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February 5, 2010
Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Bird Walk
Directions: Exit the Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101) at Las Virgenes Canyon Road and proceed north to the trailhead parking area at the end of the road. Please bring plenty of water and wear proper shoes. No toilets are available on site. Leader: Jim Hardesty (818) 346-6712, jim.hardesty@sfvaudubon.org read more
February 4, 2010
Sepulveda Dam Basin Master Plan Review Slated
I encourage all to attend this community workshop on the updating of the Sepulveda Basin Master Plan on Saturday, February 20, 2010. This is part of updating the master plan (land use plan) of the entire Sepulveda Basin for the first time in over 30 years and will be important in shaping changes to the… read more
January 27, 2010
Oppose the Fairmont Butte Motorsports Park
Hi All, Here is a letter describing a proposed racetrack in the Antelope Valley followed by a letter from Kris Ohlenkamp, SFVAS Conservation Chair, stating the opposition of SFVAS to the development. Contact Supervisor Michael Antonovich to make your view known. * * * Dear friends and colleagues, As you start to mark your calendars… read more
January 21, 2010
Carolyn Oppenheimer to Receive Conservation Award
The Mission of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society is to promote the conservation of resources, to preserve and enhance the natural habitat within our territory, to increase the public’s awareness and appreciation of bird life and the natural environment, and to create a social environment that encourages individual knowledge, development, and participation. No one… read more
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… read moreAntelope 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. read moreSFVAS 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. read moreChatsworth 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”… read more
January 6, 2010
New Links Added
Two of our partner organizations have developed websites. Links to those sites have been added to the list in the sidebar on the right. The first of these is Antelope Valley Audubon, organized by a group of dedicated volunteers with some support from SFVAS. The other is the website of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area,… read more
January 2, 2010