News - Page 30
May 1, 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. Birds, Beasts and Bergs—a Southern Ocean Experience. Dave Weeshoff, SFVAS Board Member, will present photos and quips of his recent travels to the… read moreChatsworth Nature Preserve – A BIRDATHON EVENT!
Sunday, May 10, 7:00 a.m. Chapter members will once again join members of the Southwest Herpetologist Society on a tour in- side the Preserve. We will divide according to interest, Herps or birds. Directions: Meet at the Plummer/Valley Circle gate on the north side of the Preserve approximately .9 miles west of the intersection of… read moreTejon Ranch Breeding Bird Count
The Tejon Ranch Conservancy has organized a summer bird count and has invited SFVAS to bird one of the five sections that make up the entire 240,000 acre property now managed by the Conservancy. This is an excellent opportunity to get a first hand look at this beautiful property and help count birds. If interested… read more
April 8, 2009
SFVAS Reaches Out at Chatsworth Reservoir
Dave and I had a very busy, but enjoyable day! We arrived at 7:30 am to set up our tables. Being early, we had our choice of spot in the Oak Grove, so set up at the beginning of the grove, under a very old and large Valley Oak. It was a wonderful setting and… read more
March 29, 2009
SFVAS Board Nominations Announced
The following candidates have agreed, pending election, to serve on the board of San Fernando Valley Audubon for the year 2009-2010:President, Jim MooreFirst Vice President, Dave WeeshoffSecond Vice President, Margie MasedaRecording Secretary, Donna TimlinCorresponding Secretary, Chris Van BeverenThree-year Directors, Bettina Bennewitz and Diana KeeneyOne-year Director, Mathew Tekulsky (filling a vacancy) Continuing their present terms… read more
March 25, 2009
Birdathon 2009
It is Birdathon Season Again! The months of April and May bring our annual Birdathon. You have probably already received your pledge letter for this annual fundraiser, a sponsored birding event. The money raised covers most of our expenses and helps support our educational program for school children, based at the Sepulveda Wildlife Bird Sanctuary.… read moreGeneral Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 23. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. 7:00 p.m. 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. Our speaker, Larry Arbanas will talk about birds from Alaska to Florida. Larry Arbanas, the… read moreButterbredt Springs, Galileo Hills, and Piute Ponds
A BIRDATHON EVENT. Probable species: 115. Directions: Meet at 5:30 a.m. at the McDonalds on Crown Valley Road in Acton, or 6:00 a.m. at the park-n-ride lot on the east side of Avenue S in Palmdale. We will then stop in Palmdale for a brief search for LeConte’s Thrasher, then to Butterbredt Springs and onward… read moreSepulveda Basin 2009 Wildlife Reserve Cleanup
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please help restore the creek’s beauty! Directions: Take Woodley Avenue (which is 1/2 mile west of the I-405 Freeway) north from Burbank Boulevard. Go 1/2 mile north to the signs for the Wildlife Reserve and Japanese Gardens. Turn east (right). Bear right where the road forks. Continue east 1/2 mile to the end… read more
February 17, 2009