Sentences with phrase «island conservancy»

The family - friendly island has a long list of surprising activities, too, from taking submarine tours, ziplining, or taking a jeep tour at the Catalina Island Conservancy (look for the rare Santa Catalina Island fox and the resident bison, who have lived here since a movie shoot in the 1920s).

Founded in 1972, the Catalina Island Conservancy, one of the oldest private land trusts in Southern California, protects 88 percent of Catalina Island as a carefully managed preserve.

Tours are run by the Catalina Island Conservancy, so you can feel good knowing that you are helping support the preservation of the beautiful island you are exploring.

Founded in 1972, the Catalina Island Conservancy, one of the oldest private land trusts in Southern California, protects 88 percent of Catalina Island as a carefully...

For this study we exclusively used tissue samples that had previously been deposited in several frozen tissue collections from recognized institutions including those housed at CCEG, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the Catalina Island Conservancy, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkley, the Colorado State University, the Nature Conservancy, the National Park Service collections (permit number CHIS -2012-SCI-0006) including the National Park Service Special Collection at Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection at the American Museum of Natural History (see S1 Table).

Report prepared for the Ecological Restoration Department, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy.

«We're beyond proud,» said Ann Muscat, president and chief executive of the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy.

Santa Catalina Island is owned and managed by the Catalina Island Conservancy (14), and the remaining two islands, San Nicolas and San Clemente, are owned and managed by the U.S. Navy (1).

We also thank the US National Park Service, the US Department of Defense, the Catalina Island Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, and their many research partners for advancing island fox field study and providing samples for this analysis.

Report prepared for Ecological Restoration Department, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy.

[27] By 2012, the Catalina Island Conservancy determined that there were 1,500 Santa Catalina island foxes and the population was stabilized.

The other three islands which island foxes inhabit San Nicolas and San Clemente, owned by the US Navy, and popular Santa Catalina Island, which in large part is managed by the Catalina Island Conservancy.

[25] The Catalina Island Conservancy runs a captive breeding program on Catalina Island.

Because the Channel Islands are almost entirely owned and controlled by either the Catalina Island Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, or the federal government, the fox has a chance to receive the protection it needs, including constant supervision by interested officials without the ongoing threat of human encroachment on its habitat.

To halt the downward spiral of island fox populations, the Service partnered with the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and Catalina Island Conservancy to launch a series of recovery actions that included relocating non-native golden eagles from the northern Channel Islands; removing the non-native species that provided prey for the eagles; vaccinating foxes against canine distemper; and breeding foxes in captivity and reestablishing them to the wild.

Tony Budrovich vacated the seat representing the Catalina Island Conservancy, and JohnEric Hernandez (Catalina By Design / Custom Catalina) vacated his seat after serving a partial term.

The Mansion — and the island — were formerly owned by the chewing gum magnate and are now protected by the Catalina Island Conservancy.

New board members installed were Ivan Leyva (El Terado Terrace Hotel / Virgies Snack Bar), Tim Kielpinski (Catalina Island Conservancy) and Michael Ponce (Seacrest Inn).

Trail maps and more information are available from the Catalina Island Conservancy.

Steve Hoefs, Three Palms Avalon Arcade Angela Puchala, Catalina Express Tim Foley, US Bank Mark Costello, Abe's Liquor Thomas Salinas, Catalina Island Vacation Rentals Levent Alkibay, Catalina Beverage Company Ron Hite, Southern California Edison Jason Paret, Catalina Island Medical Center Todd Wade, Two Harbors Enterprises Denise Radde, City of Avalon Michael Ponce, Seacrest Inn Yoli Montano, Hotel Metropole Tim Kielpinski, Catalina Island Conservancy

Hikers are required to secure a free hiking permit from the Catalina Island Conservancy before venturing out into the interior.

The Trailhead will be the Catalina Island Conservancy's new Avalon outpost.

Long protected by the Catalina Island Conservancy, the interior of the island will also be getting a break thanks to the new tour vehicles being introduced by the Catalina Island Company.

Nearly 90 percent of Catalina Island is owned and protected by the non-profit Catalina Island Conservancy and real estate ownership is restricted in much of the rest of the island.

Funding and logistical support was provided by the Catalina Island Conservancy and Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton.

