Posted by Alex Harper on March 16, 2017 at 18:29:43
A friend of mine based in Miami will be captaining the ship used to visit several islands in the Bahamas. The following is copied and pasted text from an email forwarded to me: Conservian is seeking a weekly crew of 8-12 enthusiastic volunteers for our Bahamas shorebird habitat conservation project in April & May 2017 aboard our 75ft research schooner. This is an excellent opportunity to gain field experience and shorebird ID skills. Our 2016 trip was very successful with volunteers of all ages participating. The trip is appropriate for conservation and adventure-minded, students, moms, dads, and even fit grandparents. In 2017, Conservian and partners will continue on-the-ground protective and restorative measures to limit human-caused disturbance, and control invasive Australian pine at key Piping Plover, shorebird, and seabird sites in the Bahamas. Field volunteers will participate in collecting new data on shorebirds and seabirds of the Bahamas. Selected sites include Globally Important and locally Important Bird Areas and national parks. We would greatly appreciate if you could pass this information on to anyone you know who might be interested. Attached is our 2017 Bahamas expedition PDF brochure. Below are several links with more information about our conservation work in the Bahamas. See link to article on 2016 project from our supporters at LightHawk http://www.lighthawk.org/what-we-do/blog/saving-bahamas-beaches-birds Follow link for story of our successful 2016 expedition http://www.birdscaribbean.org/2016/06/conserving-bahamas-beach-nesting-birds-and-habitats/ Go to our website Coastalbird.org for more information about our 2017 expedition. Go to https://www.facebook.com/CoastalBirdConservation on Facebook for more information on Conservian’s coastal bird conservation work. For more information contact Margo at MargoZ@Coastalbird.org Margo Zdravkovic Director Conservian/Coastal Bird Conservation Conserving Coastal Birds and their Habitats throughout the Western Hemisphere. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoastalBirdConservation