Programs

  • Hummingbird Research and Community Education

    RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: Fieldwork by Dr. Sergio Diaz-Infante and Dra. Elsa Figueroa continued the research by studying hummingbird/plant interactions and investigating conservation needs for a threatened hummingbird species in Nayarit. We began work at a high-elevation study site to understand how hummingbirds and their nectar plants vary across an elevational gradient. We continued working with the El Cuarenteño community with STEAM activities for primary - high school students and collecting seeds for future restoration efforts.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Feb 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $15K

  • Hummingbird Monitoring and Community Training

    MONITORING: Trend monitoring continues at sites in BC, UT, CO, NM, AZ, MT, and ID. Gaby Samaniego coordinated this program for 8 months. We offered a training workshop for students and professionals to learn hummingbird banding and monitoring techniques. Additionally, a community monitor in El Cuarenteno continued to work with Dra-Figueroa's field teams and to begin the community monitoring program.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Feb 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $13K

  • Online Outreach and Community Conservation Crafts

    We continued to develop our online outreach activities and offered a scholarship to Gabriela Samaniego for her studies at the University of Arizona's School of Natural Resources and the Environment. We continued to develop conservation crafts in the Nayarit communities.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Feb 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $28K