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January 20, 2010
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”… 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
SFVAS Annual Awards Banquet
Friday, March 5, 2010, Airtel Plaza Hotel, 6:00 p.m. Featured speaker: Richard W. Halsey Richard W. Halsey is the director of the California Chaparral Institute, a non-profit research and educational organization focusing on the ecology of California’s shrubland plant communities, wildland fire, and how Mediterranean-type ecosystems have helped shape human culture. He has given more than… read moreGeneral 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… read more
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… read moreUpper 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… read moreBosque 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… read moreBosque del Apache—Special Field Trip
Monday, December 28 — Thursday, December 31. 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.… read moreCollege 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.… read more
November 30, 2009