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Ross and I went out to the farallon’s to

Ross and I went out to the farallon’s to capture conservation stories and map the

capture conservation stories and map the

capture conservation stories and map the refuge the Farallon National Wildlife

refuge the Farallon National Wildlife

refuge the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge is the largest seabird nesting

Refuge is the largest seabird nesting

Refuge is the largest seabird nesting colony in the lower 48 states and it’s

colony in the lower 48 states and it’s

colony in the lower 48 states and it’s also an incredibly important breeding

also an incredibly important breeding

also an incredibly important breeding ground for marine mammals like seals and

ground for marine mammals like seals and

ground for marine mammals like seals and sea lions most people don’t know that

sea lions most people don’t know that

sea lions most people don’t know that the farallon’s even exists the islands

the farallon’s even exists the islands

the farallon’s even exists the islands are technically within the city limits

are technically within the city limits

are technically within the city limits of San Francisco Ross and I are

of San Francisco Ross and I are

of San Francisco Ross and I are cartographers so we’re really excited to

cartographers so we’re really excited to

cartographers so we’re really excited to make an interactive map to allow people

make an interactive map to allow people

make an interactive map to allow people to explore the islands from afar the

to explore the islands from afar the

to explore the islands from afar the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge is

Farallon National Wildlife Refuge is

Farallon National Wildlife Refuge is completely off-limits to the public Ross

completely off-limits to the public Ross

completely off-limits to the public Ross and I are working in collaboration with

and I are working in collaboration with

and I are working in collaboration with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Point

the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Point

the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Point blue conservation science the only folks

blue conservation science the only folks

blue conservation science the only folks who are out there are this team of

who are out there are this team of

who are out there are this team of scientists 365 days of the year since

scientists 365 days of the year since

scientists 365 days of the year since the 1960s

the 1960s

the 1960s there aren’t that many places along the

there aren’t that many places along the

there aren’t that many places along the California coast where sea birds and

California coast where sea birds and

California coast where sea birds and marine mammals can spend time without

marine mammals can spend time without

marine mammals can spend time without being disturbed by some sort of human

being disturbed by some sort of human

being disturbed by some sort of human presence and that’s why we’re here we’re

presence and that’s why we’re here we’re

presence and that’s why we’re here we’re out here to capture the essence of this

out here to capture the essence of this

out here to capture the essence of this place so that we can bring it back to

place so that we can bring it back to

place so that we can bring it back to the mainland

one of the most consistent comments that

one of the most consistent comments that I get is how adorable chinstrap penguins

I get is how adorable chinstrap penguins

I get is how adorable chinstrap penguins are but every time you get near them the

are but every time you get near them the

are but every time you get near them the very first thing that they do is project

very first thing that they do is project

very first thing that they do is project output