Author: Jim Houghton - Page 24
Jim has slowly learned how to operate a fairly primitive WordPress website. It doesn't look like much, but all the SFVAS information anyone needs is here. Gifts of good-quality white wine are welcome but not required.
September 1, 2009
Monthly Field Trip: El Dorado Park
Directions: Take the 405 Freeway to the Studebaker Road exit in Long Beach. Go north on Studebaker to Spring Street, then turn east (right) on Spring to the park entrance. The parking fee is $6. Meet in the Nature Center parking lot. Carpool Directions: Meet at 7:00 a.m. at the Woodley Park Park-n-Ride lot on…College Conservation Committee Activities Set
SFVAS is pleased to announce the establishment of a College Conservation Committee to encourage the participation of college youth in conservation activities. Three activities are planned for this fall. Please open this file to view the details and for contact information. For directions to the Sepulveda Basin event site, please click on the Birding Spots…
August 30, 2009
Arizona Field Trip 2009
Thirteen SFVAS birders met in southeast Arizona for 8 days of birding led by Michael McQuerry. We covered the canyons of the Huachucas, the San Pedro Riparian area, Willcox Ponds and Portal and the scenic canyons and high elevations of the Chiricahuas. Altogether 156 bird species were seen with another 5 heard, plus some interesting…
August 24, 2009
Galileo Hill/Silver Saddle Ranch Access Policy
What follows is a new directive pertaining to access at Galileo/Silver Saddle Ranch. The news is not good, but it is also not as bad as some of the rumors have been. Please be mindful that our behavior will influence possible changes in the future – for the good or the bad. This remains private (i.e.…
August 6, 2009
Sustainable Gardening Workshops Slated
Alan Pollack, our Audubon-at-Home Chair, will be giving his lecture/slide show on Restoring Habitat One Yard at a Time/Creating a Wildlife Friendly Garden at the CSUN Botanic Garden on Saturday, September 19 and at an Extension Division Workshop at Pierce College on Saturday October 17. In addition to his lecture, the workshop will feature Art…
August 4, 2009
LA River Cleanup Scheduled in August
The friends of the LA River are hosting two Cleanup events in August. The first, on August 22, will be in Sepulveda Basin. The second, on August 29, will be at Taylor Yard. More information is available at www.lariver.org.
July 27, 2009
General Membership Meeting
Everyone welcome. Encino Community Center, 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino. Located between Moorpark and Ventura Blvd., on the west side of Balboa, just south of the Presbyterian Church. Come early for social hour. TOPIC: Olga Clarke will present the birds and wildlife of Cabo San Lucas No stranger to San Fernando Valley Audubon members, Olga Clarke will share…
July 17, 2009
BE WATERWISE Classes in Calabasas
The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants and the Mountains Restoration Trust present SUMMER CLASSES IN BEAUTIFUL CALABASAS FOR WATERWISE GARDENERS Look, Ma, No Lawn! with Lili Singer Take out your turf and fill the space with low-care native plants that need no fertilizer and use a fraction of the water required…
July 13, 2009