OpportunityTitle: CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN AND LIGHT-FOOTED RIDGWAYS RAIL POPULATION SURVEYS AND MONITORING FOR NAVAL WEPONS STATION SEAL BEACH
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Any potential cooperator who qualifies under the DoDGARS Part 34 and 2 CFR 200.
Description: The purpose of this Agreement will be two-fold. First it will focus on monitoring and research on the federally endangered California least tern breeding colony within Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach (Station) and Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Navy (Navy) are cooperatively managing the existing colony. Monitoring of nesting success, analysis of the breeding success relative to other colonies and past data will greatly increase the site database and also serve to supplement regional information collected regarding known, banded birds from this and other colonies. The second purpose of this Agreement is to survey the population of the federally endangered light-footed Ridgway&#8217;s rail breeding on the Station and SBNWR and provide the Navy with a report. The population at SBNWR has been in decline over the past two decades with alarming lows in recent years. This survey effort will supplement the existing database, which plays an important role in management decisions for this federally listed species.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: reagan.s.pablo@navy.mil
GrantorContactText: Reagan  Pablo &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 619.532.2090