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Catalina Island Business Owners Hopeful as Visitors Start Returning KABC 7 (02/15/2021) Catalina Island Shrew Spotted The Catalina Islander (01/08/2021) Fox Monitoring Vital on Catalina Island The Catalina Islander (12/31/2020) Conservancy Art Show Reaches International Audience The Catalina Islander (11/27/2020) Conservancy Perspective on Precipitation The Catalina Islander (11/20/2020) Conservancy Symposium Begins with Plant Chat The Catalina Islander (11/06/2020) Learning about Moomat Ahiko from Tongva Speaker The Catalina Islander (10/23/2020) Raccoons Pose Threat to Island The Catalina Islander (09/19/2020) Rarest of Trees Exist in One Place on Catalina Island The Catalina Islander (09/05/2020) Want a close-to-home getaway? Social distance from people (and bison) on Catalina's wild side Los Angeles Times (08/26/2020) Conservancy's 10th Annual Wild Side Art Show Goes Virtual The Catalina Islander (08/07/2020) Conservancy Shares Passion for the Island with Virtual Summer Camp The Catalina Islander (08/07/2020) New Plein Air Paintings on Display in Trailhead Gallery The Catalina Islander (07/24/2020) Catalina, dependent on tourism, hopes more will come to escape the masses amid pandemic Long Beach Business Journal (07/14/2020) Conservancy Launches Online Naturalist Training The Catalina Islander (07/10/2020) New Class of Catalina California Naturalists The Catalina Islander (06/05/2020) A Look Back: Catalina Progress Since Fire of 2007 The Catalina Islander (05/15/2020) Conservancy Ball that Would Have Been The Catalina Islander (05/08/2020) 20 Best Things to Do in Catalina Money Inc. (04/28/2020) Get Out of Town! An Island Escape Inside SCV Magazine (04/15/2020) Catalina Island Sent the Mainland a Moving Message NBC Los Angeles (04/15/2020) Destination: Catalina Island AOPA Pilot Magazine (03/1/2020) Foxes thriving on Catalina Island Catalina Islander ENews (02/21/2020) Snail Spotting: Critically-Endangered Snail Found The Catalina Islander (02/20/2020) Catalina in the Winter RandomLengthNews (02/20/2020) Protecting ocean life, habitats Catalina Islander ENews (2/14/2020) Explore Packs Launch at Avalon Library Catalina Islander ENews(2/14/2020) AOPA Air Safety Institute - Beyond Proficient Beyond Proficient: Flying to Catalina Island AOPA (2/7/2020) Radio Interview at Ackerman Native Plant Nursery In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners KUCI Master Gardener (12/23/2019) Caltrans Division of Aeronautics paves the way for Catalina Island Airport in the Sky Lake County News ENews (12/22/2019) Fox monitoring season underway on Catalina Catalina Islander ENews (11/14/2019) Educator symposium sparks collaboration Catalina Islander ENews (11/2/2019) Wild Side Art Show brings Catalina Island to canvas TheLog ENews (10/15/2019) Coast Guard honors Good Samaritans who saved four lives Radio.com ENews (10/04/2019) California island Catalina gets its closeup with new macOS USAToday.com ENews (9/30/19) Life's a beach in Laguna and on Catalina Island The Bay Area Reporter ENews (9/25/2019) Conservancy’s 9th Annual Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show & Sale returns to Newport Harbor Yacht Club on Oct. 20 Catalina Islander ENews (9/23/2019) Rising tide, what it means for Catalina Catalina Islander ENews (9/19/19) Whitey Mendenhall prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday Catalina Islander ENews (8/23/2019) Chamber announces 2019 Business of the Year Catalina Conservancy made it as a nominee Catalina Islander ENews (8/15/2019) Vacation with a Philanthropic Twist Catalina Islander ENews (08/09/2019) EI Donates $10,000 To Crystal Cove Conservancy-REI is donating a total of $160,000 to 14 nonprofits in the Southern California area (Catalina Island Conservancy is one of the 14). Patch.com ENews (08/06/2019) 19 Best Things to do in Avalon VacationIdea ENews (8/03/19) Naturalists serve on Catalina Catalina