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2011 SMBRC Volunteer Opportunities

SMBRC Intern Handbook


Ballona Wetlands Nature Walk and Birding Excursion

Saturday, July 9th, 2011 12:00pm

The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission’s Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project,
and Friends of Ballona Wetlands, will be hosting a walking tour and birding excursion
leaving from the Playa Vista Farmers’ Market on July 9th!

Come join us to learn about birds, wetland ecosystems, scientific monitoring, and restoration activities going on now at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve...and how you can get involved!

For additional information, click here to view the flyer.

Community Open House
Featuring guided tours of the reserve
Saturday, July 16, 2011 (third Saturday of every month)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fiji Gateway
13720 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (Across from Fisherman’s Village)

The public is invited to enjoy the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve during a community open house. Stop by and learn about the unique resources of the Ballona Wetlands. Guided tours will depart from the trailhead at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m.

For information about future Open Houses, please email Diana Hurlbert or call 310-216-9866.

SMBRC's First Science and Research Symposium



Symposium Information:

 

The Ballona Wetlands Science and Research Symposium was held on December 8th, 2010 in University Hall of Loyola Marymount University (LMU).  Thank you so much to all of the scientists, agencies, professors, non-profit organizations, community groups, students, and interested members of the public for attending the event and helping to make it a success!!  192 people attended and participated in the symposium from organizations throughout Los Angeles and surrounding counties.  We would also like to thank Loyola Marymount University for providing the beautiful venue for the event.

 

The symposium highlighted research conducted on the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (BWER), both during the first year of the Baseline Assessment Program (September 2009 through September 2010), and as part of other regional monitoring programs.  Eleven speakers presented additional information about wetlands from the Carpinteria Salt Marsh to the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.

 

For additional details, please click below on the proceedings document. 







Assist with Scientific Monitoring
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and its partners are currently conducting a baseline-monitoring program to collect physical, chemical, biological and human use data at the Ballona Wetlands. Monitoring the site will enhance our understanding of the existing conditions in the Ballona Wetlands and data collected will be used to develop adaptive, long-term restoration and monitoring plans for the wetlands.

Interested in becoming a monitoring volunteer? Click here to download an intern request form or contact Karina Johnston for further information.

Share your photos of the Ballona Wetlands
We're always in search of fantastic photographs of the wetlands and its plants and animals to be used on the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project's website and in our materials. If you have photos, we'd love to see them! Contact Karina Johnston to learn how you can help inform and inspire the public through the beauty of your photos.

SEE OUR 'PHOTO OF THE MONTH' WINNERS

Report the Wildlife You Observe
Help inform the monitoring program and submit a report about what plants and animals you observe when visiting the Ballona Wetlands. Please download the Plant and Wildlife Observation Form (pdf) for more information and then submit it electronically to Karina Johnston or mail it to: Karina Johnston, 1 LMU Drive, Pereira Annex MS:8160, Los Angeles, CA 90045.


Help Educate the Public About the Ballona Wetlands
Interested in learning more about the Ballona Wetlands and helping to inform and involve the public about this valuable ecosystem? Contact the California Department of Fish and Game Senior Volunteer Program for how to get involved.

Also, click here to view the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project's partner page for a list of the additional organizations and agencies working on related issues.


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