Projects

U.S. National Islands

Window Retrofit on Southeast Farallon Research Station

To increase energy efficiency (and hence sustainability) of buildings and utilities on the islands, Farallon Islands Foundation purchased, transported and installed energy efficient windows for the two buildings used by scientists on the Farallon Islands.

Gray Water Tank on Southeast Farallon Island

To increase the self-sufficiency of the scientists on the islands, FIF purchased, transported and installed a gray water tank to collect rainwater from roof gutters on the two buildings.

Boardwalk Replacement on Southeast Farallon Island

Boardwalks are needed to protect nest burrows of several species of seabirds. The old boardwalks no longer provided that protection and were also hazardous to human users. Boardwalks were replaced with more durable recycled plastic lumber.

Nesting Boxes for Auklets on the Farallon Islands

Construction and delivery of nesting boxes for the Farallon population of Cassin's auklets.

Scrap and Trash Cleanup on Southeast Farallon Island

Cleanup and removal of trash and demolition waste on SE Farallon Island.

GPS System for use on Año Nuevo and the Farallon Islands

The Farallon Islands Foundation made a grant to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory to purchase a Global Positioning System (GPS), as well as an instrument training program for four PRBO researchers.

Research Facility Improvements on Año Nuevo Island

The Foundation funded the roofing repair and painting on the island's research station building.

Filmakers Collaborative

The Foundation funded the filming of two island restoration projects.

Nesting Boxes & Boardwalks on Año Nuevo Island

The Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) is a small seabird that nests in burrows on several islands including Año Nuevo Island in California. The virtual denuding of island vegetation caused collapse of the birds’ burrows and almost complete nest failure. The Foundation funded the Point Reyes Bird Observatory's construction of raised boardwalks and nesting boxes to protect and improve nesting conditions for the Auklets.

Trimble Tablet Computer for the Oregon 2020 project

The Farallon Islands Foundation donated a Trimble Tablet Computer to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University to collect data for a statewide inventory of birds that will be called The Oregon 2020 project.

East Brother Lighthouse

To keep the Lighthouse functioning as a Bed and Breakfast, the kitchen needs to be brought up to restaurant standards. The Farallon Islands Foundation made a grant to help them upgrade their Kitchen.

A measuring device for ocean habitat research

The Foundation made a grant to Marine Applied Research & Exploration Group (MARE) towards the purchase of a sensor device for collecting underwater data around islands and the nearshore coastal habitats, transported by a remote-controlled vehicle.

The Island Inventory

Nearly 250 named islands on the west coast of the United States from Canada to Mexico were photographed from four compass points; aerial and satellite photographs were collected from other sources, and details of area, location and ownership were documented.

International Islands

Habitat Restoration on San Jorge Island

The San Jorge Islands are in the northern part of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. They consist of three islands each infested by Black Rats (Rattus rattus) which prey on seabird eggs and nestlings. In addition to ridding the island of rats and restoring bird populations, this project was scientifically important for its comparison of three different rodenticides.

Research on the Tres Marias and Revillagigedos Islands

The contribution to Island Conservation consisted of transporting researchers and their equipment to these difficult to reach islands off the west coast of Mexico.

Health clinic on Flores Island, Benteng Dewa

With the support of the Farallon Islands Foundation, Seacology funded a community health clinic in support of 14,826 acres of forest (including about 618 acres of savannah) as a strict no-take zone for a minimum of 10 years.


The projects listed on this page were funded by the Farallon Islands Foundation and/or by contributions from members of the Foundation's Board.