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Dear Friend,
With October comes another edition of Conservancy
Update ONLINE. We hope that reading this e-newsletter is
becoming a
part of your routine. If there's a particular topic related to
the Conservancy that you'd like to see us cover, please let us
know. We'll schedule an
article or send you a personal note.
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special offers. We thank our partners on Catalina Island for
providing these to our valued members and friends.
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ARACNO"LOV(E)"IA!
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Eight legs are better than two...or four...or six!
How often have you heard someone say “I hate
spiders!”? Carlos de la Rosa has heard those words many,
many times. But the Conservancy's Chief Conservation Officer,
an entomologist, is passionate about bugs. He especially LOVES
spiders—and thinks you will too. See why...
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NEW LIFE FOR HISTORIC EAGLES NEST LODGE
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Conservancy and Museum seek community participation
The Conservancy is partnering with the Catalina
Island Museum to breath life into Eagles Nest,
the historic former stage coach stop and hunting
lodge built in the late 1800s in Middle Ranch.
Last
month, a community meeting was held at the Avalon
City Hall to solicit ideas for the restoration. Stacey
Otte, Museum Executive Director, chronicled the
history and evolution of the two-room structure with
its magnificent stone fireplace.
Ann Muscat,
President of the Conservancy, led a wide-
ranging “brainstorming” session with those in
attendance during which the sky was the limit. The
session aimed to elicit a broad range of ideas about
what the Eagles Nest Lodge restoration could look
like and what uses the restored lodge could have in
the future.
Photo: Eagles Nest as it looked like at the turn of
the 20th century.
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BIRD COUNT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
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Spend quality binocular time on Sunday, December 17
Birders, ahoy! The Catalina Island Conservancy is
looking for volunteer bird watchers to spend some
binocular time on Sunday, December 17 walking,
boating and driving through the wildlands of Catalina as part of
the annual Christmas Bird Count.
“We need to find volunteers now because it will give
them more time to prepare and get to know the birds
that are, and aren’t, on Catalina Island,” said Aaron
Morehouse, Outreach Programs Specialist with the
Conservancy who is organizer of the event.
Those interested in
joining a team may call LeeAnn Human at 310-510-
2595 x110, or the e-mail link below to reserve your
space as this event fills up quickly.
Photo: Orange crowned warbler
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL 'VOLUNTEER VACATION' SEASON
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Volunteers from across the U.S. enjoyed great vistas, food and fellowship while teaming on important conservation projects
The beginning of October also means the end of the
2006 Volunteer Vacation season. This year, the
highly popular program under the direction of LeeAnn
Human, Assistant Volunteer Groups Coordinator,
attracted 54 enthusiastic, hard-working volunteers
from across the United States.
“We offer our volunteers the magnificent vistas of
our Laura Stein Volunteer Camp overlooking the
Pacific Ocean and evening meals prepared by local
restaurants,” Human said. “In return, these wonderful
people have helped with the set-up of the Middle
Ranch Hoe-Down, constructed benches and tables
for our Windward Beaches, installed sensitive habitat
fences at both Shark Harbor and Ben Weston
beaches, removed invasive plants, monitored oak
seedlings, maintained Catalina fox breeding pens, and
assisted with horticultural tasks at our James H.
Ackerman Native Plant Nursery.”
Photo: Volunteer Vacationers enjoy a catered dinner
outside at the Laura Stein Volunteer Camp
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