All Blog Posts by Date

October, 2021

ACR welcomes Tom Gardali as new CEO

Oct 13, 2021

September, 2021

Mom and Daughter Pen Winning Essays in the Second Annual M.F.K. Fisher Last House Writing Contest

Sep 09, 2021

2021 Writing contest winners announced

Sep 02, 2021

August, 2021

Fire Forward Fellowship aims to boost region’s fire-line leadership

Aug 16, 2021

Highlighting the benefits of collaring mountain lions responsible for killing livestock

Aug 16, 2021

Can prescribed fire disrupt acorn pest lifecycles, improve seed viability and support Indigenous foodways? A new study aims to find out.

Aug 10, 2021

July, 2021

Diverse patterns of migratory behavior seen in Alaska-breeding Whimbrels

Jul 09, 2021

June, 2021

We're hiring: Chief Executive Officer

Jun 22, 2021

Call for Entries: Second Annual M.F.K. Fisher Last House Writing Contest to focus on the power of survival skills

Jun 09, 2021

May, 2021

2021 David Bouverie Scholarship awarded to Hunter Halkovich

May 10, 2021

ACR and True Wild to partner on mountain lion research

May 10, 2021

Brakeley Search to partner with ACR in recruitment of next executive director

May 10, 2021

April, 2021

Wildflowers and Wildlife of the Preserves, Spring 2021

Apr 23, 2021

Mountain lion kittens located with the help of GPS tracking technology

Apr 20, 2021

March, 2021

ACR enters the Motus era

Mar 25, 2021

Good things come in threes

Mar 06, 2021

Tomales Bay shorebird trends

Mar 06, 2021

February, 2021

Executive Director John Petersen—ACR’s longest-serving employee—to retire effective March 31, 2021

Feb 05, 2021

Woolly mullein throws its weight around in delicate post-fire wildflower areas

Feb 02, 2021

November, 2020

Winners Announced! Emerging Writers Explore Culture of Conservation for M.F.K. Fisher Last House Writing Contest

Nov 06, 2020

October, 2020

ACR’s nature education program seeks your stories for community scrapbook

Oct 13, 2020

September, 2020

WATCH: Community-based burning: Caring for our land together

Sep 17, 2020

August, 2020

Call for Entries: M.F.K. Fisher Last House Writing Contest to highlight emerging voices and celebrate intersection of nature, food and culture

Aug 13, 2020

ACR community doubles down in celebration of Marty Griffin's 100th birthday

Aug 10, 2020

July, 2020

Carrots for Mary Frances

Jul 29, 2020

Conservation Science Intensive camp proceeds online

Jul 23, 2020

Five steps to becoming more aware of the natural world

Jul 17, 2020

West Marin nonprofits confront systemic racism

Jul 15, 2020

In Gratitude: Bryant Hichwa, Board Director, 2003–2020

Jul 07, 2020

Summer edition of Conservation in Action—ACR's bi-annual program report is available online

Jul 01, 2020

June, 2020

Celebrating M.F.K. Fisher's 112th birthday

Jun 30, 2020

David Bouverie Scholarship awarded for 2020

Jun 15, 2020

May, 2020

Northern California prescribed-burning community brings expertise and enthusiasm to aid protected lands in Sonoma County

May 27, 2020

The enviable miles logged by migratory birds

May 09, 2020

Kenwood kittens killed in territorial competition

May 08, 2020

April, 2020

Celebrating 30 years of science and stewardship reporting at ACR

Apr 11, 2020

Young male mountain lion (finally) leaves mom's side

Apr 01, 2020

Our operations during COVID-19 stay-at-home order: A Note from Executive Director John Petersen

Apr 01, 2020

March, 2020

Testing a data collection app for 2020 heron and egret nest observations

Mar 26, 2020

7-day-old mountain lion kittens spotted near Kenwood

Mar 25, 2020

So, you want to get outdoors while sheltering in place? Advice from West Marin birding experts Nils Warnock and Diana Humple

Mar 24, 2020

Filling a coastal data gap: Using satellites to track Long-billed Curlews

Mar 11, 2020

Prescribed burners take advantage of cool weather to reduce fuels and train together

Mar 10, 2020

February, 2020

News from our programs and preserves - Winter 2020

Feb 20, 2020

Meet P21, West Sonoma County's second collared mountain lion

Feb 11, 2020

A controlled burn to improve Tricolored Blackbird nesting habitat in California

Feb 11, 2020

Ready to rock the trail!

Feb 06, 2020

January, 2020

ACR's Top Ten List! You did this!

