CEDO is gearing up for a busy fall season.  

-- New researchers will arrive August 27, with several more groups coming throughout the fall.   This first group (from San Francisco State University) will continue their study of the impact of climate change on porcelain crabs. 

-- On September 1, we welcome our new field education intern, Alycia Nelson, who hails from western Washington state.  Welcome, Alycia! 

--In Tucson, the office is moving to 4560 E Broadway, Suite 220.   

--If you're in Tucson, come to our OPEN HOUSE and new office GRAND OPENING!  Date (in October) still to be determined.  

Go to our website "what's going on" page under News & Events to learn more.

--A new Challenge Matching Grant will double your raffle gift, or any gift to CEDO right now.  Read more below.   

--Be sure to enter our Florida Condo Raffle!  Deadline to enter is September 4, 2011.  Details in yellow column to the left.

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Sea Lion Monitoring Produces Important Results
In July, local residents and representatives from several conservation groups joined CEDO in a "cruise-course" to learn safe and humane techniques for monitoring and surveying sea lion colonies. The boat took the group to several islands in the Upper Gulf, where they observed 8 different sea lion colonies, collected specimens for study, and recorded population and habitat health indicators.   Read more about these efforts to develop standardized monitoring techniques in protected natural areas.  

Staff profile - Marlene Anaid Luquin Covarrubias
Originally coming to CEDO in January 2009 as a volunteer, Marlene quickly earned the respect of her co-workers.  In September of that year, she joined the staff of the fisheries division.

Concentrating on the geoduck clam fishery, Marlene uses her education, talents and personal dedication to sustainable use of natural resources to inspire everyone around her.  She envisions a world where natural resources are used with respect and care, providing economic stability to local communities while protecting the health and well-being of the environment.  Working closely with four geoduck Cooperatives with permit to harvest in the Puerto Peñasco area, Marlene is making a difference every day. Find out more about Marlene here!
 

Sea Lions Thrive in Northern Gulf
The Gulf of California supports large populations of marine mammals, including many thousands of California sea lions. The presence of great numbers of these large predators is a good indication of the relative abundance - and health - of this marine ecosystem. These large animals need lots of food - and the Gulf provides it!  Read more about the California Sea Lion here.  

Youth put their Environmental Contest Projects into Practice
Youth from several coastal communities of the Northern Sea of Cortez participated in the 17th Annual Environmental Contest.  The purpose of the contest is to help our future leaders, businesspersons and community members learn how to work together to find solutions to the challenges they face in creating sustainable fisheries, a healthy seafood industry and a prosperous tourist trade without destroying the beauty and abundance of their natural surroundings. 

To that end, each youth team chose a fishery to evaluate its future.  Interviewing current fishers and learning about the environmental as well as economic impact of that fishery, student teams then proposed creative and bold steps to maintain and develop sustainable growth for that fishery.  These projects have tangible and "real life" outcomes, as the participants in the contest will be the practitioners of tomorrow.   Read the project report here.


The Contest has become a staple in the education of young people of the area, with businesses, educators, community members and tourists all benefitting from the event.  Read more about the winning teams' projects here. 

Raffle for CEDO!  Donate to CEDO and get a chance to win a vacation accommodations in Orlando Florida.  See below or click here to learn more! 

OPEN HOUSE in Tucson!! Thanks to the generosity of US Board member, Phil Pepper, CEDO's Tucson office will move to a Broadway address!  Join CEDO staff and board for a GRAND OPENING event, tentatively scheduled for October, 2011.  Details, as they are confirmed, can be found by clicking here. 

Challenge Grant Announced!! The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has offered to match new gifts to CEDO dollar for dollar, up to $30,000. If you have not made a 2011 donation, give NOW and your gift will double in value through this matching challenge!  PLEASE GIVE TODAY so that CEDO  may continue its research, conservation and education activities in the Upper Gulf of California.  Your donation gives you a year's membership, enabling CEDO to send this newsletter to you as well as maintain its programs and projects.  We need YOUR help NOW to meet the CHALLENGE! 

If you already have made a gift to CEDO this year, thank you very much.  Please consider a second gift before the end of the year to help us receive this generous new award from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation.