Rare Shoreline Species Workshop

Attendees of the two-day Rare Shoreline Species Workshop will have the opportunity to learn about four federally- and state- listed species in both a lecture and field setting. Our species experts will review the habitat, range, life history, and field identification tips for the following:

California Ridgway’s Rail, Federally and State Endangered

Western Snowy Plover, Federally Threatened, State Species of Special

Concern

California Least Tern, Federally and State Endangered

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, Federally and State Endangered

The lecture portion will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Center, which overlooks the bay on Friday, June 28 from 9AM to 4:30PM. The field portion will include visits to Arrowhead Marsh to view Ridgway’s rails, and to the Hayward Shoreline where we will observe least terns, snowy plovers, and check traps for salt marsh harvest mice, and will take place Saturday, June 29 from 5AM to 10:30AM. Goals of the workshop will be for attendees to leave with a comprehensive understanding of each species’ habitats and the tools to reliably identify the four species in the field. No handling of any of the listed species will occur, but we will make an effort to see each species during the field portion.

REGISTRATION: The early registration (before Jun 17) price of the workshop is $345 if you are not a current member of the TWS SF Bay Chapter. If you are a current member the early registration cost of the workshop is $295, please enter 'Member' into the coupon code to get the reduced price. On or after June 17 the workshop price increases to $395 (non-member) and $345 (member). After registration, we will check to ensure your membership is current if you have used the membership price. If you have any questions, please contact TWS.SF.Workshops@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. You can contact us if you need to pay be check and we can accommodate you, but we can not guarantee that a spot in the workshop will still be available. Cancellations within 48 hours of the workshop may not be refunded.