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Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists.  We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!

A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.

Antioch Dunes Endangered Species Survey

  • Organization Name
    Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
  • Project Website
  • Organization Website
  • Partners
    N / A
  • Contact Name
    N / A
  • Contact Email
    don_brubaker@fws.gov
  • Contact Phone
    707-769-4200
  • Other Contact Information
    N / A
  • Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

    Gather information that inform management plan and protection for three endangered species: Lange's Metalmark butterfly, Antioch Dunes evening primrose and Contra Costa wallflower. 

  • Participant Activities

    Assist refuge staff with habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys. Surveys of Antioch Dunes evening primrose, the Contra Costa wallflower, and the host plant for the Lange's metalmark butterfly, plus other species of special concern, are conducted annually. Seeds collected from the plants are grown in a nursery for replanting on the refuge.

  • Data Entry
    • Unknown
  • Other Participant Activities

    Participation in Work Days and Field Courses addressing other areas of habitat protection and restoration

  • System Studied
    • Plants
    • Invertebrates
  • Geographic Scope
    Local
  • Region
    Contra Costa
  • Location
    Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, along the southern shore of the San Joaquin River
  • Location - Map
    Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, Antioch, CA 94509
  • Time Commitment
    • Unknown
  • Volunteer Qualifications
    N / A
  • Volunteer Training
    N / A
  • Cost to Participant
    N / A
  • How will the findings be used?

    Data from the project contributed to applied management research that is being conducted in order to develop a comprehensive plan for managing sand dune habitat on the refuge over time.

  • Other Information

    Due to the sensitivity of the habitats and the endangered species, the refuge is not open to unsupervised use by the public.

  • Photo
    ppsr_antioch_dunes_NWR1
  • last update:
    N / A

If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.