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On the Board-Walk: Meet Bruce Paton

6/26/2023

By Guest Blogger & SFBBO Board Co-Chair Bruce Paton

Bird photography was key to my mental health during the pandemic. Some of my calmest moments the past few years have been spent at the edge of the Bay. I’m a passionate bird photographer, and my camera has helped me first to see birds and then to learn about their behavior and their habitats.

Professionally and personally, I have spent several decades working on sustainability. In particular, I have been working and writing to help communities limit and reverse the damage from climate change.

“Sustainability”, “environment” and even “climate change” are abstract concepts, but watching a Great Egret take off always takes my breath away...

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Teen Volunteers Use Colonial Waterbird Data to Investigate Effects of Flora on Bay Area Birds

6/21/2023

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By Teen Volunteers Peter Covert, Lara Tseng, and Yunjiao (Grace) Xiao

A family of Snowy Egrets, including one visible adult, an adult hidden in the back, and four juveniles.

Snowy Egrets at Bay Farm Island. Photo by Ken Phenicie

Back in the days of the global shelter-in-place, Nani Welsh, a Science Outreach Intern at SFBBO, created a program bringing together the teenage volunteers at the organization. The idea was to foster a community for teens interested in bird science and conservation and provide mentorship and opportunities to work together through research and outreach projects. Nani reached out to us teens directly, inviting us to be a part of this new program. Virtually gathering together nine of SFBBO’s teen volunteers, we became the first members of the Teen Volunteer Program.

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