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January 2010
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Roy
Day Shoreline Golf Links Golf Professional is being honored at
the PGA Merchandise Show by US Kids Golf as a Top 50 Junior Golf
Instructor. This is the fourth year that Roy has been selected as a
top 50 instructors. These elite professionals have dedicated their
careers to developing youth golf in their communities and are known
for their overall excellence and commitment to serving youth. They
have demonstrated the ability to organize, administer, and teach at
a very high level and are recognized by their peers and students as
role models for the youth in their programs. This very experienced
group of men and women has made a commitment to helping kids not
only learn the game of golf, but also develop a love for the game
that lasts far beyond their days in junior golf. |
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Burrowing Owls at
Shoreline Golf links
The Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small
ground dwelling owl found in short grasslands throughout the
Western United States. Due predominantly to loss of habitat
burrowing owls are experiencing significant declines in
their populations to the extent that they are listed as
endangered in Minnesota, Iowa, Canada and Mexico and are
listed as a Species of Special Concern in most other states
including the State of California.
They are protected by international treaty under the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711) and also
California Department of Fish and Game codes; sections 3505,
3503.5 and 3800. These codes “prohibit the take, possession,
or destruction of birds, their nests or eggs and violation
of these codes is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment”.
Additional precautions require that a protective buffer zone
be maintained around active burrowing owl burrows of 250 ft.
during the breeding season (February 1 through August 31)
and 160 ft. during the non-breeding season (September 1
through January 31).
Note: a burrow is assumed occupied if a burrowing owl has
been observed at that burrow within the last three years. |
Burrowing owls
do not dig their own burrows but use the burrows of
California ground squirrels and other fossorial mammals and
will also use artificial burrows and other man-made
structures such as cement culverts, asphalt, wood debris
piles, pipes or openings beneath cement or asphalt pavement.
Burrowing owls use burrows for protection from predators,
shelter during inclement weather and also as a nest for
rearing young. Burrowing owls are site tenacious and have
burrow fidelity, hence will often use the same burrow at the
same site for many years.
Burrowing owls regularly habituate to human altered
environments and are common at airports, golf courses and
other irrigated short grass areas. Burrowing owls were first
observed at Shoreline in the 1970’s and Shoreline actively
monitors the demographics of its burrowing owl population
and manages the entire area to enhance habitat for the
burrowing owls and their prey to encourage a viable
population for the future.
Any land disturbance at Shoreline including the destruction
and blockage of ground squirrel burrows requires a Project
Evaluation to be conducted by a biologist to determine if
burrowing owls are present at the site and what avoidance
measures if any are to be taken to reduce impacts to
burrowing owls and also their habitat.
If you are unsure of the correct protocol to follow with
issues regarding burrowing owls, please do not do anything
to harass or destroy burrowing owls or their habitat or
burrows and contact the Pro Shop for further information.
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Mark Your
Calendars
2010 Demo day will be held Saturday, April 17th
Shoreline Golf Links on KMVT
Mountain View community television station KMVT (15)
will start to air a Shoreline promotional video the
week of February 1.
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JACK
SMITH
PARKS SECTION MANAGER
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
POST OFFICE BOX 7540
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94039
TELEPHONE: 650-903-6074
FAX: 650-903-6099
jack.smith@mountainview.gov |
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