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REI Gifts $5K to Bouverie Preserve for Programs

Grant will be used for the parks restoration and education offerings

, a leader in land preservation, environmental education and conservation science programs, announced it has received a $5,000 grant from REI Santa Rosa for its Bouverie Preserve. 

REI, a national outdoor retail co-op, provided the grant to fund a one-year project to enhance the quality of the preserve’s trail system as well as provide support to promote and recruit volunteers for the Bouverie Stewards group focused on habitat restoration projects at the preserve.

Specifically, the REI grant will be used to launch two community workdays, as well as recruit for and coordinate the weekly work crew of Bouverie Stewards. In addition to promotion of these programs in REI’s store, newsletters and website, REI staff will also participate in the programs.

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Volunteers with the Bouverie Stewards Program assist with a variety of habitat protection and restoration work, while learning about the ecology behind the project. Volunteers have the opportunity to help their environment, learn new skills and build community and friendships.

Some examples of projects include: removing Douglas Fir seedlings and saplings from areas of the preserve; building and maintaining fencing for cattle; removing invasive species such as yellow star thistle and Himalayan blackberry; using GPS units to map invasive species; collecting seeds of native species; and planting native species such as oak trees and native grasses.

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Adding to their skills, the Stewards will be assisting with the trail work on a regular basis in the upcoming year. 
Upcoming public workdays are scheduled for October 22, 2011, and May 18, 2012.

More information can be found at www.egret.org, 707/938-4554 or bouverie@egret.org.

About Audubon Canyon Ranch

The mission of Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) is to protect nature through land preservation, environmental education and conservation science.

ACR properties include the Cypress Grove Research Center on Tomales Bay, the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen, and the 1,000-acre Martin Griffin Preserve in Stinson Beach, which is an important San Francisco Bay Area Great Egret and Great Blue Heron nesting colony. In 2009 ACR announced an agreement with Jim and Shirley Modini to acquire the 1,725-acre Modini Ranch property, located in the Mayacamas Mountains in Sonoma County.

ACR is an independent non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status.  ACR is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society. ACR programs are made possible thanks to the contribution of thousands of hours of volunteer service, and donations from caring individuals, foundations and businesses. For more information, visit www.egret.org


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