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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. See our latest story: Join us: Help save future generations of seabirds Using U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding secured from the Natural Resources Damage Assessment process from two oil spills in Humboldt Bay in 1997 and 1999, the North Coast Seabird Protection Network will monitor human disturbances such as recreation in seabird habitat areas. The common murre, above, is one of many seabird species to call the area home. Credit: Tim Wang/Flickr Creative Commons 2.0   North Coast Seabird Protection Network working to protect and restore seabird populations in northern California through local volunteer assistance By John Heil June 22, 2017 Would you like to make a difference in a seabird's life? You can. Just ask members of the newly formed North Coast Seabird Protection Network (NCSPN). They are looking for volunteers this spring and summer in Trinidad, California, to assist with Citizen Science. The organization needs volunteers to collect scientific data that identifies current or potential disturbances to nesting seabirds, including cormorants, petrels and murrelets. Using U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding secured from the Natural Resources Damage Assessment process from two oil spills in Humboldt Bay in 1997 and 1999, the NCSPN was established in 2016 and for the first time this breeding season (April-August) will monitor human disturbances such as recreation in areas around habitat. With funding for the next five years, the NCSPN hopes to monitor these disturbances and use this data to identify needed outreach, education and interpretation. The common murre is a focal species due to impacts from the oil spills in the late 1990s. Continue to full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825