Jan 02, 2020

December, 2019

Ecological recovery underway on Modini Preserve

Dec 12, 2019

Expanding Boundaries in Environmental Education

Dec 09, 2019

November, 2019

Increasing the accessibility of our website content

Nov 05, 2019

Kincade Fire burns 95% of Modini Preserve but home and barn are spared

Nov 01, 2019

October, 2019

Siegel & Strain Architects selected for Bouverie Preserve rebuild effort

Oct 17, 2019

Good fire comes to Martin Griffin Preserve

Oct 16, 2019

Trio of mountain lion kittens learn big-cat skills with help of mama

Oct 16, 2019

ACR family member makes mammoth find on Tomales Bay

Oct 15, 2019

September, 2019

A local look at the sweeping decline in North American birds

Sep 20, 2019

Discoveries at Toms Point alter timeline for Native Americans in California

Sep 16, 2019

Male offspring of 'super mama' P1 collared before he disperses

Sep 14, 2019

August, 2019

Living with(out) Lions: Fourth collared mountain lion killed after livestock depredation

Aug 13, 2019

July, 2019

ACR’s Stewardship Efforts are Adapting to Climate Change

Jul 23, 2019

North Bay BIZ names Living with Lions a 2019 Conservation Game Changer

Jul 12, 2019

June, 2019

Bringing good fire back to Bouverie Preserve

Jun 20, 2019

May, 2019

Changes in abundance and distribution of nesting Double-crested Cormorants in the SF Bay Area

May 17, 2019

Our Wild World with Eil Weiss: interview with Dr. Quinton Martins

May 13, 2019

Snags: Why dead trees are essential for healthy forests

May 10, 2019

April, 2019

Million-dollar grant secured from CAL FIRE for Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative

Apr 18, 2019

March, 2019

Team tags eleventh Great Egret for Western U.S. movement ecology study

Mar 26, 2019

A regional approach to vegetation management is here, now

Mar 18, 2019

Mountain lion kittens born in Trione-Annadel State Park

Mar 12, 2019

February, 2019

Study subject P15 killed after attack on unsecured backyard livestock

Feb 12, 2019

January, 2019

Living with Lions GPS data collection expands to new area of Sonoma County with the capture of young male mountain lion

Jan 15, 2019

Learning About Good Fire from California’s Yurok Tribe

Jan 02, 2019

December, 2018

Second male collared in Sonoma Valley plus end-of-year updates on several collared lions

Dec 19, 2018

It’s a dirty job and we’re happy to do it

Dec 11, 2018

November, 2018

Tidal cycles influence foraging preferences along Tomales Bay eelgrass beds and mud flats

Nov 28, 2018

October, 2018

Electronic walk-thru trap saves team from 'harey' pre-dawn encounter

Oct 18, 2018

ACR receives transformational gift for Fire Forward program

Oct 12, 2018

Webinar - Living with Mountain Lions

Oct 03, 2018

August, 2018

Wintering shorebirds return to Tomales Bay - experienced birders needed to count each and every one!

Aug 29, 2018

12 hours with Sonoma's Super Mama mountain lion

Aug 17, 2018

July, 2018

Second GPS-collared mountain lion killed at landowner’s request in Sonoma Valley

Jul 30, 2018

June, 2018

Two additional Great Egrets captured for study

Jun 11, 2018

Guest naturalist Len Blumin finds Black Pedaltail dragonflies and more in the Mayacamas Mountains

Jun 04, 2018

May, 2018

Project collars four additional female lions, including a 12-year-old on Bouverie Preserve.

May 14, 2018

Spotting young egrets a highlight for Santa Rosa schoolchildren

May 11, 2018

April, 2018

UC Berkeley to partner with ACR on mountain lion research

Apr 30, 2018

Mountain lion given eleventh hour reprieve after ranch manager learns of conservation value

Apr 15, 2018

March, 2018

"Best day ever!!!" rewards 5-month labor of love

Mar 28, 2018

Table is set, guests feast on deer but leave nothing for mountain lion!

Mar 25, 2018

Steelhead spotted in Maacama Creek Watershed

Mar 23, 2018

Signs of spring on the West Marin coast

Mar 08, 2018

February, 2018

ACR ecologist spots hermit thrush first banded near Victoria, B.C.

