Illustrating Science, Expanding Impact through Art
August 5, 2024
We’re excited to welcome Maria Amorette Klos (she/her or they/them), our second-ever early-career science illustrator, to Point Blue. This position is generously supported by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and aims to provide an early career scientific illustrator with meaningful knowledge, skills, and hands-on experiences in conservation science that can really make a difference in their career.
The remarkable story of one resilient female snowy plover
July 17, 2024
This remarkable story of one resourceful and persistent plover illustrates the interconnectedness of important and diverse bay area landscape features, and how active restoration efforts are helping provide multiple options for local wildlife.
Visual Summary of Our 2024 Annual Meeting
June 27, 2024
On Wednesday June 26, Point Blue hosted our 2024 Annual Meeting, which was held virtually over Zoom. Our featured presentation was on the launch of our international MSP+ grantmaking program, through which we provide financial support to organizations along the 13-country Pacific Flyway, from Mexico to Chile, all in support of migratory shorebird conservation. After
New Funding Round for Restoration on California’s Working Lands
June 26, 2024
Point Blue is excited to share new project updates and announce a new funding round for our Roots Program. The Roots Program delivers wildlife-friendly community-based and community-centered restoration projects on farms, ranches, and other working landscapes across California. Supported through a $26 million block grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board, the Roots Program leverages
Shared Birds, Shared Opportunities
May 9, 2024
Earlier this spring we visited MSP+ grant partners in El Salvador and Guatemala. Both SalvaNATURA and FUNDAECO are working closely with local communities and salt producers as part of their projects to raise awareness of the needs of shorebirds and more.
Reducing human impacts on shorebird habitat in Latin America
April 26, 2024
Dogs, beach users, vehicles, and plastic waste are among the types of disturbance that threaten shorebirds throughout their life cycle. To face these threats, measures such as workshops to raise awareness, coastal stewardship and monitoring, and signage, among others, are being implemented in Latin America. Working with partners in the Pacific Shorebird Conservation Initiative and
Preparing for Takeoff: Field Report and Lessons Learned from a Mexico Field Site Visit
April 17, 2024
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of launching a new program. And there’s really nothing like getting out from behind our computer screens and out into the field.
Scaling Up Mountain Meadow Restoration
April 8, 2024
One year ago, we announced that California’s Wildlife Conservation Board had awarded Point Blue a $24.7 million block grant to support and scale up the work of the Sierra Meadows Partnership (SMP). The SMP, which Point Blue chairs, is an established coalition of organizations working to restore and protect Sierra meadows. Over the past twelve
The Roots Program Celebrates its First Birthday
April 3, 2024
One year ago, we announced that California’s Wildlife Conservation Board had awarded Point Blue $26 million over four years to advance wildlife-beneficial conservation practices on farms, ranches, and other working landscapes across the state. Since then, we’ve launched the Roots Program to carry this work forward at Point Blue. We’ve been hard at work building
One Year In! Twelve Months of Restoration Impact Across California
March 27, 2024
One year ago, we announced the exciting news that the California Wildlife Conservation Board had awarded Point Blue two substantial block grants totaling $50 million to restore ecosystems on California’s working lands and Sierra meadows over four years. So, what’s happened over the past 12 months? A lot!
