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Flying low over seabird colonies can scare birds off their nests—and compromise both wildlife and pilot safety.

Our approach video explains altitude guidelines (1,000 ft MSL and offshore) with clear visuals and GPS coordinates for Devil’s Slide Rock, north of Half Moon Bay Airport - San Mateo County Airports.

Watch, learn, and join the ranks of pilots that are protecting our coastal ecosystems when they fly!

Devil's Slide Approach: How to Safely Fly Near Devil’s Slide Rock Sensitive Nesting Area This video from Half Moon Bay Airport’s "Fly Friendly" series shows pilots how to safely navigate near the Devil’s Slide Rock Sensitive Nesting Area, located...

Great news - the International Union for Conservation of Nature has included California's Marine Protected Area Network on its Green List. It's like getting a Michelin star on your marine protected areas.

We've spent many years creating materials like tide books that raise awareness of marine protected areas amongst the fishing community.

Thanks to our friends at Point Blue Conservation Science for writing this up.

🌊🥇 Big news! California’s Marine Protected Area network just made the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Green List–the gold standard for marine conservation!

This prestigious certification recognizes the most successful examples of biodiversity conservation worldwide, and California’s MPA network is the first nature network in the world to earn this classification. Spanning 124 MPAs along 1,100 miles of coastline and covering 16% of state waters, California’s MPAs safeguard a rich diversity of habitats—from sandy beaches and estuaries to kelp forests and deep-sea canyons.

We are proud to contribute to the conservation of California’s MPAs by conducting research and collecting long-term data to support the adaptive management of our state’s sandy beaches and coastal ecosystems. Point Blue’s Kristina Neuman and Dan Robinette are co-contributors to an ongoing long-term monitoring program of sandy beaches led by
UC Santa Barbara and funded by California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Ocean Protection Council. Monitoring of kelp wrack, beach morphology, and shorebirds is ongoing! 🦀🌱🐦 Collaborative, extended observation efforts like this are crucial to the conservation of the California coast!

Learn more about the project “Evaluating The Performance Of California’s MPA Network Through The Lens Of Sandy Beach And Surf Zone Ecosystems” here: shorturl.at/mG7an

📸: Point Blue’s Esther Haile measuring kelp wrack

If you do end up finding a shipwreck, here's who to call:

What to do if you find a shipwreck First, don't take anything.

Avast, ye saucy sailors! Come brave the perilous waters of Point Reyes and join us for a rollicking good time at Point Reyes National Seashore's Sea Chantey Sing-along, this Saturday, May 10th at 3:00 pm. Meet inside of the auditorium of the Bear Valley Visitor Center where you can raise your voices together with others in songs of the sea. Bring your arsenal of sea chanteys and your desire to lead everyone in a tune—or simply join in on the chorus, if that's what floats your boat.

This free event is for chantey singers of all levels. Due to the nature of sea chanteys, there may be lyrics that are not appropriate for children.

For more information visit: https://go.nps.gov/PointReyesChanteySing

Proof that harbor seals are both solid and liquid.

(Proof provided by our friends at The Harbor Seals of Pacific Grove.)

Thank you Naval Base Ventura County for hosting us last week! We were honored to present to your airfield safety crews and hope to be back soon!

Join our friends at Bay Nature magazine and Point Blue Conservation Science on February 19 for a virtual talk titled, “Birds on the Edge—Seabirds of the Farallon Islands.”

https://ow.ly/Cqy550UXfEL

Photo by NOAA/Pt. Blue/ACCESS

NOAA's Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out these Bay Area hikes that rain only make better! Bring your binoculars and see how many bird species you can spot!

Rainy-Day Hikes in the Bay Area - Bay Nature When the drizzle arrives, don't get down. Just put on your raincoat and go see some salamanders.