January 20, 2010

General Membership Meeting

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. Our  speaker  will  be Anna Reams, executive director of Wildlife Care of Ventura County (WCVC).  WCVC was founded in 1994 by a group of individuals…

Antelope Valley Audubon General Meeting

The Prime Desert Woodland Preserve in the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center, at 43201 35th Street, Lancaster. Contact Bob or Bonnie Weatherman at (661) 269-2051.  www.avaudubon.com.

SFVAS Annual Awards Banquet

6:00 p.m. Cocktails; 7:00 p.m. Dinner. Featured Speaker: Richard Halsey, director of the California Chaparral Institute. 2010 Conservation Award Recipient: Carolyn Oppenheimer, Sepulveda Basin Education Chair. Location: Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys. Send in your reservation form today. For more information, contact Chairperson Jeanne Polak-Recht, at (818) 360-1438.

Chatsworth Nature Preserve

Chapter members will join members of the Southwest Herpetologist Society on a tour inside the Preserve. We will divide according to interest, herps or birds. Meet at the Plummer-Valley Circle gate on the north side of the Preserve approximately .9 miles west of the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Plummer, past three (3) “STOP”…
January 2, 2010

General Membership Meeting Features Guy Commeau

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. Guy Commeau, naturalist, world traveler, photographer, LA Zoo volunteer will once again present a program of his latest travels and adventures. An excellent photographer with…
December 4, 2009

Ventura County Game Preserve Field Trip

An excellent spot to observe a wide variety of birds including waterfowl, wetland birds and raptors. IMPORTANT—We will be birding the preserve entirely on foot, as vehicles are not allowed out on the habitat roads. Covering the circuit will probably require 4+ hours. Also, no parking is allowed inside the preserve compound—our cars must be…

Upper Newport Bay Field Trip

Bring lunch and drinks. Allow about 1.5 hours driving time from the San Fernando Valley. Directions: Take the 405 Fwy south into Orange County; exit Jamboree Road in the city of Irvine. Turn right (south) on Jamboree Road and proceed about 4 miles to San Joaquin Hills Road, turn right and drive down to the…

Bosque del Apache—Special Field Trip

Join me on my annual winter pilgrimage to my favorite birding spot. We’ll spend two days at Bosque del Apache, near Socorro, New Mexico, meeting at 6:30 AM both mornings to take in the magnificent liftoff of snow geese and a continuous train of thousands of Sandhill Cranes. After the morning spectacle, we’ll bird the…

College Student Conservation Committee-POSTPONED

Due the probability of rain for this Saturday, December 12, the planned event for the College Conservation Committee of a Habitat Improvement Project at the Sepulveda Basin has been cancelled.  It will be rescheduled for the spring semester. Carolyn Oppenheimer, Chairperson Habitat Improvement Project at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area supervised by Kris Ohlenkamp. Lunch provided.…
November 30, 2009

SBWA Master Plan Update – Public Meeting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is updating the Sepulveda Basin Master Plan. We want your input on current and future operations. Please join us: Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Sepulveda Basin Garden Center 16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino CA 91406