Santa Lucia Conservancy
26700 Rancho San Carlos Rd.
Carmel, California 93923
tel  (831) 626.8595
fax (831) 626.8522




A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation

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

Natural Resource Monitoring
  Natural Resource Management
  Habitat Restoration
  Research
Valuable Internet Resources

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.