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AUDUBON KERN RIVER PRESERVE

Providing financial and volunteer support for the Preserve.

The Kern River Preserve offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals or groups to help us carry out our mission. If you have skills in education, science, construction, maintenance, agriculture or any other field that you feel can advance our mission, please contact Alison Sheehey, .

BE A SUPPORTER: Your support is critical to the success of the Kern River Preserve. Support Audubon Kern River Preserve by volunteering on one or more volunteer projects or events. Please consider making a monetary and/or "Preserve Wish List" donation (See membership/donation application page.).

PRESERVE WISH LIST: 1. Office equipment of all types from paper clips, pens, and paper to modern copiers, Pentium computers and laser printers.  2. "Farm" equipment from nails, small tools, and painting supplies to a modern tractor, flatbed trailer, and new pick-up truck.

VOLUNTEER NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES:

A team of people to serve as hosts, instructors, chaperones, materials preparers, and general assistants for Kern River Preserve visitors and special events.

A team of gardeners to take on the responsibility of lawn and garden care at Kern River Preserve Headquarters.

People with painting, carpentry, and/or electrical skills to do construction, repairs, and maintenance on Headquarters' buildings and equipment.

People with fundraising skills.

UPCOMING AUDUBON HOSTED/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY EVENTS:

Riparian Forest Tree Plantings and Native Grass Restoration at Canebrake Ecological Reserve and Kern River Preserve (Saturdays) at Kern River Preserve Headquarters.  E-mail.

Spring Nature Festival Preparation:  Preparation for the  Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival to be headquartered at the Kern River Preserve. Contact Us

Spring Nature Festival:  Volunteers needed to assist in parking, information booth, taking people to the bird banding site, visitor center host, "gopher" requests, visitor attendance tally, directing people to Festival activities, helping people register for Festival events, and more. Email

Service Workdays at Kern River Preserve (Saturdays) at Kern River Preserve Headquarters. Contact E-mail.

Hummingbird Celebration at Kern River Preserve Headquarters: Contact Us

Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival:  Volunteers needed to assist in parking, information booth, taking people to the bird banding site and vulture roost sites, visitor center host, "gopher" requests, visitor attendance tally, directing people to Festival activities, helping people register for Festival events, and more. Contact Us

Kern River Valley Christmas Bird Counts. Contact Us

NEWSLETTER: Audubon Kern River Preserve Newsletters are available online in .pdf format only. The pdf files provide higher quality printing and viewing than html files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the .pdf files. If you do not have Acrobat Reader you can download it for free at: http://www.adobe.com/

For information about Preserve Workdays ONLY Contact: Sean Rowe, Land Steward - Audubon Kern River Preserve - PO Box 1662 - Weldon, CA 93283   Phone: 1-760-417-1149  - Fax: 1-760-378-2531  E-mail

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About Audubon Kern River Preserve

The Kern River Preserve is managed by Audubon California for the preservation of one of California’s largest contiguous cottonwood-willow riparian forests and the wildlife it supports.

Audubon Kern River Preserve supporters provide financial and volunteer support for Preserve outreach, education, wildlife habitat protection & stewardship.

Since 1905 Audubon has been protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.

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