Local high school students complete PSA project for condors
Students in the San Benito High School’s advanced multimedia
program have partnered with the Pinnacles National Monument Condor
Recovery program, the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center and
the Point Reyes National Seashore Association to create a set of
public service announcements. The PSAs were screened at San Benito
High School on Wednesday night at the high school’s library.
”
It’s an honor to work with youth to craft a future for the
California condor,
”
said Daniel George, the condor program manager at Pinnacles
National Monument.
Local high school students complete PSA project for condors
Students in the San Benito High School’s advanced multimedia program have partnered with the Pinnacles National Monument Condor Recovery program, the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center and the Point Reyes National Seashore Association to create a set of public service announcements. The PSAs were screened at San Benito High School on Wednesday night at the high school’s library.
“It’s an honor to work with youth to craft a future for the California condor,” said Daniel George, the condor program manager at Pinnacles National Monument.
Covering topics such as the effect of lead poisoning on condors and ways to help save an endangered species, the PSAs engaged local youth in learning and understanding condor biology, behavior, research, societal concerns and how the public can play a stewardship role.
Teacher Mary Maio served as a technical adviser to the students who researched, wrote and produced the pieces. The videos discuss the effect of lead poisoning on condors and ways to save the endangered species. The project included active participation of Pinnacles National Monument staff through classroom presentations and biologist-led field trips.
The videos will appear on community access channels, the Internet and in other appropriate venues, including YouTube.
“The four months of studying, taping, and editing the public service announcements was a commitment my students chose, and I am so proud of them and their contributions to the protection of the California Condor and to the quality of life for our communities,” Maio said.
