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STATEN ISLAND SEQUENCHER PLUS

Investments include science, habitat protection and restoration and partnerships.

STATEN ISLAND SEQUENCHER PLUS

Since the acquisition of Staten Island, the Conservancy has invested $27 million at Staten Island plus other conservation work in the Delta and the Cosumnes River Preserve to benefit cranes and other migratory waterfowl. Conservation Investments in the Central ValleyĮnhancing wildlife friendly farming practices and habitat in the larger Delta landscape is essential to maintaining these populations. Staten Island shows that crops - widely grown in the Delta - can benefit both farmers and birds.

Important crops are corn, triticale, potatoes, alfalfa, and irrigated pasture.ĭiverse crop management is being used to demonstrate the potential for enhanced foraging habitat for cranes and other wildlife, while improving the diversity and viability of the farming operation. With thousands of acres of crops in production annually, Staten Island’s assortment of crops provides both foraging and roosting habitat across the fall and winter seasons for wintering cranes. Staten supports significant numbers of other migratory waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as a variety of wildlife throughout the year. Sandhill Cranes are the primary conservation focus on the Island – 15 percent of all Greater Sandhill Cranes in the Central Valley winter on Staten, and more than half of Greater and Lesser Sandhill Cranes in the North Delta winter on Staten. As such, Staten Island provides crucial habitat for cranes. Significant losses of small grain crops (cranes’ preferred foraging habitat) in the Delta region due to development and conversion of traditional agricultural land to orchards and vineyards is a continuing challenge.

living laboratory for science-based approaches to habitat creation in the face of drought, climate change and land conversion.

demonstration of how wildlife friendly farming can be an economically viable option for farmers and.

critical wintering ground in the Delta essential for Sandhill Cranes and a host of other migratory birds.

Under the Conservancy’s ownership, Staten Island has become a: The purchase was funded by grants from the California Department of Water Resources and the California Resources Agency, through the joint state and federally-funded CALFED Bay-Delta Program among the Resources Agency, CALFED and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Nature Conservancy’s acquisition of Staten Island represented an unprecedented commitment to protect important migratory bird habitat from the growing threat of development in the Delta, while continuing to operate it as a working farm. In cooperation with our partners, the Conservancy acquired the Island in 2001 to protect its important role as a place for wildlife friendly agriculture to support conservation along the flyway.

Staten Island has been a wintering destination for Sandhill Cranes moving along the Pacific Flyway for more than 40 years.

Located in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Staten is 9,200 acres located between the North and South Forks of the Mokelumne River.