Feb 27, 2018

Modini Mayacamas Preserves welcomes new resident biologist

Feb 26, 2018

February Update from Bouverie from Land Steward Jared Jacobs

Feb 24, 2018

January, 2018

January Update on Bouverie Preserve from Land Steward Jared Jacobs

Jan 26, 2018

December, 2017

Thank you for your support

Dec 29, 2017

Intern takes a leadership role in wetland restoration

Dec 19, 2017

VIDEO: Bouverie Preserve community holds Town Hall meeting

Dec 01, 2017

November, 2017

You Can’t Keep a Good Crew Down: The Bouverie Stewards at the Modini Mayacamas Preserves

Nov 28, 2017

Resiliency is inherent in the ecology of our local species

Nov 06, 2017

October, 2017

Early impressions of mountain lion territory altered by the Sonoma fires

Oct 30, 2017

P1, Sonoma's Engaging Supermom

Oct 04, 2017

September, 2017

Stewardship volunteers ready preserves for fall programs

Sep 21, 2017

August, 2017

Tracking data reveals egret's 98-mile nighttime flight to Sierra Nevada foothills

Aug 16, 2017

July, 2017

Mountain lion kittens learning new 'big cat' skills

Jul 31, 2017

June, 2017

Heron and Egret Telemetry Project takes flight

Jun 19, 2017

Congratulations 2017 Terwilliger Environmental Award Winner, Gwen Heistand

Jun 16, 2017

Springtime antics of colorful songbirds fill Sonoma County

Jun 16, 2017

Bouverie's blackened acres signal a healthy, actively managed landscape

Jun 15, 2017

Walk through to a new era

Jun 14, 2017

May, 2017

Tipping our ball caps for ACR's newest Nature Guide graduates!

May 02, 2017

April, 2017

10-day old mountain lion kittens documented by research team

Apr 08, 2017

ACR's Fire Ecologist conducts pile burns to reduce fuel load

Apr 05, 2017

February, 2017

ABC7News goes behind the scene with ACR Mountain Lion team

Feb 22, 2017

Mountain Lion Project adds team member to broaden landowner outreach efforts

Feb 08, 2017

Frogs are singing for spring in Sonoma County

Feb 08, 2017

Waterbird count includes rare winter sighting of Caspian tern

Feb 01, 2017

January, 2017

Expanded Juniper program welcomes new class!

Jan 27, 2017

December, 2016

ACR installs solar energy systems on two preserves

Dec 13, 2016

Tomales Bay's natural beauty on display for annual kayak tour

Dec 12, 2016

Juvenile mountain lion fitted with GPS collar for study purposes

Dec 02, 2016

October, 2016

The Herring Effect on Waterbird Conservation

Oct 24, 2016

Research team fits mountain lion with GPS collar

Oct 06, 2016

September, 2016

The best way to protect ourselves from the impact of a wildfire is ... fire

Sep 26, 2016

Summer projects get major boost from intern

Sep 08, 2016

August, 2016

M.F.K. Fisher "Last House" to be restored

Aug 12, 2016

Meet Scott Jennings, Avian Ecologist

Aug 05, 2016

July, 2016

Study of Indigenous Landscapes and Social Networks at Colonial Toms Point

Jul 20, 2016

Conservation Science Intensive summer camp a rowdy success

Jul 14, 2016

June, 2016

Canadian Forest Management Guide uses ACR science to inform 5 year review of biodiversity plan

Jun 22, 2016

Fire Rx for invasive forb

Jun 20, 2016

May, 2016

Conservation Talks to feature regional leaders

May 03, 2016

April, 2016

Translator of the Bouverie Preserve Experience

Apr 25, 2016

March, 2016

Nesting Updates from Bolinas Lagoon

Mar 22, 2016

A sad farewell to Grandmother Tree

Mar 21, 2016

Take our Mountain Lion Survey!

Mar 06, 2016

Bolinas Lagoon Heron & Egret Nest monitor report

Mar 01, 2016

February, 2016

Sonoma County newts easy to love

Feb 11, 2016

Brown Booby recorded on Tomales Bay!

Feb 09, 2016

Red alder and willow take root in Inverness

Feb 01, 2016

January, 2016

Bouverie Bird Count Reveals Nearly 50 Species

Jan 06, 2016

December, 2015

Order Your Bouverie Preserve Calendar

Dec 21, 2015

Anchoring the North Bay ecological puzzle

Dec 11, 2015

Eavesdrop on courtship of Sonoma County’s owls

Dec 10, 2015

Heron & Egret nesting densities stabilize

Dec 01, 2015

November, 2015

Are bears expanding their range into southern Sonoma Valley?

Nov 11, 2015

October, 2015

Mountain Lion On The Move At Bouverie Preserve

Oct 30, 2015

August, 2015

ACR Takes Action with New Brand to Further Conservation Impact

Aug 07, 2015

At Home on ACR Preserves: A Video of Wildlife Photos taken by Trailcams

Aug 06, 2015

July, 2015

Climate Change: The most significant environmental issue of our time

Jul 27, 2015

ACR Restores Tomales Bay Shoreline Property

Jul 27, 2015

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