San Francisco In the Sunset the birds Alcatraz is home to many species of birds not just Brandt's Cormorants and Western Gulls, but also Pigeon Guillemots, Peregrine Falcons (unfortunately not seen this season probable cause bird flu), Black Oyster Catchers, Snowy Egrets, Black-Crown Night Herons, and Great...
Mule Deer Stand-Off with Striped Skunk! WHAT PROWLS The time has come again for more camera setups and looking at images they have captured the last 3 months! Our Rancho Project takes place in the southern most part of GOGA where as the name states in Spanish,...
Adult Northern Spotted Owl Conflict Between Owl Species During our owl surveys we call for both Northern Spotted Owls and if known of Barred owl presence we call for Barred owls as well. The Barred owl species is invasive to the West coast, but native to the...
Habitat restoration Throughout my undergraduate degree, my research focused mainly on species and their conservation status. As a wildlife intern, I get to work with the fauna at GOGA, but have also gotten to collaborate with other interns and their projects. Having volunteered with the South...
Pinnacles Scenery conservation in action In this blog, I will be talking about a critically endangered species at one of our National Parks. In late April, interns and volunteers collaborated in a yearly restoration event, held by GOGA, doing Italian and Milk thistle removal at Pinnacles National...
The Marin Headlands A week in the life of a wildlife Intern For this month’s blog I’ll be covering a week in the life of a wildlife intern! With all of our surveys having picked up we have been busier than a bumble bee. Currently, our surveys...
Critters of West texas: an incompletely compendium Throughout my time in West Texas, I have encountered many species. From tiny frogs to nesting mother ducks,I have seen my fair share of critters. I define a critter as any living animal or...
Sunset at Point Reyes Lovely bulls and cows (not the dairy ones) The season of my favorite pinnipeds has started! I had the extraordinary opportunity to join marine mammalogist, Sarah Codde, on count surveys this month for elephant seals. We counted pups, yearling weaned pups, cows (females),...
Sunset at the Marin Headlands Frog eggs! For this month's blog post I'll be going through some of my main projects I've been involved with so far. Currently, we've been out surveying multiple areas for California Red-Legged frog eggs as the rainy season has commenced. A few...
https://cdn1.environmentamericas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13164940/Trey-Aviles-Intro-Vlog-1.mov Introductory Vlog! by Trey Aviles Arriving here at our new home on Rodeo Beach in Fort Cronkhite gave an immediate sense of peace. Strong waves crashing into the sandy shore as the sunset created a beautiful show of colors in the clouds that transformed from warm...