11 pm
Well, I completely fell off the social media beaten path and for all practical purposes it’s been over a month since I have even posted a picture, tweeted or updated our Facebook page. I won’t even attempt to relay how far behind I am in emails. Let’s just say burrowing owls are keeping me... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2011, 5:17 pm
Photos and article found in the February 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine, on newsstands January 25
It’s been two weeks since I found myself talking with a great crew over at the National Geographic Society. The topic was oceans, more specifically artificial reefs, and to be honest I ... Comment - Like
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Jan 7, 2011, 2:03 am
The Snow Goose Festival in Butte County (January 27-30, 2011) is almost upon us and I can’t think of a more exciting way to bring in the New Year than with a Burrowing Owl Workshop and Field Trip. It might seem like things are all about snow geese, but the burrowing owl should be top on your lis... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2011, 2:02 am
I swear I started off with the intention of having a truly Wordless Wednesday, but I just had to relay a New Year’s birding story to give additional life to a few of the photos. Like many birding events, it begins with the one, or two, that got away. More specifically, in this particular case ... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2010, 4:20 pm
I’ve definitely been neglecting my journal reading over the last few months, and if I want to be honest it’s probably more like a 6 month hiatus. As I returned from a field visit in Winters, California, I got the itch to see what’s up with the latest in raptor research. And the little voic... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2010, 2:53 am
It’s a frightening premise, and it’s happening right now. A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea,” Sven becomes obsessed with the rising... Comment - Like
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Dec 23, 2010, 8:41 pm
Having jumped head first into the world of burrowing owl conservation I can tell you it is not always a picnic. Like any movement to ensure the protection of threatened species, it is easy to get beat down at times by, for lack of a better term, the opposition. It really is an unrelenting beast ... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 3:00 am
Yeah, I’m not just about burrowing owls (sign the petition to save burrowing owls!) and wildlife. A catchy little jingle, an important message, and some Season’s Greetings to our furry friends. So c’mon, give them a break; it’s cold outside and “They Wanna Be Free!” Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2010, 2:06 pm
Well that may not be completely true for all regions in North America, but the hummingbird action is still quite strong even though we are in the throes of winter…Northern California-style that is!
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Dec 13, 2010, 12:29 pm
I’ll leave out the nitty gritty, but last week I made a couple of Bay Area and Central Valley visits to check on some burrowing owls that had been reported to the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network. At one of these sites I unknowingly entered into a game of peek-a-boo as I was surveying the land... Comment - Like
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Dec 9, 2010, 1:38 pm
Brentwood, CA (December 9, 2010) –The Western Burrowing Owl has been declining since the 1940s and over the last 3 decades has been witnessing steep declines in California primarily due to habitat loss and control of ground excavating mammals such as squirrels. In 1995, the California Department... Comment - Like
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Nov 19, 2010, 5:49 pm
I may hate the heat, but my mistress is the desert. And I so do love my mistress. But I beg you to refrain from telling my wife. I just have to say it again, I love the desert!
I thought I could keep her tucked away in places that I frequent like Tucson, but the secrets out and you probably alr... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2010, 7:39 pm
I had a rough week.
The weekend turned out pretty good, but damned if the five days separating Sunday and Saturday didn’t rock the boat of life a bit last week. In the most grandest of schemes it is a minor bump, but I really am expending energy on other things; so much so that I was banking ... Comment - Like
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Nov 5, 2010, 3:54 pm
The ins and outs of burrowing owl conservation can be daunting to say the least. And with events that continue to unfold such as those described in my last post, Misplaced Warnings Hinder Burrowing Owl Conservation (and many others actually), it becomes quite obvious that there has been no signifi... Comment - Like
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Nov 3, 2010, 4:50 pm
I could see their skeletons rising above the concrete sound wall and I just knew a lighthearted Saturday afternoon had now been irreparably damaged. I didn’t want to look, but felt a responsibility for the sole burrowing owl that had been managing to hang on to its shrinking suburban habitat. ... Comment - Like
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