Latest Project Updates

Fawns vs. bucks: New diet study reveals seasonal opportunities for lions

Between May–November 2021, graduate student and True Wild intern Jake Harvey headed into the field to investigate nearly 200 remains of prey left by mountain lions. The preliminary data collected so far points to an interesting pattern of prey tied to deer fawning and rutting season.

Do shellfish aquaculture and natural tidal wetlands both provide foraging habitat for Great Egrets?

ACR researchers recently published results on December 31, 2021, from our study of GPS-tagged Great Egrets foraging on Tomales Bay. “Great egret (Ardea alba) habitat selection and foraging behavior in a temperate estuary: comparing natural wetlands to areas with shellfish aquaculture,” co-authored by Scott Jennings, David Lumpkin, Nils Warnock, T. Emiko Condeso, and John P. Kelly, appears in “PLOS One.”

Community spirit at the heart of new bridge construction at Martin Griffin Preserve

The pandemic has forced many ACR programs to ‘go virtual’ over the past year, but preserve stewardship is an in-person and on-the-land endeavor. Meet an ACR Business Partner who recently replaced two aging creek crossings on the preserve.

Friends and film lovers gather to support Last House and a new film about M.F.K. Fisher

Late last month, friends and fans of M.F.K. Fisher and film gathered for a magical afternoon at famed SF restaurant Foreign Cinema to benefit Last House and the completion of filmmaker Gregory Bezat's latest project, The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher. Generous supporters raised nearly $15,000.

ACR welcomes North Bay Conservationist Tom Gardali as new CEO

"Tom’s depth of experience in conservation science is the right fit for ACR and for a region facing the ongoing conservation challenges of dwindling biodiversity and climate-driven wildfire,” said ACR Board President Carol Lynn Wood.

Mom and daughter pen winning essays

Winners of the Second Annual M.F.K. Fisher Last House Writing Contest were announced in early September. Once again, we had so many excellent entries our judges had a very difficult job. Writers took to heart our theme this year, which asked them to write about the power and magic of survival skills.