ACR Conservation Talks: Welcome Back, Otters!

ACR Conservation Talks: Welcome Back, Otters!

River otters are charismatic carnivores, and make wonderful ambassadors for river and wetland restoration and conservation efforts. Yet, little is known about their population, range and seasonal eating habits in the Bay Area. The River Otter Ecology Project has taken on the challenge of discovering and documenting their ecological niche, with the goal of informing land use decisions and preserving habitat for these lively aquatic mammals.

Join us as we discuss what’s known, what needs to be discovered, and just how we manage to research elusive, secretive mammals who slide into the water and disappear when approached. We'll show slides and videos from our ottercams, and discuss the project and the role that citizen science plays in this otterly exciting work! 

Speaker's Biography: Megan Isadore

Director, River Otter Project

Megan is a naturalist, wildlife rehabilitator and writer. She graduated from the College of William & Mary with a degree in English, never suspecting she would spend her entire career in one kind of science or another. Megan began as a medical writer, then produced continuing medical education programs and publications in medical risk management.

In 1998, after moving to Marin she turned her attention to watershed ecology. As Lead Naturalist for SPAWN, she produced and presented training programs for new naturalists, worked on field research projects on endangered coho salmon recovery and community education efforts, acted as Team Leader for rescue and relocation of thousands of stranded coho fry from drying streams and led spawning surveys on headwater tributaries.

Megan fell in love with the otters after seeing them hunting in Lagunitas Creek and Tomales Bay. It was a natural step to look into their under-the-radar recovery and ecological niche here in our Marin watersheds, as well as across the Bay Area.

Support ACR by Making a Donation When You Register!

ACR depends on the generosity of its community to administer education programs such as the Conservation Talks and manage the 5,000 acres of wildlife sanctuaries owned by ACR. Upon registering for this event, please make a donation! We suggest $15-25 per attendee per event. 

What else can I do when I visit the Martin Griffin Preserve?

There are picnic areas for lunch, hiking opportunities, trained naturalists available to answer questions, and 1,000 acres of redwood forests, fresh water ecosystems, coastal scrub, and mixed evergreen forests. 

Location
ACR's Martin Griffin Preserve - 4900 Shoreline Highway 1, Stinson Beach, CA 94970