Gold Country Avian Studies is a fledgling nonprofit focused on bird research, education, and conservation in the Sierra Foothills. We operate a year-round bird monitoring and banding station in Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley, California. We can offer bird surveys, education programs, and guided birdwatching trips.
Empire Mine Bird Monitoring Program
GCAS operates a bird monitoring and banding station in Grass Valley’s Empire Mine State Historic Park to study long-term and seasonal changes in local bird populations.
Hermit Thrushes have been our focal species for migratory connectivity research through geolocator studies and the Bird Genoscape Project.
Community Education
GCAS is available for bird walks, hands-on classroom learning, field-based bird banding demos, and community presentations.