Annual temperatures range from 9 °C to 24 °C, with a mean (± 1 SD) annual precipitation of 300 (± 146) mm (Catalina Island Conservancy, www.catalinaconservancy.org).

Not exact matches

Our sourcing on Lummi is a collaboration between Provisions, Lummi Island Wild, and the Wild Fish Conservancy.

Our avian research was generously supported by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Foundation M, Island Foundation, Nuttall Ornithological Club, A. J. Stout Foundation, Minerals Management Service, Sea Duck Joint Venture Program, and the Wild Waterbirds Conservancy.

It may now be time to examine whether unconventional methods like genetic rescue are needed for the San Nicolas Island fox,» said Scott Morrison, The Nature Conservancy's director of science and a coauthor of the study.

The plot thickens once these killing machines arrive on the fictional South American island of Vilena, surreptitiously entering the country under the imprimatur of the «Global Wildlife Conservancy.»

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She is also a member of the Staten Island Bucks and the Greenbelt Conservancy.

Catalina Island Vacation Rentals and Hermosa Hotel also coordinate this volunteer work with the Conservancy, but you get to spend your nights in downtown Avalon.

There are opportunities all year long to volunteer and, if you are willing to commit to volunteering in the interior of the island for a week or longer, the Conservancy will include your camping accommodations.

Additional information on the Island and the Junior Ranger program is available through the National Park Service at www.nps.gov/alcatraz, or the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy at www.parksconservancy.org.

In order to save these island species, as well as protect sacred Chumash Native American cultural sites, the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy embarked upon a multi-year program to help restore balance to Santa Cruz Island's naturally functioning ecosyisland species, as well as protect sacred Chumash Native American cultural sites, the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy embarked upon a multi-year program to help restore balance to Santa Cruz Island's naturally functioning ecosyIsland's naturally functioning ecosystems.

A joint project of the National Park Service (NPS) and its non-profit partner, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Parks Conservancy), the $ 3.5 million renovation marks the most ambitious and far - reaching program and improvement effort on Alcatraz since the Island opened to the public more than thirty years ago.

@Large is accompanied by two richly illustrated, full - color publications: a softcover edition, published by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and available now, that documents the exhibition for visitors to the island; and an expanded hardbound publication from Chronicle Books that will be available later this year at bookstores and museum shops worldwide.

From globally acclaimed luxury lodges and character - filled high - end bush camps to private wildlife conservancies and a luxury expedition cruiser, these sustainably - designed luxe accommodations are immersed in Australia's most dramatic landscapes: overlooking the ocean, in the heart of the Outback, tucked into sand dunes, amid ancient rainforests, on islands fringed by World Heritage coral reefs and surrounded by Australia's finest vineyards.

Presented by FOR - SITE Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei brought his works to Alcatraz Island from fall 2014 to spring 2015.

The Santa Catalina Conservancy was formed in 1972 to preserve and protect the native plants and animals, and biotic communities of Santa Catalina Island.

In 1978, The Nature Conservancy gained control of the island; sheep numbers around this time were estimated to be over 20,000.

It is located on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park on land owned by The Nature Conservancy.

[4] Later, the Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service began to kill or remove all sheep remaining in order to prevent overgrazing of the island's vegetation.

[20] Many are eventually transferred to public agencies, but the Conservancy still owns and maintains several substantial preserves, including the Gray Davis / Dye Creek Preserve, Vina Plains Preserve, McCloud River Preserve, Cosumnes River Preserve, Santa Cruz Island, Irvine Ranch Wildlands and the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve.

For private boaters» permission to land on Santa Cruz Island, call The Nature Conservancy at: 805-964-7839.

All islands are protected within either the Channel Islands National Park or by The Nature Conseislands are protected within either the Channel Islands National Park or by The Nature ConseIslands National Park or by The Nature Conservancy.

Feral pigs are being removed from Santa Cruz Island as part of a joint project conducted by the National Park Service and the Nature Conservancy.

The National Park Service (NPS) and The Nature Conservancy are actively restoring what was once the largest coastal wetland on the Channel Islands.

In 2000 The Nature Conservancy donated 8,500 acres of its holdings on Santa Cruz Island to the NPS resulting in 24 percent public ownership of the iIsland to the NPS resulting in 24 percent public ownership of the islandisland.