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Bell Creek is a relatively pristine headwater of the San Juan watershed that flows through Starr Ranch Sanctuary. Starr Ranch is bordered on the west by a residential community of over 1,100 houses, extensive landscaping, and a golf course. All of the surface water run-off from this community is diverted… Continue reading
Monitoring Objectives In the spring of 2004 we commenced a long-term study that examines effects of coastal sage scrub restoration on small mammals. The goal of our sampling effort is to produce estimates of small mammal species composition, richness, diversity, abundance, and density over the course of habitat restoration, beginning… Continue reading
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Field ecology is a branch of biology that focuses on the outdoor study of the relationships among animals, plants, and their environment. To sign up for Ecology Programs or for questions please contact Sandy at Sandy.DeSimone@audubon.org or 949-858-0309. Ecology Programs Our 1 – 2 hour Ecology Programs focus on a… Continue reading
Bird Research and Education in Southern California About SRBO Southern Orange County, one of California’s Important Bird Areas (IBA), encompasses some of the last remaining expanses of California’s southern coast wildlands. Starr Ranch plays a significant role in this IBA, protecting nearly 4,000 acres of imperiled habitats such as coastal… Continue reading
Starr Ranch in the News Starr Ranch is bordered on the west by a residential community of over 1,100 houses, extensive landscaping, and a golf course. All of the surface water run-off from this community is diverted and dumped into two Starr Ranch streams, Tick and Dove Creeks. Tick and… Continue reading
About Starr Ranch Starr Ranch is a 4000 acre Audubon preserve in southeast Orange County, California. Our activities at the Ranch focus on four major areas: land management, monitoring and applied habitat and wildlife research, education, and conservation advocacy. We take an adaptive management approach, using experiments to test most… Continue reading
Project Introduction At Audubon California’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary, we take an active adaptive (i.e. research-based) approach to land management. We are currently using mechanical and physical methods, tested in experiments during 1997-98, to control artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in approximately 700 acres of degraded and native grassland sites throughout… Continue reading
Audubon’s 4000-acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary integrates applied land management and wildlife research into education and volunteer programs to fulfill our mission of connecting people with nature and conservation issues in Southern California. Over the years, we have relied on a group of dedicated volunteers to help us with weed control,… Continue reading
Relations with local communities and Audubon chapters are critical in an area with such intense environmental problems. Our public education program is expanding. Our new Starr Ranch Field Ecology Programs connect people of all ages with nature through participation in ecological research. Classes and special events, such as "Family Nature Workshops", "Natural History Day," and hawk and owl…
