Restoration Project Virtual Science Presentation: Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) Decadal Update 2019 & 2021 Final Results

Map of HEMP2 study area restoration units. Credit: Brian Fulfrost & Associates
Map of HEMP2 study area restoration units. Credit: Brian Fulfrost & Associates

As part of its Adaptive Management Plan, the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project tracks habitat evolution and change in South San Francisco Bay, with particular focus on changes to marsh vegetation and mudflat acreages.

Birdy Hour: The Bird Genoscape Project: Harnessing the Power of Genomics for Migratory Bird Conservation

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Event flyer
Dr. Kristen Ruegg will discuss her work to map migratory bird population challenges at this free virtual event. Most populations of migratory birds are now threatened. It is estimated that the populations of 1 out of every 2 songbirds are declining in the Western Hemisphere with impacts predicted to worsen with climate change. However, because migratory birds have breeding, migratory, and wintering areas and may move vast distances between them, understanding where the steepest population declines are occurring has been difficult or impossible.

Birdy Hour: Identification of Shorebirds with a Focus on Calidris

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Shorebirds are an exciting yet vexing group for birders to identify. At this free virtual event, Jon Dunn and Lara Tseng will discuss sandpipers: not only their identification, but also plumages, structure, molts, behavior, status and distribution. They will also talk about how to look at and study shorebirds – doing so requires some memorization but more importantly patience, love, and understanding of the many varied species in these families.

California Biodiversity Week: "Virtual Habitat Hike" of marshes at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

California Biodiversity Week wildlife
California Biodiversity Week wildlife

Refuge Ranger Miguel Marquez and Olivia Poulosthe, an Associate with the Watershed Watchers anti-pollution program, will lead this virtual tour of marsh habitat near the Don Edwards Refuge's Environmental Education Center in Alviso.

The event is  part of a celebration o California Biodiversity Week, September 4-13. More information:

Celebrate California Biodiversity Week and learn about the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge!

California Biodiversity Week: Biodiversity of Tidal Marshes in the South San Francisco Bay: Helping Plants, Animals, and You

California Biodiversity Week wildlife
California Biodiversity Week wildlife

Join Don Edwards Refuge Wildlife Biologist Rachel Tertes for a virtual program on South San Francisco Bay salt marsh biodiversity.  The event is  part of a celebration o California Biodiversity Week, September 4-13. More information:

Celebrate California Biodiversity Week and learn about the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge!