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  • Breakthrough: The Snowy Plover and the Oil Spill (2016)
  • Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short
Breakthrough: The Snowy Plover and the Oil Spill (2016)
Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short
When the Refugio Oil Spill of May 19th 2015 reached the Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve, breeding ground for the threatened Western Snowy Plover, the federally contracted clean up crew arrived with the intention of following protocol and ...See moreWhen the Refugio Oil Spill of May 19th 2015 reached the Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve, breeding ground for the threatened Western Snowy Plover, the federally contracted clean up crew arrived with the intention of following protocol and decimating the protected nesting grounds. This is the story of how biologist Cristina Sandoval, director of the reserve managed the clean up so that it cause minimal damage and in the process educated the crew, largely from urban areas, about the Snowy Plovers and how to help rather than hinder their survival. See less
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Director
Michael Love
Writer
Michael Love
Producer
Michael Love
Composer
Raphael Atlas
Cinematographer
Michael Love
Editor
Michael Love
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Updated Mar 9, 2017

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Cristina Sandoval's primary photo
Cristina Sandoval
Self - Director Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve Self - Director Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve   See fewer
Devereux Slough (2017)
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Helene Schneider
Self - Mayor of Santa Barbara Self - Mayor of Santa Barbara   See fewer
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