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Achievements
'06 - '07 Annual Report
'05 - '06 Annual Report
Brochure (2.5MB pdf)
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Program achievements include:
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Landowner participation and training — Numerous landowners have participated in restoration projects ranging in habitat from riparian, wetland and native perennial grasslands totaling approximately 50,000 acres. As a result, on-the-ground examples of working landscapes or "farming with the wild" now exist throughout the region along habitat and riparian corridors. We held and co-sponsored numerous in-depth landowner training workshops on topics such as constructing wildlife ponds, implementing riparian restoration, managing rangelands, and the use of prescribed fire in grassland restoration and weed abatement;
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Habitat restoration and conservation — The projects undertaken were implemented throughout Yolo and Solano Counties starting in 1999. A new Landowner Stewardship Program with Farmers in the Imperial Valley began in 2005;
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Applied conservation and restoration research — Audubon has led and managed critical applied restoration research that continuously improves restoration practices;
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Hands-on education — Thousands of school children, many from underserved populations, assisted in restoration projects through the SLEWS program, a partnership between Audubon and Center for Land-Based Learning;
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Farm on Putah Creek — Center for Land-Based Learning and Audubon continue to develop this farm-based outdoor education complex, office, nursery, and greenhouse, and have hired a Farm Manager for the regional educational site. More than 3,000 visitors have attended various Farm on Putah Creek events, and there are nearly one million students within one hour's drive.
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Collaborative partnerships — Audubon has built lasting partnerships with local landowners, Center for Land-Based Learning, The Yolo and Solano County Resource Conservation Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and many others; and
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