AUDUBON CA – SOCAL MEETING AGENDA
04/25/2015
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Hosted by the San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society
http://www.sbvas.net/
Saturday, April 25, 2015
9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Lake Perris State Recreation Area
“The Lakeview Pavilion”
NOTE: Building is located on the east edge of Parking Lot 9
**Lunch will be provided courtesy of San Bernardino Valley Audubon**
“The strength of the Chapter Network is each individual Chapter…the strength of each
Chapter is the Chapter Network.”
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AUDUBON CA – SOCAL MEETING AGENDA
04/25/2015
AGENDA:
8:00 am
PRE-MEETING BIRD WALK AT LAKE PERRIS STATE RECREATION AREA
Dave Goodward from San Bernardino Valley Audubon will lead a pre meeting bird walk at Lake
Perris Recreation Area. Bird walk participants will be back to the Council meeting location at
8:50 am in time for the 9:00 am meeting.
9:00 am
INTRODUCTIONS
Travis Abeyta will call the meeting to order and San Bernardino Valley Audubon will provide
safety and general information for the meeting. Attendees will then briefly introduce
themselves.
9:15 am
SAN JACINTO VALLEY IBA
George Hague from the Sierra Club will speak about the current threats to the San Jacinto
Valley IBA including the construction of a massive distribution warehouse complex, two
expansive residential developments, and increased drought. San Bernardino Audubon,
Audubon California, and a working group of stakeholders in the area recently completed the
San Jacinto Valley IBA Conservation Action Plan which is now in the implementation phase.
9:35 am
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA REPORT
Vic Leipzig, our SoCal Council representative on the Audubon California Board, will report out
on information presented at the most recent Audubon California board meeting.
9:50 am
UPDATE ON DESERT RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLAN (DRECP)
Garry George from Audubon CA will discuss the recent comments submitted by Audubon CA,
San Bernardino Valley Audubon, San Fernando Valley Audubon, and San Diego Audubon on the
Draft California Desert Renewable Energy Plan and Associated Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR). A pdf of the official comment letter was
submitted and has been posted online here.
10:10 am
ARROWHEAD WATER COMPANY & 27 YEARS OF UNPERMITTED WATER
EXTRACTION FROM SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS
Steve Loe, a retired US Forest Service Biologist, will speak about how the Nestle Company has
been using spring water from the San Bernardino National Forest without a permit or an
environmental review since 1988. The issue was written about in the Desert Sun in two articles,
“Bottling Water without Scrutiny” and “Lawmakers see issues in bottled water, expired
permits.”
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AUDUBON CA – SOCAL MEETING AGENDA
10:30 am
04/25/2015
TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY
Rose Cook from the Regional Conservation Authority, Western Riverside MSHCP, and Dave
Goodward from San Bernardino Valley Audubon will give a presentation on current
efforts/projects to restore Tricolored Blackbird habitat in the San Jacinto Valley.
10: 50 am
SALTON SEA IBA
Tim Krantz (or Drew Feldmann) from the University of Redlands, author of numerous reports
and books about the Salton Sea including the online Salton Sea Digital Atlas, will give a
presentation on the deteriorating state of the Salton Sea, current restoration efforts, and the
future of its viability for birds. A great report detailing the issues at the Sea is “Hazard’s Toll: The
Costs of Inaction at the Salton Sea.”
11:20 pm
CHAPTER REPORTS
For the purposes of time, please do not report out on every field trip, project, bird species, or
issue, but instead provide a quick 5-10 minute overview of your chapter’s most important
activities, goals, or issues. This is also a time for you to ask the Council for advice and to possibly
establish areas/ideas for Chapter-to-Chapter collaboration or partnerships.
We will eat lunch during this discussion which will be delicious tacos courtesy of the San
Bernardino Audubon Society. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch if needed.
1:20 pm
RELOCATE TO SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA
We will carpool or take our own vehicles to the San Jacinto Wildlife Area. Directions from the
meeting location are as follows: Drive south on Lake Perris Drive (hopefully the reverse of the
way you came in) to the Ramona Expressway. Turn left (east) onto the Ramona Expressway and
drive to Davis Road. Turn left (north) onto Davis Road.
1:30 pm
TOUR OF DFW’S TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT
Rose Cook will give us a tour of the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Tricolored Blackbird
habitat restoration project at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area.
2:00 pm
ADJOURN
2:15 pm
POST-MEETING BIRD WALK AT SAN JACINTO VALLEY WILDLIFE AREA
Dave Goodward from San Bernardino Valley Audubon will lead a post meeting bird walk at the
San Jacinto Valley Wildlife Area.
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AUDUBON CA – SOCAL MEETING AGENDA
04/25/2015
IMPORTANT DATES:
July 18, 2015 - SoCal Council Meeting (Need a Chapter to host the meeting)
October 17, 2015 - SoCal Council Meeting hosted by Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon at
Madrona March (Details TBD)
Please let Travis ([email protected]) know if you are willing to host one of these upcoming
meetings. Information for upcoming council meetings can be found on the Audubon CA website
at http://ca.audubon.org/southern-california-council.
USEFUL RESOURCES:
Have you seen the updates we have made to the Audubon California website specifically for the
Chapter Network in California? Please explore the links below and let us know what else might
help your chapter.
We are constantly developing additional resources to help support your flock so stay tuned!
Southern California Council page
California Chapter Resources
Important California Issues & Policies
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