You can join the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) and the Restoration Project to help improve nesting habitat for threatened western snowy plovers and endangered California least terns! Staff and volunteers will spread oyster shells donated from area restaurants on a dry pond bottom.
This event is open to all ages, but please note that there are no restroom facilities at the site. Volunteers will have to drive on a graded dirt road for a short distance. Due to access restrictions, all volunteers will need to stay for the duration of the event.
Snowy plovers, small shorebirds, build their nests on open ground such as beaches and pond bottoms. The shells create camouflage that helps protect eggs and chicks from gulls and other predators. Both plovers and least terns are attracted to nest in areas scattered with shells.
To register (and please do, to get full info) see here.
Questions? Contact Maddy Schwarz at [email protected].
Eden Landing Ecological Reserve
See this precise location for the parking lot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/i3t2BL93uRo2BtRK8