Get inspired to learn more, get involved, and support the restoration of Sierra Nevada meadows across California with a new, art and science driven, crowd-sourced poster!
Science Categories: Climate-smart restoration
Pin Your Support for Tidal Marsh
Today, artist Jordan Ma of Observation Society and Point Blue Conservation Science are thrilled to announce the launch of a six species tidal marsh restoration enamel pin series! Each species represents a key species within San Francisco Bay’s tidal marsh ecosystem.
The remarkable story of one resilient female snowy plover
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.
New Funding Round for Restoration on California’s Working Lands
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
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!
Groundbreaking Awards Will Accelerate Restoration Across California
We are thrilled to share the news that the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) has awarded Point Blue two major restoration-oriented block grants. In total, the two grants represent $50 million over four years for science-based restoration with particular focus on community engagement, research, and equity building across California.
STRAW Program Assumes Management of Restored Novato Baylands
Point Blue Conservation Science’s STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed) Program is excited to step into a management role at the Novato Baylands Restoration site. STRAW has played a key role in engaging communities to restore this former airfield since the beginning and our staff are looking forward to working with site partners, the
Hope is Green and Soggy in the Sierra Nevada
It was July 28, 2021, I was sitting in my living room overlooking Lake Almanor in the Northern Sierra Nevada, having spent the morning raking fir needles and covering attic vents, I was hunched over the air purifier sucking in as much fresh air as I could get. It was 3 weeks into the Dixie Fire, and the sky, much like what the San Francisco Bay Area experienced in the fall of 2020, had looked an eerie orange for weeks from wildfire smoke with little relief. I was alone, having sent my family out of harm’s way the week before.
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