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Migratory Bird Treaty Act Threatened
This year, our nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), one of our nation’s oldest and most important wildlife conservation laws. Audubon led the charge to help pass the law in 1918, and it has since saved millions of birds as well as prevented the extinction of…
Read MoreSave Open Space and Agricultural Resources
Tired of sprawl and loss of open space & farmland? Oceanside SOAR (Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources) is circulating petitions for an initiative that would require any zoning change of open space or farmland in Oceanside to first be approved by voters. If you are an Oceanside resident, you can sign a petition; SOAR’s…
Read MoreCDFW Expands Land Pass Program in 2018 to include Buena Vista Lagoon ER
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is expanding its Lands Pass Program to 41 wildlife areas and ecological reserves this fall and winter and will soon require a CDFW lands pass of all visitors 16 or older. Those carrying a current hunting or fishing license are exempt from this new requirement. Locally, three…
Read MoreCarlsbad City Council votes to support Saltwater Alternative of BV Lagoon Enhancement Project!
Wonderful news about the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project Final EIR!! Carlsbad City Council, on November 7, unanimously voted to prepare a letter of support for SANDAG staff’s recommendation that the Saltwater Alternative be selected as the preferred alternative. Several months ago, City of Carlsbad Councilwoman Cori Schumacher took the lead on organizing an informational…
Read MoreCelebrating BATS! From Fiction to Food
About 40 kids enjoyed a fun-filled (and tasty) event at our nature center last Saturday, when local childrens’ books author and illustrator Janell Cannon teamed up with Chef Amanda of the Good Food Factory kids’ TV cooking show to present stories and food about bats and their important role in pollination. Janell did a reading…
Read MoreBuena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project Final EIR: Why the Saltwater Alternative selected by SANDAG staff is the best choice for the lagoon
We support the conclusions of the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project Final EIR and the recommendations of SANDAG staff that the Saltwater Alternative is the best alternative for the lagoon and the public. It supports the project objectives more so than the other alternatives; it has the greatest benefit to water quality and biological resources,…
Read MoreCoastal Cleanup Day at Lagoon View Drive (Oceanside)
Fabulous I Love a Clean San Diego’s Coastal Cleanup Day at Lagoon View Drive along BV Lagoon! 60 volunteers cleaned up 300 pounds of trash and 30 pounds of recylables. Thanks to all the volunteers who pitched in to make a huge difference in this much-neglected area. This is true community spirit, and hard work!…
Read MoreAnstine Audubon Nature Preserve Work Party
Volunteer Work Party! Anstine Needs Your Help Preparing For Opening Day Saturday, September 23rd 9 am – 12 pm After a long, hot summer Anstine will once again open its gates to the public in October, but before then, we need your help to get it ready for guests! Come join us and help with…
Read MoreTwo New Birding Expeditions!
BVAS birders have helped expand bird walking opportunities in North County by partnering with the Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad, and El Corazon Park in Oceanside for two new monthly walks. Leo Carillo Bird Walk: The first Thursday of the month, at 8:00 AM, BVAS teams up with Leo Carillo Ranch Historic Park to offer…
Read MoreBVAS purchases the BVAS Andy Mauro Nature Preserve
Buena Vista Audubon is excited to report that on Friday, June 30, we closed on escrow for acquiring the BVAS Andy Mauro Nature Preserve property! (named in honor of Andy Mauro, pevious BVAS board President and currently serving director: the visionary behind our land acquisition efforts). It’s been a long road towards permanently protecting this…
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