Elihu Gevirtz

About

I am an ecologist with 35 years of experience in conservation, management, habitat restoration, and research. I have worked in local government, consulting, non-profit, and industry sectors in southern California. I have authored several management plans (Burton Mesa, Point Sal and others), and several habitat restoration plans including Ojai Meadows, Gaviota Creek Estuary, San Marcos Foothills Grassland, and others. I have directed invasive species removal projects in rivers and streams (Santa Ynez River, Sisquoc River, Piru Creek), and several upland habitats. I have conducted research in wetlands including vernal pools and coastal estuaries. I conducted a survey for salt marsh bird's-beak (Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum) in Carpinteria Salt Marsh. I have conducted floristic surveys and wildlife surveys in and along side coastal lagoons, and in the rocky intertidal zone. My current research is on western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) song dialects in California and Oregon. I now live in Portland, Oregon.