The mission of Friends of the Island Fox is to support the
efforts to save the endangered island fox on the California Channel Islands
through education and conservation programs.
Donate
How? On each
page of our website on the right hand side you will see a box “Donate to
Friends Now” where you can contribute through PayPal. Alternatively, please send your check, made payable to the Channel
Islands Park Foundation and on the note line designate “For Island Fox Program”.
Mail to: 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001-4354
Why? The
recovery of the island fox requires funds to support the large amount of work
for monitoring and ensuring the health and safety of each island fox population. Funds are needed for all aspects
of fox recovery: to purchase
essential radio collars, vaccinations, fox health checks, necropsies,
research programs, and fox awareness road signs to prevent vehicular mortality.
Our Education Programs have grown,
but funding is needed to purchase the artifacts and literature used in
these presentations. We must continue to
teach the community about the endangered island fox and the California Channel
Islands to ensure support for fox recovery efforts. To date thousands of children and adults have been reached throughout
California’s Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
Invite Us To Your School of Community Group
Our free Education Programs are available to schools and adult organizations
throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. Help the island fox by inviting us to your
community, or by informing others of the availability of these programs. Programs can be tailored to any grade
and for any length. For more information on programs.
Island Fox Ambassador School
Your class, club, grade or school can become
Island Fox Ambassadors. An FIF educator will come and give a presentation to
your school or organization. We will
then work with your group to help students design their own service-learning
project to participate in island fox conservation efforts and to educate their
friends, schoolmates, families and/or community about the island fox. One student
can make a difference for the island fox (Hannah’s Story) and a school working
together can have a powerful impact (Island Fox Ambassadors). |
| FIF Director Pat Meyer |
FIF sells t-shirts and sweatshirts that bear the Friends of the Island Fox logo on the front and our motto “Working together to save the Island Fox” on the back. All shirts come in small, medium, large and extra large. T-shirts are $15.00, sweatshirts $25.00, plus a $5 shipping and handling charge. Contact admin@islandfox.org if you would like to order.
Volunteer
For Friends of the Island Fox to grow and expand our efforts to save the endangered island fox, we need more volunteers to visit schools and community events, either to assist our educators, or work at our booths at local events. Volunteer educators are badly needed to enable our Education Program to grow. Contact us at admin@islandfox.org for more information, or call (805) 228-4123.
Learn More
Visit our “About Island Fox” page, to learn more about the island fox. Your knowledge will allow you to inform others about the island fox, the California Channel Islands and our work.
Stay Informed
Keep up-to-date with island fox and Channel Island
news. We invite you to sign up for
our regularly issued e-newsletter by e-mailing us at islandfoxnews@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @ifoxtweet and find us on Facebook.
