2018 California Fall Challenge
Thank you to everyone who made our 2018 CFC a huge success, with your help we surpassed our goal to raise $30,000 to support birds! We still have t-shirts from 2018 and before being offered for a donation. Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org to learn more.
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More Ways to Enjoy the CFC ...
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Here are some examples of how your support can help us conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach ...
$10 - Send 1 child to a free family science night and teach them about conserving threatened Snowy Plovers and Burrowing Owls
- Recruit 1 volunteer to rescue sick and injured birds from South Bay sloughs
$25 - Provide 1 free "mindful birding" experience for a military veteran who is recovering from trauma
- Provide 1 free "Birds in Your Neighborhood" event to teach people about the colonial waterbirds that nest in their community
$50 - Pay for an oil change for a truck that is used to survey waterbirds and tidal marsh habitats
- Keep the lights and heat on at our Coyote Creek Field Station for 1 month so we can collect data on 300 birds
$100 - Train 1 citizen scientist in our Colonial Waterbird Program to collect nesting data used by the Audubon Society to protect birds
- Provide 2 months training for 1 citizen scientist at CCFS to collect data to answer questions like how climate change affects birds
$250 - Pay 1 biologist for 1 day to count nesting California Gulls to understand how they affect threatened Snowy Plovers and other birds
- Educate 1 Bay Area company about the importance of restoring our tidal marshes so marshes can better adapt to sea level rise
$500 - Provide 1 free program for a local school, Scout troop, or Boys and Girls Club to teach kids about science and conservation
- Pay for 1 hard drive to store our data so we can share it with collaborations like the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
$1,000 - Buy 1 spotting scope so we can monitor waterbirds or teach people how to identify bird species
- Underwrite our mission and help us create a future where Bay Area birds and people enjoy healthy populations and ecosystems
- Recruit 1 volunteer to rescue sick and injured birds from South Bay sloughs
$25 - Provide 1 free "mindful birding" experience for a military veteran who is recovering from trauma
- Provide 1 free "Birds in Your Neighborhood" event to teach people about the colonial waterbirds that nest in their community
$50 - Pay for an oil change for a truck that is used to survey waterbirds and tidal marsh habitats
- Keep the lights and heat on at our Coyote Creek Field Station for 1 month so we can collect data on 300 birds
$100 - Train 1 citizen scientist in our Colonial Waterbird Program to collect nesting data used by the Audubon Society to protect birds
- Provide 2 months training for 1 citizen scientist at CCFS to collect data to answer questions like how climate change affects birds
$250 - Pay 1 biologist for 1 day to count nesting California Gulls to understand how they affect threatened Snowy Plovers and other birds
- Educate 1 Bay Area company about the importance of restoring our tidal marshes so marshes can better adapt to sea level rise
$500 - Provide 1 free program for a local school, Scout troop, or Boys and Girls Club to teach kids about science and conservation
- Pay for 1 hard drive to store our data so we can share it with collaborations like the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
$1,000 - Buy 1 spotting scope so we can monitor waterbirds or teach people how to identify bird species
- Underwrite our mission and help us create a future where Bay Area birds and people enjoy healthy populations and ecosystems
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