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August 11, 2015
Update on the Ecology Pond at Chatsworth Nature Preserve
As they left the August 6th public meeting with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), the SFVAS contingent and others present breathed a sigh of relief and harbored cautious optimism regarding the future of the Ecology Pond and DWP’s commitment to preserving the wildlife habitat in the Chatsworth Nature Preserve in perpetuity.… read more
August 1, 2015
Piute Ponds Treat
Piute Ponds is a favorite birding spot and many of our members in the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita areas visit it often for birding. The Lancaster Photography Club has invited out members to attend a meeting about the site and how to obtain wonderful photographs there. The meeting will be held at the Senior… read more
July 29, 2015
NOTE: We have a NEW General Membership Meeting Location
Starting September 2015 we will be having our General Membership Meetings at: San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, 18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, 91356, Tel: 818/697-5525 We are delighted to move to a new meeting place for our General Membership Meetings. It is an Art Gallery as well as a meeting place, so there will be… read more
June 17, 2015
Chatsworth Nature Preserve Ecology Pond drying up!!
We are approaching a serious emergency with the Ecology Pond at Chatsworth Nature Preserve. The pond is close to drying up, and DWP has thus far refused to provide any make-up water under the guise of the drought. Please review the attached flyer being distributed by area residents. We need to contact DWP managers and… read more
May 23, 2015
Just Sit Back and Bird! by Jeanne Kolasz
Saturday, May 9 was great weather for the “Big Sit” Birdathon event at the Sepulveda Basin. Jeanne Polak- Recht and Linda Jones were both there to lead the event. Jeanne reports sightings of 21 species. Eight people were there to sit on chairs or cushions or the ground to enjoy nature and wait for birds… read more
May 14, 2015
Exploring the wilds of Los Angeles with bird-watcher Scott Logan
Saturday, May 2nd marked Bird LA Day – a citywide celebration of all things birds, with nature walks, a bird sketching workshop and a picnic along the LA River. I met up with birding enthusiast Scott Logan at Franklin Canyon Park, located in a beautiful canyon above Beverly Hills, in the eastern part of the Santa Monica Mountains. “All… read more
May 11, 2015
Let’s Go Native!!
There will be a free garden show entitled "Let's Go Native" on May 17th from 10 to 5 at the Tarzana Community Center, 19130 Ventura Blvd (corner of Vanalden). Alan Pollack, our Audubon-at-Home chair, will be tabling there with lots of information to hand out and giving his somewhat curtailed slide show/lecture entitled "Restoring Habitat, One Yard at a Time"… read more
May 9, 2015
Birders On The Move by Jeanne Kolasz
It was a busy day for Mark Osokow and his Birdathon group! They began at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, where the highlight was an American Pipit. From there they traveled to Sage Ranch, Chatsworth Oaks Park, Chatsworth Hills Reserve, and Brown’s Canyon. The group was able to view a colony of Great Egrets in… read more
May 8, 2015
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE by presenter: Steven L. Hartman
SEPULVEDA BASIN WILDLIFE AREAS May 12 · 7:30 - 9:00pm PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE The Sepulveda Basin is the home of a Wildlife Area with an 11-acre lake, the Bull Creek Ecological Restoration Area, one of only 3 soft-bottomed portions of the Los Angeles River, Encino Creek, Woodley Creek, Hayvenhurst Creek, and Lake Balboa. The Sepulveda… read more
May 1, 2015