First Intern Shift News

Hello Everyone,The summer field season is now well under way at Hi Mountain Lookout. Three interns started their first official shift this past weekend, and we had a wonderful time! On the first day, Greg and I hiked down to Hi Valley to do some point counts and find some study plots, while Julie and her sister Hollydid telemetry at the lookout. The Hi Valley hike was simply gorgeous!...

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Lookout Training News

Just a quick update from the Lookout crew. The Cal Poly interns and volunters spent the early part of the week training up at Hi Mountain. We learned everything from how to keep the Lookout running smoothly to how to collect our data. We even got a lesson in how difficult it can be to get from point A to point B when faced with a dense stand of brush! Some of us went on...

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Training at Hopper

Hi All, All the new interns and volunteers just completed great telemetry training from the folks at Hopper. The fog was unbelievable and we couldn’t see five feet in front of us but we still had a great time.Can’t wait to put all this new knowledge to work. I’d like to give special thanks to the people at Hopper for dedicating their time and effort. We really appreciate all their...

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KSBY Interview

Hi all,Anchorwoman Wendy Thies interviewed staff and volunteers today at Hi Mountain Lookout. The interview will air on KSBY TV news at 6:30pm this Thursday, June 16th, and repeat on the following Friday morning news broadcast. The Lookout Project interview is one of the ‘Nature Watch’ series, broadcast weekly. Steve SchubertVolunteer Coordinator, Hi Mountain Condor Lookout...

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Summer '05 Field Season

Since the inception of the Hi Mountain Lookout Project 9 years ago,Morro Coast Audubon Society has had a rewarding and successfulcollaboration with several organizations and many hard working staff andvolunteers. The rehabilitation of an old abandoned fire lookout into afunctioning biological research station and interpretive visitor centerhas been a source of great satisfaction and pride for all...

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