Petition for ACR Board of Directors to vote for re-opening Picher Canyon Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/petition-for-acr-board-of-directors-to-vote-for-re-opening-picher-canyon.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 11:37 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Lee Seidner [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19005730?utm_medium=rss This is a very important consideration for the future of Audubon Canyon Ranch.
Without it, I don't think it will continue to exist.

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:16:05 UTC 19005730 Mr Joseph Burns [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18990843?utm_medium=rss If ACR wants to connect people to nature, Picher Canyon is the place to do it. It's got more to offer than VC: the library (for volunteers) the bookstore, the bird hide, the display hall, longer, wider trails that people can hike on their own, plus views of birds on the lagoon. I hope we move back into Picher Canyon, whether or not the egrets return.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2015 07:16:32 UTC 18990843 Marty Bigos [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18990688?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Jun 2015 04:54:07 UTC 18990688 Ms Bhavani Kludt [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18990354?utm_medium=rss Thanks for initiating this well considered petition that I fully support.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:16:52 UTC 18990354 Jeanne Sutter [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18973927?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:20:57 UTC 18973927 Eileen Libby [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18972351?utm_medium=rss In the many years I've worked as research associate in the Heron Egret Project, and as a Ranch Guide at Picher Canyon during the nesting season, no instances of human disturbances were observed as barriers to nesting.

As part of our training, Ranch Guides learned that the herons actually moved to form a new colony behind Smiley's Bar in Bolinas. The heron nests adjacent to the very busy parking lot at Picher Canyon clearly were not affected.

At the EBMUD Admin HQ Site, the colony actually increased after the new buildings and sheds were built to a much larger footprint that was not only closer to the nests, but far more busy and noisier than the old buildings.

At Upper San Leandro Reservoir the colony was abandoned after three years of raven and golden eagle predation, similar to that at Picher Canyon. It would seem that predation is a far greater influence on the willingness of herons and egrets to nest at a particular site than human activities.

]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:03:34 UTC 18972351 Tony Paz [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18970625?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:21:00 UTC 18970625 Patricia Cooke [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18957053?utm_medium=rss Even without the egrets, the terrain is challenging and Volunteer is passive, I feel. Picher fits in more with intent of ACR. Also some of the instructional aids could be moved over easily to Picher Canyon.

]]> Sun, 7 Jun 2015 08:05:20 UTC 18957053 Nahal Taleghani [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18952105?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Jun 2015 11:25:27 UTC 18952105 Dr Chip Kaplove [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18949482?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Jun 2015 12:57:35 UTC 18949482 Ms. Andrea Freeman [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18947523?utm_medium=rss I don't think it was the presence of people that drove the birds away. I think the possibility that they'll return is just as good if walks are allowed to resume in Picher Canyon.

]]> Wed, 3 Jun 2015 04:58:38 UTC 18947523 Jane Allen [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18946903?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:43:00 UTC 18946903 Kathleen Murphy [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18946897?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:38:44 UTC 18946897 Mr Earle Owen [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18946801?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:49:53 UTC 18946801 Ms Margaret Petrie [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18946672?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:28:05 UTC 18946672 Linda Cantel [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18946671?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:28:05 UTC 18946671 Sherry Wright [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18945736?utm_medium=rss Whatever decision that helps keep our program in place would be my choice.
Thank you for all your hard work.

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:28:33 UTC 18945736 Barbara Beck [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18945608?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 08:13:25 UTC 18945608 Harriet Kostic [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18945132?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 04:45:53 UTC 18945132 jeanette carr [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18945058?utm_medium=rss Petition is RIGHT ON. Please take this petition very seriously as volunteers are the life blood of ACR as well as life blood for FUNDING the organization. Our school program is a model, blending education with the joys in nature.
Jeanette

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 04:09:45 UTC 18945058 Christine Kasman [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18945027?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 03:56:57 UTC 18945027 Meg Simonds [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944995?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 03:39:38 UTC 18944995 Anonymous [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944748?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 01:36:58 UTC 18944748 Joan Turner [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944690?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 01:04:40 UTC 18944690 Barbara Madick [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944642?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:46:23 UTC 18944642 Peter Young [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944571?utm_medium=rss I have a strong sense that full use of Picher Canyon is essential to the viability of the MGP school program and the retention of the volunteer corps.

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:08:37 UTC 18944571 Erica Posner [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944568?utm_medium=rss As a School Program docent, I am concerned at the reduced number of students we are able to serve in Volunteer Canyon. And those students are what our program is all about. Time for us to be back in Picher Canyon.
Erica Posner

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:08:04 UTC 18944568 Mrs Marjorie Guggenhime [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944555?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:04:50 UTC 18944555 Mrs Wendy Doughty [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944533?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:53:48 UTC 18944533 Donna Boyd [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944514?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:46:48 UTC 18944514 Gayle Cahill [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944495?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:37:59 UTC 18944495 marcia phipps [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944432?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:06:33 UTC 18944432 Judy Allen [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944380?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 10:40:02 UTC 18944380 Paul Koski [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944364?utm_medium=rss In addition to points made in the petition, schools that schedule more than one class to MGP at Volunteer Canyon must do so on separate days requiring additional transportation costs and school site scheduling complications. This discourages some schools from taking advantage of the great outdoor educational program at MGP.

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 10:28:48 UTC 18944364 Ms Elizabeth Sterns [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944297?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:51:03 UTC 18944297 Carol Kuelper [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944287?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:44:21 UTC 18944287 Ms Leslie Blackaller [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944284?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:42:41 UTC 18944284 Jan Moffet [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944274?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:38:52 UTC 18944274 Susan Nelsen [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944265?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:33:51 UTC 18944265 Steve Berger [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944251?utm_medium=rss This is an obvious "land grab" by John Kelly.

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:29:21 UTC 18944251 Kathy Carroll [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944250?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:28:43 UTC 18944250 Mrs. Pamela Gach [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944247?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:26:34 UTC 18944247 Mary Ann Cobb [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944233?utm_medium=rss It's time to re-invent ourselves as a broader nature preserve, not "just" a heronry.

]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:18:38 UTC 18944233 Ms Beverlee Johnson [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18944224?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:13:50 UTC 18944224 Susan Moritz [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18943456?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:34:30 UTC 18943456 Leslie Doughty [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18942655?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jun 2015 05:24:27 UTC 18942655 Gail Berger [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18941520?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jun 2015 09:40:24 UTC 18941520 Diana Jorgensen [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18939823?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 08:22:19 UTC 18939823 Barbara Winter [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18939546?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 06:47:36 UTC 18939546 Lois Patton [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18939338?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 05:35:56 UTC 18939338 Mary Blume [Signature #7] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18938513?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 01:54:52 UTC 18938513 Mrs Sharon Dado [Signature #6] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18938217?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 12:40:21 UTC 18938217 Patti Blumin [Signature #5] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935907?utm_medium=rss Contributions to ACR have suffered greatly
due to the closure of Picher, may never be
recouped; Picher closure bars new contributions; Ed mission of ACR has been cut by half.

]]> Sat, 30 May 2015 09:00:30 UTC 18935907 Patricia Blanton [Signature #4] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935816?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 May 2015 07:56:20 UTC 18935816 Lydia Mendoza [Signature #3] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935762?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 May 2015 07:12:06 UTC 18935762 Mary Lee Bronzo [Signature #2] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935759?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 May 2015 07:10:01 UTC 18935759 Amy Blackstone [Signature #1] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935694?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 May 2015 06:19:43 UTC 18935694