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Redwood Region Audubon Society advocates for protection of birds and wildlife by supporting local conservation efforts to protect wildlife and their habitat.
Friday, September 13 Program: “The Effects on Forest Wildlife from Cannabis
Cultivation on Public Lands” with Dr. Greta Wengert.  The deleterious impacts to
wildlife from cannabis “trespass grows” on public lands have only recently been
identified as a wildlife conservation issue. Water diversions, poisonings, and
habitat modification at cannabis sites are common throughout California’s
public and adjacent private lands. The research on this by Dr. Greta
Wengert and others at the Integral Ecology
Research Center
in Blue Lake
was featured in a recent National Geographic video. IERC scientists are
monitoring several groups of forest wildlife to determine the effects of these
illegal activities on the forest food web. They have found that the combined
impacts to forest communities are extensive and likely run deeper and more
covertly than previously thought. Doors open at 7:00
p.m. and the program will begin at 7:30
p.m. at the Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251
Bayside Road, Arcata. Bring a mug to enjoy shade-grown
coffee and come fragrance-free. Sunday, September 7 Blue Lake Cottonwoods Walk
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Blue Lake
Cottonwoods; park by the Mad River Bridge. After about an hour we'll move to
the hatchery. Walk ends around 11
a.m. Contact amayabechler0@gmail.com
for more information. Sunday, September 8: Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (HBNWR). This is a wonderful 2-to 3-hour trip for people wanting to learn the birds of the Humboldt Bay area. This month the walk will be led by Ralph Bucher. It takes a leisurely pace with emphasis on enjoying the birds! Beginners are more than welcome. Meet at the Refuge Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 14: Willow Creek Bird Walk Meet at Studio 299 (75 The Terrace, Willow Creek) starting at 9 a.m. We will depart promptly at 9:30 for our destination; carpooling available. Walks generally run 2-3 hours. All ages, abilities and interest levels welcome! For more information, please contact Birgitte Elbek at 707-267-4140 or email willowcreekbirdwalks@gmail.com. Sunday, September 15: Eureka Waterfront Bird Walk Meet at 9:00
a.m. by the concrete fishing pier at the foot of W.
Del Norte St., where we will scope for birds off
the public dock until everyone assembles. We will then walk the Hikshari’ Trail
to the south, birding along the trail towards the Elk River Wildlife Sanctuary.
Contact Ralph Bucher at 707-499-1247 or email thebook@reninet.com for
more information. Sunday, September 15: Crescent
City Bird Walk Meet behind the Chart Room
Restaurant on Anchor Way at
8:00 a.m. to
carpool. Expect some easy walking; trip ends around 11:00 a.m. Contact Alexa DeJoannis at 202-288-5174 for
more information. Saturday, September 28: Wigi Wetlands Restoration Help restore bird-friendly habitat by removing
large swathes of scotch broom and lots of other invasive plant species,
as well as trash, from a stretch of the bay trail right behind the
Bayshore Mall. Meet us at 9:00 a.m. at the back of parking lot between
Kohl's and Sportsman's Warehouse (intersection of Christie and Howell
Street). Tools and gloves will be provided, but you are welcome to bring
your own. Light refreshments, water, and coffee will be provided, but
please bring your own water jug. Work ends at 11:00 a.m. For more
information, contact Jeremy Cashen at (214) 605-7368 or jeremy.cashen@yahoo.com
Second Thursday September 12
Redwood Region Audubon Society holds its monthly
Conservation Meeting the second Thursday of each month noon at Rita’s Margaritas and Mexican
Grill, 1111 5th Street, Eureka. (707) 445-8311.
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Check recent local bird sightings on eBird!
Join our free bird walk at the
Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary every Saturday!
Volunteer Opportunities! * Help create bird-friendly habitat at Wigi Wetlads, Saturday, August 24..
Local Birding Hotline: 707-822-5666
 Get the great new birding guide by Ken Burton and Leslie Scopes Anderson! It links well-known and obscure
birding sites, some of them only recently opened to the public, into 25 routes
spanning the entire county.
 The 3rd edition of RRAS’ Common Birds of Northwest California by
local birder Kenneth Burton and photographer Leslie Anderson is now
available!
Keep Up to Date Via RRAS Listserve
Be reminded about field trips and programs and learn about upcoming
meetings, public hearings, and symposia of interest to RRAS members and
other concerned nature lovers.
Create an account at https://groups.io/ if you don't already have one, then search for rras and join us!
Our great photos:
Great Blue Heron by
Jeanie Breslin
and
Sanderling and Red-tailed Hawk by
Susan Wellington
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