Great blog post about the Vaux’s Swifts in downtown Los Angeles. Share on Facebook

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Every since taking over as National Audubon Society president on Sept. 1, David Yarnold has been touring the country, visiting Audubon programs and getting to know the landscape. He’ll be in Los Angeles next week to visit the Audubon Center at Debs Park, and the Los Angeles Times today has a preview. We’ll be talking [...]

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The Sacramento Bee reports that the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve is running Sandhill Crane tours this weekend. Share on Facebook

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Of the 21 bills that Gov. Schwarzenegger signed yesterday, one requires the state to take an important step toward developing a new strategic vision for the State Department of Fish and Game and the Fish and Game Commission. Assembly Bill 2376, sponsored by Assemblyman Jared Huffman, creates a blue ribbon commission to review the department’s mission [...]

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Proposition 21 has received a number of nice endorsements from newspapers around the state, including this recent one from the Bakersfield Californian: Ballot-box budgeting is typically replete with land mines, but Prop. 21 will solve an ongoing problem in a long-term and meaningful way. The projected revenue will be sufficient enough to both build an [...]

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Another bird that would probably vote for Proposition 21 if it could would be the Western Snowy Plover. This sparrow-sized Pacific Coast shorebird was listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act 1993 because of dramatic population declines. California beaches provide essential breeding and wintering habitat for the Western Snowy Plover, and this places a [...]

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In a year where conservation policy victories have been few and far between, we’re glad to report some good news. Last night, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 51 into law. The bill establishes the Salton Sea Restoration Council as the governance authority for the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program. Why is this such a big [...]

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One year in, the restoration of the San Joaquin River appears to be doing quite well, and getting good reviews even from some former critics. Share on Facebook

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Great article on the massive wave of Turkey Vultures cruising through the Tehachapis. Share on Facebook

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An array of scientists, government officials and land trust leaders will discuss the future of the San Joaquin River restoration, a nationally known project, next week. The experts will take part in panel discussions at the San Joaquin River Conference on Friday at the Fresno Convention Center at 700 M St. On Friday evening, there [...]

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The Los Angeles Times’ Louis Sahagun has a great story on the very rare sighting of Purple Gallinules at the San Gabriel River. Share on Facebook

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A new L.A. Times/USC poll shows that the oil industry-backed initiative to roll back California’s climate change law is a dead heat. Share on Facebook

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Sandy DeSimone, who is the director of research and education at the Audubon Starr Ranch in Orange County, has been given the 2010 Golden Weed Wrench award from the California Invasive Plant Council for her work in land management. Sure, the award’s got a funny name, but it means a lot for the organization to recognize [...]

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That’s right, it’s gotten so bad at California State Parks that they can’t afford toilet paper anymore: Share on Facebook

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Great coverage today on Los Angeles’ KPCC about the Vaux’s Swifts downtown. Jeff Chapman, director of the Audubon Center at Debs Park, is featured. The station also shot some great video, which is below. That’s the Audubon Center’s Gabriela Castañeda talking about the birds: Vaux’s Swifts roosting in downtown LA building from 89.3 KPCC on [...]

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