Save the Burrowing Owls!

Hi! My name is Shreyans, and I am a Life Scout taking on The Guardian Project to save the Burrowing Owls in Shoreline Park. If I successfully enhance their habitat through raising funds and organizing volunteers to purchase and plant California native plants, which increases the prey base for these owls, I will earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.

 

Within the past 40 years, in Santa Clara County, the number of adult burrowing owls has gone from 500 adult birds down to just 33! The number of their breeding habitats has also been reduced from 250 locations to 4. The greatest threats to the Burrowing Owls are humans urbanizing land and climate change. With your help, we can counteract these threats and help them survive, even thrive, at Shoreline Park.

 

To accomplish this, I’ve partnered with the nonprofit organization Aisha with an Eye on their project to save the burrowing owls.

 

Today I am reaching out to you for your help to raise $10,000 to purchase and plant 600 plants, extend Burrowing Owl Billows by ~4000 sq feet, weed out invasive plants, and feed the volunteers during the work with plant-based fuel.

 

I humbly request that you donate any amount you can towards this campaign. Each 1-gallon plant costs roughly $12. Every dollar counts.

 

We have our 2nd weeding on April 6th from 8am-Noon

The plantings are scheduled for 2 Saturdays at the end of April:  April 23rd and 30th from 8am-Noon. 

Kids must be at least 13 years old to volunteer and attend with a parent or guardian. If you are interested in volunteering, join our mailing list!

 

Mailing List: Sign Up Here (http://signupto.savetheburrowingowl.org)