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Santa Lucia Conservancy
26700 Rancho San Carlos Rd.
Carmel, California 93923
tel (831) 626.8595
fax (831) 626.8522 |
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Valuable Internet Resources
The posting or publication of this directory is not intended to be an expression of the views of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, any endorsement of the information provided by sources within the directory, or any representation concerning the validity or accuracy of the information. Interested persons are encouraged to verify the accuracy of information for themselves.
CalPhotos http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/
“CalPhotos is a collection of 83,921 images of plants, animals,
fossils, people, and landscapes.” eNature.com
http://www.enature.com
“In February 2001, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the
nation’s largest conservation group, announced its acquisition
of eNature.com. The for-profit eNature site continues to operate independently,
but now shares unparalleled content and nature discovery tools with
the non-profit NWF.org.”
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology http://birds.cornell.edu
“The Lab is a nonprofit membership institution whose mission is
to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research,
education, and citizen science focused on birds. The Lab's multimedia
resources are world renowned and provide a unique opportunity to advance
their mission.”
California Oak Foundation http://www.californiaoaks.org
“Founded in 1988, the California Oak Foundation (COF) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit educational organization committed to preserving the state's
oak forest ecosystem and its rural landscapes.”
National Center for Disease Control Division
of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid
“The Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases serves as a
national and international reference center for vector-borne viral and
bacterial diseases.”
California Invasive Plant Council, Cal-IPC
http://www.caleppc.org/
“The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) is dedicated
to finding solutions to problems caused by non-native pest plant invasions
of the state's wildlands.”
PARTNERS
Big Sur Land Trust http://www.bigsurlandtrust.org
“The mission of The Big Sur Land Trust is to protect for public
benefit those lands in Monterey County and neighboring areas that are
significant as natural habitat, open space, agricultural, watershed
and recreational properties.”
Sonoran Institute http://www.sonoran.org/si/index.html
“The Sonoran Institute is a nonprofit organization that works
collaboratively with local people and interests to conserve and restore
important natural landscapes in western North America, engaging partners
such as landowners, public land managers, local leaders, community residents,
and nongovernmental organizations.”
The Nature Conservancy http://nature.org
“Since 1951, we've been working with communities, businesses and
people like you to protect more than 98 million acres around the world.
Our Mission is (sic) to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities
that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands
and waters they need to survive.”
Hastings Natural History Reservation, University
of California, Berkeley
http://www.hastingsreserve.org
“Hastings is a Biological Field Station of the University of California
providing the wildlands and facilities to conduct college and graduate
level studies of natural systems in the Santa Lucia range in Monterey
County, California.”
California State Parks http://cal-parks.ca.gov
“Responsible for almost one-third of California's scenic coastline,
California State Parks manages the state's finest coastal wetlands,
estuaries, beaches, and dune systems.”
Elkhorn Slough http://www.elkhornslough.org
“Located in the middle of Monterey Bay, Elkhorn Slough is an ecological
treasure, providing habitat for rare plants, animals, and nearly 300
species of birds. The slough harbors the largest tract of tidal salt
marsh in California outside of San Francisco Bay, and its watershed
includes dunes, coastal marsh, oak woodlands, and unique maritime chaparral.”
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
www.mprpd.org
California Department of Fish and Game http://www.dfg.ca.gov
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov
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| Conservation Programs
Santa Lucia Conservancy’s conservation programs
are broadly defined by four categories: natural resource
monitoring, natural resource management, habitat restoration,
and scientific research. Each category encompasses tasks
that are essential to accomplish its mission to conserve
and sustain the Santa Lucia Preserve and to fulfill goals
and objectives related to ensuring biological conservation
and sustainability, based on sound science. |
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