Islander ENews (8/02/2019) Catalina Island Conservancy Announces $250,000 Gift for Airport in the Sky from Aviation Legend Clay Lacy Avationpros ENews (07/25/2019) Catalina Islander ENews (8/03/2019) Conservancy is counting Catalina’s mule deer Catalina Islander Enews (July 12, 2019) Spirit of Wrigley returns to Catalina Catalina Islander Enews1 (May 10, 2019) Catalina Islander Enews2 (May 10, 2019) Classic DC-3 lands at Catalina Island airport, signaling completion of $5 million runway overhaul by Marines, Navy OC Register ENews (May 3, 2019) Navy Times Enews (May 5, 2019) Aviation Pros Enews (May 6, 2019) Flying Magazine (May 7, 2019) AIN Online (May 7, 2019) AOPA (May 7, 2019) DVIDS (May 8, 2019) Marines (May 9, 2019) Catalina Island Conservancy to celebrate grand re-opeing of the Airport in the Sky KUSI News San Diego (April 28, 2019) SF Gate (May 4, 2019) 500 attend 24th Annual Conservancy Ball The Catalina Islander ENews(April 26, 2019) Phase One of Imagine Catalina Campaign ends with opening of Trailhead building on April 30 The Catalina Islander ENews (April 26, 2019) Catalina’s Airport in the Sky may reopen for public use as soon as May The Log ENews (April 17, 2019) Spring Flowers of Catalina Island The Catalina Islander ENews (April 11, 2019) Volunteers sought to help preserve native Catalina habitats The Catalina Islander ENews (April 5, 2019) The Catalina Islander (April 5, 2019) 19 BVU Students Go ‘AWOL’ in Service During Spring Break Pilot Tribune (March 25, 2019) Thad and BZ Jones, who made philanthropic contributions to Catalina, leave behind legacy of love for island life The Log (March 16, 2019) Catalina Island Conservancy Announces a $1.5 Million Naming Gift from ACE Clearwater for the Airport in the Sky Runway Repairs AviationPros.com (January 28, 2019) The Daily Breeze (January 28, 2019) LosAngelesBusinessJournal (January 31,2019) FlyingMagazine- ACE Clearwater (February 5, 2019) The Catalina Islander - ACE Clearwater(February 6, 2019) 2 birds, 1 stone’: Military partnership gets Catalina Island a new airport runway Long Beach Post (January 27, 2019) Catalina Island Conservancy Welcomes Marines and Navy to the Airport in the Sky for Runway Repair Project USNI News (January 2, 2019) AviationPros (January 10, 2019) The Catalina Islander (January 14, 2019) OC Register (January 25, 2019) Coeurd'AlenePress (January 25, 2019) ABC7 ( January 27, 2019) Marines ‘invade’ Catalina Island to fix crumbling airstrip at Airport in the Sky LATimes (January 7, 2019) Military (January 8, 2019 AOPA (January 10, 2019) Marines and Navy to Bring Equipment to Catalina Island for Airport in Sky Runway Repair Project AviationPros.com ENews (December 10, 2018) PR.com ENews (December 11, 2018) OC Register ENews (December 11, 2018) The Catalina Islander (December 13, 2018) The Daily Breeze (December 27, 2018) New locally sourced restaurant, Toyon Grill by Bluewater, to open in Catalina’s Trailhead Visitor Center The Log ENews (November 10, 2018) Catalina Island Conservancy to Bring U.S. Marines to Catalina to Repair Airport Runway and Provide Strategic Training Opportunity AviationPros.com ENews (October 30, 2018) MyNewsLA.com ENews (October 30, 2018) OCRegister.com ENews (October 30, 2018) Presstelegram.com ENews (October 30, 2018) LBPost.com ENews (October 30, 2018) TimesofSanDiego.com ENews (October 30, 2018) NBCLosAngeles.com ENews (October 30, 2018) TheDailyBreeze.com ENews (October 30, 2018) WashingtonTimes.com ENews (October 30, 2018) stripes.com ENews (October 30, 2018) WRAL.com ENews (October 30, 2018) AVWeb.com ENews (November 1, 2018) TheDrive.com ENews (November 1, 2018) FlyingMag.com ENews (November 1, 2018) The Catalina Islander ENews (November2, 2018) LonelyPlanet ENews (November 9, 2018) Catalina Island Conservancy is batty for the island’s flying mammals The Log ENews (October 29, 2018) Island Conservancy to host third annual Halloween in the Garden Party on Oct. 27 The Islander ENews (October 26, 2018) The Catalina Islander (October 26, 2018) The Catalina Islander (November 2, 2018) Are you a Shellback? Earn the title through embarking on Catalina’s ‘Round the Island Cruise The Log ENews (October 10, 2018) - Representative to speak on native plants and animals on Catalina In celebration of World Animal Day, here are a dozen embattled species that, against all odds, are now on the road to recovery National Geographic E-Article (October 4, 2018) - Island Fox mentioned Circumnavigate Santa Catalina lsland and support the Island Museum Catalina Islander ENews (September 28, 2018) Research on Catalina’s frisky bison wins award for CSUF grad student Orange County Register ENews (August 13, 2018) Eight annual Wild Side art show The Catalina Islander (August 3, 2018) The Catalina Islander ENews (August 3, 2018) The Log (September 15, 2018) Catalina Island fox pup reunited with its mom after two-week separation Long Beach Post (June 27,2018) The Catalina Islander (June 29, 2018) The Log (July 20, 2018) Catalina battling deer population explosion The Catalina Islander ENews (June 29, 2018) The Catalina Islander (June 29, 2018) The Log ( July 12, 2018) Catalina Islande ENews (Oct 18, 2018) Island Conservancy named Tourism Steward of the Year The Catalina Islander (June 8, 2018) Catalina foxes recover only to face new threat: roadkill The Catalina Islander ENews (June 1, 2018) The Catalina Islander (June 1, 2018) Catalina Island beckons with new trails, vestiges of old Hollywood MyAJC (May 25, 2018) Catalina Island host international delegation The Catalina Islander (May 4, 2018) The Islander ENews (May 4, 2018) Haypress Playground area reopening party The Islander ENews (April 26, 2018) 23rd Catalina Conservancy Ball The Catalina Islander (March 23, 2018) The Log (April 6, 2018) Sullivan Joins Catalina Island Conservancy The Catalina Islander (February 09, 2018) The Catalina Islander ENews (February 09, 2018) The Avalon Bay News ENews (February 15, 2018) Conservancy announces new benefactor member The Catalina Islander (February 2, 2018) The Catalina Island ENews (February 2, 2018) Remarkable Recoveries and Fantastic Discoveries Fremontia Magazine Avalon 50k/50m Run for Lions Club The Catalina Islander Enews (January 12, 2018) The Catalina Islander Print (January 12, 2018) Toyota donates 10 Scion iQ EV vehicles to Catalina Island Conservancy The Catalina Islander Enews (January 5, 2018) Event Pros Eye New U.S. Tax Law’s Impact on Fundraising Galas Special Events Enews (January 04, 2018) Las Caballeras members volunteer with Conservancy The Catalina Islander (December 29, 2017) Pelican Hill Magazine-Island For a Day EMagazine (Pages 50-54) Cottonwood Beach: Catalina’s Secret Hideaway The Log ENews (December 26, 2017) Work continues on ‘The Trailhead’ visitor center The Catalina Islander Enews (December 22, 2017) The Log (May 17, 2018) Hollywood's Magic Isle Dreamscopes Travel & Lifestyle Enews (2017 Winter Issue) Dreamscopes EMag (2017-2018) Island Conservancy joins #GivingTuesday The Catalina Islander E-News (November 17, 2017) The Catalina Islander (November 17, 2017) Catalina Island Conservancy reports on 2016 accomplishments The Log ENews (November 05, 2017) Stowaway raccoons are still a concern for Catalina Island The Log ENews (October 25, 2017) Conservancy receives $250K grant from Andeavor The Catalina Islander-ENews (October 20, 2017) The Catalina Islander (October 20, 2017) The Catalina Island Guide (October 23, 2017) Avalon Lions Club renovating Hypress Area, replacing maintenance shed The Avalon Bay News (October 5, 2017) Longtime Catalina Island biologist receives Poseidon Award The Catalina Islander-ENews (October 06, 2017) The Catalina Islander (October 06, 2017) Conservancy to host Halloween in the Garden The Catalina Islander-ENews (October 06, 2017) The Catalina Islander (October 06, 2017) The Catalina Island Guide ENews (October 18, 2017) The Catalina Islander ENews (November 10, 2017) The Avalon Bay News (November 9, 2017) The Catalina Island Guide ENews (November 28, 2017) New Director at Conservancy The Catalina Islander (September 22. 