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Audubon Canyon Ranch & Marin Audubon Society Host 50th Annual Mother's Day BBQ at Martin Griffin Preserve

Audubon Canyon Ranch & Marin Audubon Society host 50th annual Mother's Day BBQ at Martin Griffin Preserve. Reservations are now being accepted.

Families Will Enjoy Lunch, Great Egret Nesting Site, Hiking Trails & Spring Wildflowers While Supporting Habitat Protection & Nature Education Programs

Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), a leader in conservation science, habitat protection and restoration, and nature education, and Marin Audubon Society, announced today that reservations are now being accepted for its 50th annual Mother’s Day BBQ at Martin Griffin Preserve on Bolinas Lagoon in West Marin.

This family-friendly Mother’s Day event will be held rain or shine on Sunday, May 12, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. Tables are spread among the trees in Volunteer Canyon, an area of Martin Griffin Preserve rarely open to the public.  Guests will enjoy a lunch of BBQ chicken or vegetarian quiche, beans, breads and dessert. Crafts activities will be set up for children. Proceeds will benefit the habitat protection and nature education programs of ACR and Marin Audubon Society.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children under 12. Reservations are required by May 5, 2013. Tickets can be purchased online at www.marinaudubon.org or by calling (415) 453-2216. Or mail a check payable to:

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Marin Audubon Society
141 Oak Street, San Anselmo, CA  94960
(Please specify number of tickets, adult, children, and chicken or veggie)

ACR’s Volunteer Canyon is located 2.66 miles north of Stinson Beach at 4800 Shoreline Highway One. Parking is limited. Carpooling strongly encouraged.
The Mother’s Day BBQ coincides with the height of the Great Egret nesting season at Martin Griffin Preserve. Between April and July, the preserve averages 100 active nest sites annually in a grove of redwoods.  Visitors to the preserve during this time may witness different stages of the egret nesting cycle including courting rituals, blue eggs, chicks and first flights.

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About Marin Audubon Society
The Marin Audubon Society (MAS) was established in 1956 as part of the effort to prevent development of houses on Richardson Bay tidelands. In the years since, MAS has worked to protect important baylands through acquisition, habitat restoration and conservation advocacy. Current restoration projects include Simmons Slough near Novato, Triangle Marsh in Corte Madera and 632 of acres of woodlands and baylands at Bahia in Novato. MAS owns more than 500 acres along San Francisco and San Pablo Bays and donates some properties it has acquired to public agencies for permanent protection.

MAS also provides its members and the public many opportunities to experience the birdlife and nature of Marin County and beyond through Field Trips and events, our monthly newsletter, The Clapper Rail, and the annual Christmas Bird Counts. MAS is an all volunteer 501(c)(2) organization and is a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Please visit the Marin Audubon Society website at: http://www.marinaudubon.org.

About Audubon Canyon Ranch
Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) protects nature through land preservation, nature education and conservation science.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, ACR’s preserves include the Cypress Grove Research Center on Tomales Bay, the 535-acre Bouverie Preserve in Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon near Glen Ellen, the 1,000-acre Martin Griffin Preserve on Bolinas Lagoon near Stinson Beach, the 1,620-acre Mayacamas Mountains Sanctuary and 1,750-acre Modini Ingalls Ecological Preserve, both in the Mayacamas Mountains above Healdsburg in Sonoma County.

ACR is an independent non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status and is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society. ACR’s programs are made possible thanks to the contribution of thousands of hours of volunteer service, and donations from caring individuals, foundations and businesses. For more information, call 415-868-9244, email acr@egret.org or visit www.egret.org.

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