PROJECTS

"Audubon California’s Kern River Preserve - Creating a Culture of Conservation in Rural California."

Restoration

Call regarding volunteer projects. Volunteers should be at KRP HQ at 9:00 am ready to work. Be self-contained, bring food and drink to sustain yourself during outdoor work. Wear layered clothes for mountain weather - cold to warm with sun and wind thrown in for good measure. Gloves, work boots or shoes, sunscreen and a hat are a good start. Toss your binoculars and a maybe a camera in your pack as we always take some time to look about and enjoy the preserve. Camping at KRP HQ available for volunteers. Please let us know if you are planning to come - talk to Reed or leave a message at (760) 378-2531. You can also send Reed an E-mail  Thanks.

Invasive Species Information

Beaver Snacks: trees planted on Prince Field in 1989.

photo courtesy Reed Tollefson 1999

Aerial Photo Prince Pond Restoration Site 1995

photo courtesy Reed Tollefson

The Kern River Preserve/South Fork Kern River is one of the first ten 'Globally Important Bird Areas" designated in the United States. The Important Bird Areas Program was started by BirdLife International, UK, in the mid-1980s. Since that time IBAs have been designated throughout Europe and the Middle East. The IBA Program has now spread throughout the world including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. New York and Pennsylvania are the first two states in the United States to complete their IBA identification programs. Most of California's IBAs have now been identified. See the pdf file at Audubon California's website. http://ca.audubon.org/IBA.htm