CIES is dedicated to advancing the conservation of coastal and marine birds and healthy ecosystems through sound science, restoration, partnership, and community outreach
Springtime on Scorpion Rock, Santa Cruz Island. CIES and NPS have had great success with the restoration of this small offshore isle that provides important nesting habitat for Cassin’s auklets and other seabirds.
The CIES crew mistnets for ashy storm-petrels on Santa Barbara Island during the nights surrounding the new moon when the Milky Way is brightest in the sky.
Encelia californica in our lighthouse slope restoration site on Anacapa Island
Ashy storm-petrel in-hand during banding operations.
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