04/19/2026
Join us today, Sunday, April 19, at 12:15 p.m., for a presentation with the Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS). Held at the Arcata Community Center. Grab lunch at Familia cafe (onsite) and pull up a chair! Admission is free.
"The Black and White Story of Avian Conservation on the California Channel Islands"
IWS began in 1979 with the ambitious goal of returning bald eagles to the California Channel Islands. After 46 years of often intensive work, there is now a thriving bald eagle population breeding on the islands. The return of bald eagles to the California Channel Islands helped a second species, the island fox, recover from the federal Endangered Species List. Altogether, IWS has contributed to the recovery and delisting of six animals from the federal Endangered Species List, including the San Clemente Island Bell’s sparrow which was delisted in 2023. Several conservation challenges remain on the islands—including achieving recovery for the San Clemente loggerhead shrike and understanding the large variability in bald eagle breeding success from territory to territory across the islands—to keep us busy for the next 46 years.
The Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) is a science-based wildlife conservation organization devoted to: 1) gathering information necessary to maintain biodiversity and viable populations of all species, 2) applying scientifically grounded methods to recover
threatened, endangered and declining wildlife populations, and 3) provide meaningful outreach to engage audiences in conservation.
