Student Research Grants
Peregrine Falcons
Least Bell's Vireo
Ridgway’s Rail
Pete Bloom, Loren Hays, and Richard Zembal are all well-known in the chapter for their passion to protect birds and open spaces. The Weir Canyon Fund (championed by Pete Bloom), the Loren Hays Memorial Fund, and funding from Mr. Zembal provide funding to further ecological research. The objective of the Bloom-Hays Ecological Research Grant is to advance ecological research, particularly research related to avian species and natural communities, by providing funds or supplies to support research activities benefitting native species and habitats in Southern California. The objective of the Zembal Wetland Research Grant is to advance ecological research related to coastal wetland
habitats of Southern California, including habitats that support shorebirds and seabirds.
The 2024 Bloom-Hays Ecological Research Grant and Zembal Wetland Research Grant have been awarded for 2024. See the link below for a description of the student projects that were funded in 2024 (and in prior years). Check back in fall 2024 for the 2025 application instructions. The 2025 application deadline is anticipated to be in late January 2025. If you have any questions about the grants, please email BloomHaysGrant@aol.com.
Please help us support this important program so that we can continue our work supporting student research.
Click here to use PayPal to Donate to the Bloom Hays Ecological Research Grant
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Click here to contact a Sea and Sage Audubon Representative about supporting the program