Steve Blank is not one to fall into poetic rhapsodies when talking about birds and nature. When he speaks of these things, he tends toward the more familiar lexicons of economics and science. He is clearly someone who is more comfortable with demonstrable facts, not emotional vagaries. While this might distinguish him from many conservation [...]

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Interesting story about one woman in Bodega Bay who wants to ensure that a new development won’t harm a rookery for Great Blue Heron and Great Egrets. She’s enlisted the help of the local Madrone Audubon Society and two Coastal Commissioners. Share on Facebook

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The California Coastal Commission, tasked with protecting the Golden State’s magnificent coastal zone, is one of the most powerful and controversial public agencies in the country. Environmentalists hail it for protecting an incredible public asset, yet developers and others are always trying to bring it down. At the center of this important agency is Peter [...]

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Audubon California today is deeply saddened to hear of the deaths of three California Department of Fish and Game employees and their pilot in a helicopter crash in Madera County. We expressed this today in a letter of condolence to Fish and Game Director John McCamman. Among those killed was biologist Kevin O’Connor, who we [...]

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The California Coastal Commission recently voted unanimously to approve a plan by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to extend trails and allow overnight camping in its Malibu parks. The plan had been strongly opposed by Malibu residents, who argued that overnight camping would increase the risk of fire. Commissioner Steve Blank, who also chairs Audubon [...]

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