Point Reyes Bird Observatory

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RESTORATION, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP.

CALIFORNIA CURRENT: THIS GROUP WORKS TO CONSERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM. ITS FOCUS IS ON HELPING PROTECT OCEAN FOOD WEBS THAT CAN SUPPORT BOTH THRIVING AND DIVERSE MARINE LIFE AND THE NEEDS OF HUMAN COMMUNITIES. ITS UNDERSTANDING OF OCEAN AND MARINE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS INFORMED BY LONGTERM DATA MONITORING ACTIVITIES BOTH AT SEA AND ON THE FARALLON ISLANDS. ADDITIONALLY THE GROUP TRAINS EMERGING CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS IN ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

ECOINFORMATICS GROUP: THIS NEW GROUP WAS CREATED BY COMBINING THE INFORMATICS AND IT GROUP AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION GROUP. USING CUTTING EDGE MODELS AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES, THIS GROUP INCREASES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ON ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES. THE FOCUS IS ON SCIENCE AND OUTREACH TO INFLUENCE SHORELINE AND BAY-LAND DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION. THIS GROUP DEVELOPS TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE WEALTH OF SCIENTIFIC DATA COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS. IT FURTHER SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THESE DATA INTO CONSERVATION OUTCOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVES CONSERVATION DECISIONS AROUND CALIFORNIA AND THE WORLD. THIS GROUP ALSO MANAGES POINT BLUE'S WEBSITES, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.

PACIFIC COAST AND CENTRAL VALLEY: WORKING LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, THIS GROUP PROVIDES CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS, INFORM POLICY, AND FORMULATE STRATEGIES THAT ENSURE THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS THAT MAXIMIZE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: INCLUDES THE WORKING LANDS, SIERRA NEVADA, EMERGING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE ECOINFORMATICS GROUPS. THE WORKING LANDS GROUP WORKS WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, LAND STEWARDS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES PROVIDE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. THE SIERRA NEVADA GROUP HELPS GUIDE FOREST ECOLOGY AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA ECOSYSTEM. THE ECOINFORMATICS GROUP USES CUTTING EDGE MODELS AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ON ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES. THE EMERGING PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS GROUP PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO MAJOR CONSERVATION INITIATIVES SUCH AS FEDERAL AGENCY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS, STATE PLANNING EFFORTS AND FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED JOINT VENTURES. THE ECOINFORMATICS GROUP DEVELOPS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE SCIENTIFIC DATA COMPILED BY POINT BLUE AND ITS PARTNERS.