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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0 - Public Comment - Non-Agenda Item - PowerPointNowadays it's tough to find a spot on the beach. Before coastal development changed the landscape, the Pac[Fic coastline was comprised of dunes, beaches, and wetlands. There in the sand thousands oFwestern snowy T . -r Y. =,4 r plovers nested and raised their young. But conditions have changed as people take over the plovers' beachfront home. Plovers still return to the West Coast, though their numbers have plummeted. In coastal CaliFornla less than 1,500 breeding individuals are left. Those that remain Face reduced habitat, noisy conditions For nervous parents, and the threat oF hungry predators attracted to the garbage beachgoers leave behind. Caught between a crow and a beach party, the western snowy plover has a hard time raising its young. W- "%. I ; 7 W - '+�� t�-� `�-� � ! _ �` � f�} ♦(• X11 . . . ` -- . +J, •• i —`� ©Jenny Erbes, Point Blue Conservation Science Shape the beach'. The Newport Peninsula is one of only a few places south of Morro Bay where plovers nest on a beach with unlimited public access. You can help young plovers survive by avoiding behaviors that scare parents off the nest. • Please stay away from all fenced areas. • Keep beach balls and loud radios away from all Fenced areas as well. • Keep dogs on a 6 foot leash and away from fencing. • Fly kites and frisbees away from all fenced areas. • Carry trash off the beach to reduce the likelihood crows, gulls, feral cats, and other plover predators are attracted to the area. Public Comments - Non - Agenda January 14,2014 The western snowy plover is Federally listed as a threatened species. r i _ & 4W This sign is the Eagle Project of Christopher Hanna Boy Scouts of America, Troop 741 Newport Beach, CA. OJenny Erbes, Point Blue Conservation Science E ,c \'-/ FORt'% !�\ \ up¥Panel . �. �$ {^ �� c