Category Archives: Conservation
Earth Day Clean-Up Event at Lake Hodges – April 21, 2024
Organized by Friends of Lake Hodges and sponsored by ecoATM Date: April 21st Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Lake Hodges Visitor Center Parking lot: 20102 Lake Drive, Escondido, CA 92101 Let’s come together to make a difference! In celebration of Earth … Continue reading
They’re Back! How to Help Migratory Birds this Spring
WEBINAR: They’re Back! How to Help Migratory Birds this Spring WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET WHERE: Zoom (link provided upon registration) Sign Up Here COST: Free! Spring has arrived in North America, and with it, billions of migratory … Continue reading
Manu Biolodge Bird Volunteer Program Peru
We are a not-for-profit biological station and biolodge in southeast Peru, located where the Amazon meets the Andes, and we’d like to invite your members to help us with our mission to understand and protect the birds of one of … Continue reading
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Volunteers Needed for Community Science Project
Project Phoenix – a new community science project to study how wildfire smoke impacts birds in California. Project Phoenix is a joint partnership between the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles … Continue reading
Petition to Support AB38, the Night Sky Bill
Recently Palomar Audubon was contacted by Aiden, a junior at Saratoga High School and a member of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter’s Education and Environmental Legislative Action Committee. He is currently advocating for AB-38. A bill that would protect … Continue reading
Burrowing Owls Need Your Help
An Invitation to Join Friends of Pomona Valley Burrowing Owls Burrowing Owls are small owls that use underground burrows for nest sites and shelter. At one time these owls were very common in California and, even as recently as … Continue reading
Environmental, Climate Coalition join forces to Oppose Harvest Hills in Escondido
Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Hunter, 619-997-9983 November 12, 2019 Environmental, Climate Coalition join forces to Oppose Harvest Hills in Escondido Today, more than 20 environmental, conservation, and climate organizations sent a letter to … Continue reading
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Kayaking For The Birds
Brian Godfrey and some friends have been removing fishing line and litter from the shores of Lake Hodges. These things kill birds and they are trying to reduce or eliminate those deaths. They need more kayakers to help shorten the … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – September, 2018 – Action Alerts
Speak Out for Birds and the Laws that Protect Them Dear Bird Conservation Community, There are several months remaining in the 115th Congress with lots of unfinished business affecting birds, including pending harmful provisions in both the Farm Bill and the Interior … Continue reading
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Oppose developement in San Diego wildlands
Please Oppose Project that Undermines the North County MSCP Background The Newland Sierra project would break apart a core habitat area for the future North County Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). Only a third of the site – not … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – August 2018
Jones Beach Legal Settlement Provides Safety for Endangered Birds Piping Plovers that nest annually at Jones Beach State Park in New York will no longer face the risk of predation from feral cat colonies inside the Park’s boundaries. The plover, a … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – June 2018
House Farm Bill Threatens Endangered Species and Public Lands The U.S. House of Representative’s Farm Bill, H.R. 2, was defeated 198-213, but it may be brought up again for a vote this month. The legislation contains numerous provisions disastrous to wildlife and public … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – May 2018
Be a Cats Indoors Ambassador Do you support keeping cats indoors, on a leash, or otherwise contained? We want to hear about it! American Bird Conservancy is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to tell their stories and/or feature their safely contained … Continue reading
Endangered Habitats News • Spring 2018
San Diego County Climate Action Plan creates disastrous precedent When a plan to address climate change enables sprawl, it is a big problem. To reverse this, EHL has sued. Read More EHL seeks proper habitat plan implementation in Temecula A … Continue reading
EHN’s Weekend Reader: Let’s look at all the positive news.
Let’s take a deep breath and look at some positive news We often hear from readers about the lack of positive news on our pages. Yup. We cover the environment and climate change, and for the most part, the news … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – April 2018
ADVOCACY Alert: Change to Migratory Bird Treaty Act Enforcement Threatens Nesting Birds The administration has issued a new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act weakening enforcement for activities known to kill birds. To make matters worse, the U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading