Join us on Saturday, October 30, 2010, to learn about the Bull Creek Restoration Project just west of Balboa Lake.
Enter Beilenson Park from Balboa Boulevard, south of Victory, and park in the overflow dirt parking lot of the left side of the entry road. Meet there at 9:00 AM.
See the flyer for more information. Contacts: Muriel Kotin, 310-457-5796 or Linda Jones, 818-831-6061.
SFVAS Conservation Chair, Kris Ohlenkamp sent a letter to Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein and to Congresspersons Howard Berman, Brad Sherman and Henry Waxman, urging them to support this measure.
“The CDPA of 2010 is landmark legislation that would protect wildlife habitat, preserve open space, and enhance recreational opportunities while supporting responsible renewable energy development and the ability of the military to protect the United States of America,” Ohlenkamp writes. The act would provide additional protections to Big Morongo Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park, among other proposals.
You can find the complete text of the letter here.
Did you know that 52 Audubon California Important Bird Areas are at least partially owned by California State Parks, totaling 156,000 acres?
Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, Save the Redwood League and California State Parks Foundation are sponsors of The State Parks & Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Act (“State Parks Initiative”) appearing on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot as Proposition 21.
Prop 21 works like this-
Vehicles registered in California will get a free, year round day use admission to all California state parks in exchange for a new annual $18 vehicle license fee, a considerable savings if you go to more than two State parks in a year.
The funding will provide a stable, reliable and adequate source of funding for the state park system, for wildlife conservation and for increased and equitable access to those resources for all Californians.
The parks budget will no longer be subject to cuts by the legislature or the Governor, the Trust Fund cannot be borrowed from or raided, and our state Parks can begin work on acquisitions and deferred maintenance once the funds become available.
The passage of this proposition is a conservation legacy that all of us Audubon members in California can leave to future generations!
But the proposition faces opposition. YES ON 21 needs volunteers to organize campaigns in cities, towns, neighborhoods and communities.
If you can give any volunteer time to the campaign please go to http://yesforstateparks.com/ and GET INVOLVED.
Save our State Parks and help pass Proposition 21 in November!
The results of our annual Birdathon are now in! You have probably received your pledge letter for this annual fundraiser, a sponsored birding event, and returned it with your pledge. Please review the results below and return your pledged amount as indicated on the pledge form.
If you did not receive a pledge form and would like to be a donor, please click here or e-mail gro.nobuduavfsnull@ztiwobiel.esor, who will be happy to send you a form.
Many donations have already been received and the Officers and Board of Directors want to thank all of our donors for their generosity and support of this effort.
The money raised helps support our educational programs for school children, including the Sepulveda Basin Environmental Educational Program (SBEEP) based at the Sepulveda Wildlife Bird Sanctuary.
BIRDATHON EVENT RESULTS
(Open Participation)
Kris Ohlenkamp – Sepulveda Basin, April 4 – 60 species
Art Langton – Malibu Creek State Park, April 18 – 51 species
Caroline Oppenheimer – O’Melveny Park,
April 20 – 34 species
Jim Moore – Butterbredt Springs, Galileo Hills, Piute Ponds,
April 21 – 115 species
Richard Barth – Morongo Basin, April 24 – 66 species
Nancy Herron Knode – Descanso Gardens,
May 9 – 44 species
BIRDATHON EVENT RESULTS
(Individual or Team Participation)
Art Langton – 76 species
Jim Hardesty – 105 species
Muriel & Allan Kotin – 111 species
John & Andrew Willis – 86 species
The “Mean” Team – 75 species
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A limited number of Phainopepla readers are invited to attend a slide show/lecture on “Restoring Habitat, One Yard at a Time,” given by Alan Pollack, Audubon-at-Home Chair, followed by a tour of his garden.
Art Langton will also present a slide show/lecture on the birds one might expect to see in a San Fernando Valley garden, followed (hopefully) by a native plant landscaper speaking on the use of natives in the garden. Learn the basics for how to attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife, how to conserve water, soil, and plant and animal life.
Please e-mail me at gro.nobuduavfsnull@kcallop.nala with any questions and to reserve a spot.
