Oikonos is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization working locally and internationally to increase awareness and understanding of human impacts on marine ecosystems and
improve biodiversity conservation on imperiled islands.

What's New for Summer 2009

Follow Pink-footed Shearwaters Migrating off North America For the first time, Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) movements are being studied from wintering hotspots off Southern California using solar-powered satellite transmitters. Check daily updated maps to follow five amazing birds as they travel between important wintering areas off North America. The species is threatened by coastal fishing activities and pollution throughout their marine range. Partners and Funders: Josh Adams, USGS David Hyrenbach, Duke Univ. and Hawai'i Pacific Univ. Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) NOAA Office of International Affairs Learn more

New Partnerships

Creative Minds Coming Together to Restore an Island Refuge Talented organizations are working with Oikonos to protect and restore biodiversity on Año Nuevo Island: one of the few islands off California for marine wildlife to raise young and rest free from mammalian predators. Concrete and metal from the old Coast Guard Lightstation will be 'remixed' to create auklet nesting crevices and transform this human trash. Since 2001, Go Native has provided invaluable services and expertise to the restoration. Go Native is dedicated to preserving and restoring the wild and open places in California. Now Rebar joins the team. Rebar is an art and design collective based in San Francisco. Their work spans numerous disciplinary boundaries, including landscape installation, environmental art and absurdity. Learn more

Community Efforts to Control Invasive Plants on the Juan Fernández Islands As on many islands around the world, the biodiversity of the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, is threatened by invasive plants. Local experts, volunteers, and U.S. researchers are learning from each other the best methods to improve the habitat. Paola, one of the local project coordinators, teaching volunteers about seedling identification. Sweat together, stay together. Collaborative group working together on experimental plots to exclude herivores. Learn more

San Francisco Bay Marine Debris Collaborative Under the leadership of Carol Keiper, Oikonos has joined a new collaboration to conduct floating marine debris research on San Francisco Bay. Their goals include sharing knowledge about debris accumulation, transport, and wildlife affects to improve management and policy. Oikonos is proud to be developing projects with the following organizations: Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (SFSU) California Audubon Society Baykeeper San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Helen Chellin, Visual Artist Watershed Project Clean Water Fund Contact Carol Keiper for more details

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