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Habitat Restoration

Drakes Estero Could Be the First Step in Returning Sea Otters to Northern California: Press Release

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases

For Immediate Release, August 17, 2026 Contacts: Ken Bouley, Executive Director, kbouley@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, lirvine@seaturtles.orgĀ  Drakes Estero Could Be the First Step in Returning Sea Otters to Northern…

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Report: Position Paper Regarding reintroduction of Southern Sea Otter to Drakes Estero in Point Reyes National Seashore

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Internships, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News

Today we’ve published a new report from TIRN’s Environmental Advocacy intern, Ā Savanna Stewart, and board member Dr. Rick Lanman: Drakes Estero, the First Stepping Stone: An Estuary-Based Strategy for Southern…

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A Look Into Protecting Western Monarch Overwintering Sites

By 2026, Bay Area, Butterflies, California, Comment, Conservation, Current Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Nursery, Spawn Bay Area Monarch Resources

By Jessica Garces, SPAWN Habitat Restoration Intern Historically in West Marin, ā€œmonarch butterflies have been noted in huge beautiful numbers at “butterfly trees” in Bolinas and Stinson Beach since the…

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SPAWN’s Chicken Ranch Beach Efforts Contributing to Improving Populations of Listed Endangered Species

By 2026, California, Coho Salmon, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Habitat Restoration & Landowner Assistance, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Internships, Native Plant Nursery, Nursery, Salmon, Wildlife Monitoring

By Sierra LeTourneau, SPAWN Salmonid Monitoring Intern Header photo of a happy SPAWN Nursery-grown lupine at Chicken Ranch Beach in Tomales Bay, California. In honor of Endangered Species day, which…

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