| Snowy Plovers are impossibly cute, but don’t let that fool you. Though small, they are among the toughest and most well-adapted shorebirds at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary and Great Salt Lake. But with humans encroaching on their habitat, it isn’t currently clear what degree of recreational use of Great Salt Lake’s beaches is compatible with successful plover nesting. To better understand these challenges and their impacts, Audubon partnered with Tracy Aviary to build the Snowy Plover Monitoring Program. Learn more about Snowy Plovers, the program, and how you can get involved on our new Snowy Plovers webpage! View it here |
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| Snowy Plover. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies |
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| Join us in welcoming Zach Higgins, the new land management senior coordinator at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary! Originally from New Jersey, Zach moved to Utah in search of good snow and access to wildlands and wildlife. He studied wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of Utah. Since then, Zach has worked across the Great Basin on several conservation projects including research on urban nesting raptors. Read more |
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