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 Your
donation in support of the Kern River Preserve (KRP), combined with those of many others,
has led to several significant projects initiated in 1999 and continued in
2012.
This is just a small sampling of what your donations support:
FESTIVALS
Expansion of
the Kern Valley Spring Nature Festival and KRP's participation in April, 1995
- 2012.
Hosting of
the California Amphibian & Reptile Celebration in
June/July, 2002 -
2011.
Hosting of
the Kern Valley Hummingbird Celebration in August, 1999 -
2012.
Hosting of the Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival in
September, 1995 - 2012.
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 ORNITHOLOGY
Hosting of a
Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Field Workshop in June, 2000.
Hosting of
California Partners In Flight in June, 2000.
Hosting of
the 30th Anniversary meeting of Western Field Ornithologists in July, 2000.
Hosting of the 8th Biennial Meeting
of the North American Butterfly Association in June, 2008.
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OUTREACH
Production of the Friends of the
Kern River Preserve newsletter in 1997
- 2011.
Participation in Giant Sequoia National Monument marketing
plan.
Participation in Hwy 178 Corridor tourism committee.
Support of the Lake Isabella Chamber of Commerce's Gateway Visitor Center &
Wetlands Project in 1999/2002
Leadership
of dozens of 1-5 day field trips to the Kern Valley in 1999 -
2011.
Riparian
habitat values education outreach to Kelso Creek landowners in 2000.
Outreach at
meetings, festivals, and conferences all over California in 1999
- 2012.
Local cooperative efforts with, among others, the U.S. Forest
Service, California Department of Fish & Game, Bureau of Land Management,
Wildlife Conservation Board, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Kern River Valley
Revitalization Committee, Kern River Fish Hatchery, Kern Valley Historical Museum, Kern
Valley Visitor's Council, Kernville Chamber of Commerce, several Kern Valley
businesses, and individuals in 1999 - 2012.
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RESEARCH
Hosting of a
M.A.P.S. (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) bird banding station, part of a
nationwide network of over 400 M.A.P.S. stations, May, June, July, 1999
- 2011;
Hosting of a
M.A.W.S. (Monitoring Avian Winter
Survivorship) bird banding station, 2004
- 2009;
Hosting of major bird research projects
May-September, 1999 - 2012.
Coordination of NABA - North Fork Kern Butterfly Counts,
spring and summer 2002-2011.
Completion of the South Fork Kern Rapid
Assessment Summer Bird Count in July, 1999 - 2005, 2008-2009.
Hosting of a major University of Arizona
hydrological research study in 1999 & 2000.
Funding of Cal-Poly Pomona's "A Vision for the Kern River
Valley Watershed" environmental and economic sustainability project December, 1999 -
June, 2000.
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 RESTORATION
Tricolored
Blackbird habitat enhancement program. 2010-12.
Sprague Ranch
restoration program 2006-2012.
KRP's native grass
restoration program January, February, March, April, 1999 & 2000.
Non-native tree removal and clean-up at
the Kelso Creek Sanctuary in October, 1999 & 2000.
Native grass restoration controlled burn in December, 1999.
SANCTUARIES
Acquisition of
602 acres along the Kelso Creek in December 2009. The property is being transferred
to the BLM for inclusion in the Bright Star Wilderness.
Acquisition of
106 acres along the South Fork Kern in August & November 2009. The Alexander/Vig/Heflin Ranch adds
important riverfront property.
Acquisition of
1,666 acres in Cyrus Canyon in August 2006. The property was transferred to the
Bureau of Land Management for perpetual management.
Acquisition of
105 acres along the South Fork Kern in January 2006. The Alexander Ranch adds
important riverfront property.
Acquisition of
4,400 acres along the South Fork Kern in April 2005. The Sprague Ranch property
is owned in part by Audubon and the California Department of Fish & Game.
Cooperative management including fencing of
Kelso Creek Sanctuary and adjacent U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), lands 2000-2005.
Acquisition of the
156-acre Kelso Creek Sanctuary in May, 1999.
 WEBSITE
Formal
launching of KRP's web site
in October of 1998.
Upgrades to our web site throughout
1999-2012.
Entrance of our KRP web site in National Audubon's web site contest in January,
2000.
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Believe it or not, there is
no doubt that some major projects have been left out of the above list! So, you can see
that . . .
...Your ongoing contributions to the Friends of the Kern River Preserve play a vital
role in helping us carry out projects such as land acquisition, research, habitat
restoration, management partnerships, environmentally sustainable economic development,
community outreach, and education.
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