[CINC] Island Fox Training October 4

[Shauna Bingham]

Dear CINC Volunteers:
You are invited to participate in an Island Fox training class being held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Santa Barbara Zoo -- this is a great opportunity and you can count the time on your CINC time sheets under training. 
Please RSVP to Leeza Charleboix. Hope you can make it!
Shauna 


Join us for a very special Island Fox training class. 

Saturday, October 4, 2008.

9:30am–12:30pm: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Fleischmann Auditorium.
Afternoon: Santa Barbara Zoo (time to be announced).

Learn about Island Fox natural history, research and conservation efforts by many organizations and meet an Island Fox!

RSVP by email to seacrew at sbnature2.org and Leeza Charleboix will send you a confirmation email of your reservation. Please note that it is suggested that you RSVP as soon as possible to ensure a spot at the training class.

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The Island Fox is found only on six of the eight California Channel Islands. On the islands of Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Catalina, the Island Fox is listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

You will learn about the Island Fox, why it is endangered, what is being done to save this charismatic tiny carnivore, and how you can help.

This is your chance to increase your knowledge about the ecosystems on the Channel Islands and how they have been upset by the low populations of Island Foxes. You can educate others about the need to save the Island Fox and its habitat. Your help with the education about this endangered canine will be invaluable to the work underway to save this unique species from extinction.

Not only will you learn about the Island Fox, but you will also meet one. You will be introduced to Finnigan, an Island Fox from Santa Rosa Island, at the Santa Barbara Zoo where we will learn more about the species and the care they need.

We hope to see you on October 4th for a fun learning experience and a chance to meet fellow volunteers from many organizations.

*** Presenters ***

Paul Collins
Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 

Keri Dearborn
Vice President of Education
Friends of the Island Fox

Leeza Charleboix
Volunteer and Interpretation Manager
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Ty Warner Sea Center

Pat Meyer
President
Friends of the Island Fox

Maria Petueli
Education Coordinator
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Ty Warner Sea Center

Friends of the Island Fox Volunteers

Santa Barbara Zoo Staff

*** Participating Organizations ***

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - www.sbnature2.org
Ty Warner Sea Center - www.sbnature.org/seacenter
Friends of the Island Fox - islandfox.org
Santa Barbara Zoo - www.santabarbarazoo.org
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - channelislands.noaa.gov
Channel Islands National Park - www.nps.gov/chis
Other local organizations

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Leeza Charleboix
Volunteer and Interpretation Manager
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 
Ty Warner Sea Center
211 Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 962-2526 ext. 104
seacrew at sbnature2.org

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Shauna Bingham 
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111
Oxnard, CA 93035
Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov
(805) 382-6149 ext. 102
Fax (805) 382-9791
http://channelislands.noaa.gov

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