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Reducing human impacts on shorebird habitat in Latin America

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

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

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

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

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!

Rails, Camera, Action!

Last year, we began a new pilot study to investigate how extreme high tides are really affecting these secretive marsh birds. We’re putting cameras out during the winter high tides to spy on the rails without disturbing them.

Return from the Antarctic Wilds

In early February, an intrepid group of nearly 40 members of the Point Blue community began an Antarctic journey that was to be filled with science, adventure, and wonder. The group was led by Point Blue’s CEO, Mani Oliva, and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Grant Ballard. Now that everyone’s back home and has begun sorting

And they’re off…to the ends of the earth!

Right now, over 40 Point Blue community members and I are somewhere between our homes and Punta Arenas, Chile. Once the entire group has arrived, we’ll take a short flight directly to King George Island in Antarctica where we’ll board The Magellan Explorer.

We. Got. So. Much. Done!

For Point Blue, 2023 was a year like no other. We accomplished more than ever before and are thrilled to share just a few of the amazing things we accomplished with your partnership (and have a look at our new our Annual Impact Report for more!): We were over the moon to launch a brand

Kingpishers: Bird Locally, Think Globally, The Reprise

Started many years ago by enthusiastic folks at Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO, now Point Blue Conservation Science), the idea of a ‘birdathon’ (often abbreviated to BAT = finding as many bird species as you can in a 24-hour period) has become a tradition that has morphed into Point Blue’s annual Rich Stallcup Birdathon. This

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