The August management/monitoring coordination meeting will be held August 24, 2011 from 9:30am-11:30am at USGS in the downstairs conference room.

Topic:

Dr. Doug Deutschman (SDSU/IEMM), Dr. Colleen Lenihan (ICR) and Sarah McCullough (SDSU/IEMM) have been invited to present an overview of and any preliminary results from the burrowing owl recovery project started this year in South County. This study is focused on burrow availability, the role of ground squirrels as ecosystem engineers, prey availability, and the impact of vegetation and site factors such as soils and topography.

Normal monthly meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of every month, except for the combined November/December meeting.