IN THIS ISSUE

Earth Hour

Expanding Sanctuary

Mole Crabs in Decline

Endangered Spotlight: Marbled Murrelet

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Whale Watching Trips

Saturday, March 29th

Saturday, April 26th

 

 

Summer Camp registration is now open!

 

 

Make a pledge for the Ocean!
Become a Krill Club member and your monthly donation will sustain our valuable programs for years to come. Contact Susanna Beck for more information: sbeck@farallones.org or 415-561-6625 x315

 

March 22 Sanctuary Visitor Center Open House Celebration: Saturday, 1 pm – 4 pm.

 

March 29 Kayak Trip in Tomales Bay. Come explore the wildlife in our sanctuary!

 

March 29 Earth Hour!

 

 

Donate Today!

 

 

Turn Off the Lights for a Brighter Future

Imagine, for a moment, a city in darkness.  The stars above, the only light.  Then imagine taking 48,616 cars off the highways with the flick of a switch.

It starts with an hour. This month, Saturday, March 29th at 8pm is Earth Hour.  Earth Hour is a global movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund to reduce our impact on climate change.

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A Dream Coming True for Sonoma Coast

For more than a quarter of a century, residents of California’s spectacular North Coast have had a dream.  They dream of gaining truly permanent protection for a wild and dramatic coastline with a world-class marine ecosystem driven by one of the four most productive ocean upwelling systems on the planet. 

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Trouble for Our Sandy Beaches?

Mole Crab Population in Decline

This school year, the teachers and student scientists that participate in the Sanctuary’s LiMPETS program (Long-term Monitoring and Experiential Training for Students) have been sifting sand along our beaches in search of the Pacific mole crab. Mole crabs—also known as sand crabs—are often the most abundant and important herbivore on our beaches. They are vital to the sandy beach food web.

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Endangered Spotlight: Marbled Murrelet

(Brachyramphus marmoratus)

You might not expect a bird that spends most of its life out on the ocean to nest dozens of miles inland, high up in the trees. But that’s where the Marbled Murrelet lays its egg.

After all, what safer nesting spot is there than hundreds of feet up a tree in an old-growth forest? Just because they’re a pelagic species doesn’t mean they can’t keep a nice summer home in the woods.

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Photo Credits: Sonoma Coast: Martin Nelson. Marbled Murrelet: M Hobson. Sydney at night: Earthhour.org