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PRBO: At the Forefront of Conservation
Interview with Ellie Cohen


A Bay Area premiere of the acclaimed HBO film about birds and people to benefit PRBO!
Birders: The Central Park Effect
Monday, June 11, 2012 
At Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley
>> Click here to purchase tickets
>> Click here to learn more



New Technology Tracks Sparrow Migration for First Time from California to Alaska
Using tiny tags to track a bird’s location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed in the spring. 
>> Read the
press release
>> Read the study published online in the Public Library of Science
>> Read about this study in the news: Marin Independent Journal, Science Daily


New Study Will Help Protect Vulnerable Birds from Impacts of Climate Change
PRBO, with CA Department of Fish and Game, identified the birds in CA most at risk given climate change.  Highly vulnerable birds include wetland, coastal and endangered species.

>> Read full press release
>> California's Bird Species of Special Concern
>> Science Daily Feature
>> Read the peer-reviewed article describing our approach and results


Local "Environmental Hero" Calls for Creative Solutions to Climate Change
A Radio Interview By Ben Trefny  
KALW Radio, Crosscurrents   February 7, 2012
Ellie Cohen, president of PRBO, was named "conservation advocate of the year" by the Berkeley-based Bay Nature Institute. 

 Click here to listen to the interview! 

>>Click here to watch Ellie's acceptance speech at Bay Nature's awards ceremony.


PRBO Science: Climate-Smart Adaptation
Ecosystems are expected to experience increasingly greater extremes and variability in the coming years due to climate change. What does this mean for conservation planning and management?  How can we use nature-based solutions to benefit wildlife and people?

>> Read More about our innovative approaches and collaborations.


Restoration Can Reduce Sea-level Rise Impacts to Marshes
New PRBO study finds that much of SF Bay's tidal marsh could be lost in the next 100 years. However, society’s actions today, including major restoration projects currently underway, can keep more marshes intact as sea-levels rise.
>> Read More (Recent Media and Press Release)


Planning for Birds and Solar Power in the Desert
New report published for identifying the most important places for desert birds within the proposed desert renewable energy plan.
>> Read More

 


First Ever State of the Birds Report for San Francisco Bay
Released October 18, 2011 by PRBO and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the report summarizes the state of the Bay's birds and the actions needed to keep birds and their habitats thriving as sea level rise, climate change, invasive species, contaminants, and other threats persist.
>>View the report
>>Press Release


Restoring the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge
Learn more about the impacts of non-native house mice to the Farallon Islands, and research being done to learn how best to restore the island ecosystem.
>> News Coverage
>> Read more on the project
>> Restore the Farallones website


Bigger Birds in California, Courtesy of Global Climate Change
Birds are getting bigger and that was a big surprise for researchers from PRBO, SF State and SF Bay Bird Observatory. The team of scientists found that birds’ wings have grown longer and birds are increasing in mass over the last 27 to 40 years.
>> Read More(Recent Media and Press Release)



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