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Restoration and Conservation in Southern California: The Santa Clara River Parkway
The Santa Clara River was once designated as one of the most threatened rivers in the U.S. because of the juxtaposition of its environmental and conservation values with threats from urban and industrial development. Now, partners are envisioning a 30 mile-long floodplain corridor to reverse habitat degradation, conserve existing aquatic and riparian habitats, and provide public access for recreation and education.
- Published in News
San Dieguito River Riparian Restoration Project
San Diego County is one of the most biologically diverse parts of our country, but it is also facing significant pressure from increasing development and water scarcity. River Partners has been restoring riparian habitat in San Diego since 2008 to help support the recovery of the biodiversity in the region.
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Science Working Group Meeting, Channel Islands National Park
This June, the Science Working Group had the amazing opportunity to meet on Santa Cruz Island, CA. This set of SJV News articles highlights some of the projects that have taken place in the Channel Islands and islands in Mexico, as well as a trinational partnership for island conservation.
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Successful Restoration of Mexican Islands
To conserve island biodiversity, the Group of Ecology and Conservation of Islands, A.C. (GECI), has been working for the last two decades in collaboration with government agencies, academic institutions, fishing cooperatives and a network of donors, to carry out a national program of restoration and conservation of the islands of Mexico.
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The Recovery of Scripps’s Murrelets at Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park
With support in part from the SJV Awards Program, CIES’s monitoring of Scripps’s Murrelets is one of the most robust data-sets of the post-eradication response of affected seabirds, but there’s more work needed to protect these birds.
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Trilateral Island Initiative: Promoting Bird Conservation across North America
The countries of Canada, Mexico and the United States are inextricably linked through shared species, habitats, and ecosystems. The Trilateral Island Initiative promotes international collaboration on the conservation and restoration of island ecosystems and their adjacent coastal and marine environments.
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Restoring Native Plant Communities to Benefit Seabirds in the Channel Islands
Invasive, non-native plant species and island ecosystem degradation have affected seabird nesting habitat quality on many of the California Islands, imposing threats to population growth and recovery. Island restoration projects to benefit seabirds and restore breeding habitat are now occurring on 13 of the islands.
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Natal Dispersal of Aplomado Falcons in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico
The grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert are under threat from rampant agricultural conversion. What will this mean for the Aplomodo Falcon population?
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A Blue Carbon Project for Mangrove Protection in Mexico’s Northwest
WILDCOAST’s Blue Carbon Project is a collaborative effort by diverse partners in Mexico to protect mangroves in the Gulf of California.
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The Biodiversity and Conservation Landscape of the Baja California Peninsula
San Diego Natural History Museum is working on a collaborative project to strengthen our understanding of the current status of research and conservation efforts in the Baja California peninsula.
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