2017) The Catalina Island Guide ENews (September 24, 2017) Catalina Island Conservancy Hosts the 7th Annual Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show on Oct. 22 Catalina Island Guide (September 18, 2017) A glimpse of Catalina's 'Wildside' Catalina Islander (September 8, 2017) The Log ENews (October 16, 2017) Catalina helps city with landscaping Catalina Islander (September 1, 2017) Catalina Island Conservancy Celebrates the Completion of Trekking Catalina The Catalina Island Guide ENews (August 21, 2017) The Log (ENews) (August 24, 2017) The Avalon Bay News (August 24, 2017) Catalina Islander (August 25, 2017) PowerBoatWorld (August 28, 2017) TheCatalinaIslander (August 26, 2017) The Daily News (September 22, 2017) The Daily Breeze (September 24, 2017) Mercury News (September 25, 2017) Viva ENews (September 30, 2017) Trailhead Visitor's Center to Open Next Year Catalina Islander (August 4, 2017) Catalina Islander Enews (August 11, 2017) Catalina Islander (August 11, 2017) The Log (September 14, 2017) Only On Catalina: "Greatest Volunteer" Catalina Islander (August 4, 2017) Catalina Conservancy celebrates 45th anniversary The Log (ENews) (July 13, 2017) City to look at proposed water project Catalina Islander (July 7, 2017) History of Catalina Bison: Hollywood, Tourism and Ecology VOANews (ENews) (July 6, 2017) Catalina Island Conservancy Focuses on Restoring Island by Saving Endangered Species and Removing Invasive Ones ECatalina (ENews) (July 5, 2017) Conservancy focuses on restoring Catalina Island Catalina Islander (June 23, 2017) Catalina Islander (Enews) (June 23, 2017) Catalina Island Wildflowers are in Bloom ECatalina (Enews) (May 11, 2017) Spectacular Catalina fly-out caps AOPA Fly-In AOPA News (May 5, 2017) Celebrate “Taking Flight” at the 22nd Annual Catalina Island Conservancy Ball OCRegister ENews (July 08, 2017) Avalon Bay News (April 13,2017) Catalina Islander (April 7, 2017) ECatalina (ENews) (April 6, 2017) Avalon Bay News (April 6, 2017) ECatalina (ENews) (March 17, 2017) Avalon Bay News (March 11, 2017) The Log (March 30, 2017) Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden among 15 Best Botanical Gardens in California ECatalina (March 25, 2017) Catalina Island Marathon It’s Just Around the Corner Avalon Bay News (February 24, 2017) ECatalina (February 28, 2017) Catalina Islander (March 3, 2017) Course Catalina Educates Future Scientists ECatalina (January 7, 2017) Catalina Islander (January 10, 2017) Catalina Islander (ENews) (January 10, 2017) A Lifetime of Catalina Memories Fuels Interest In Catalina Island Conservancy Membership ECatalina (January 24, 2017) Avalon Bay News (January 26, 2017) Catalina Islander (January 27, 2017) Vacationing and Volunteering Go Together with the Catalina Island Conservancy ECatalina (December 22, 2016) Avalon Bay News (December 22, 2016) Catalina Islander (December 23, 2016) Island Conservancy program prepares youth for jobs Avalon Bay News (December 15, 2016) Catalina Islander (December 16, 2016) Catalina Islander (ENews) (December 16, 2016) ECatalina (December 19, 2016) Hiking Catalina 27-mile trail OC Register (December 11, 2016) Suzy Gardner Joins Catalina Island Conservancy Avalon Bay News (December 08, 2016) Catalina Islander (December 09, 2016) ECatalina (December 12, 2016) Catalina's 27-mile trail expansion brings new routes OC Register (December 07, 2016) Halloween in the Garden is Big Success Catalina Islander (November 26, 2016) Avalon Bay News (November 29, 2016) Join the Conservancy for its 2nd Annual 'Opt Outside' Day Catalina Islander (November 25, 2016) The Ultimate Guide To Catalina Island LA Times (November 23, 2016) Catalina Conservancy asks “Will you go out with us?” Catalina Islander (November 22,2016) Conservancy debuts new shuttle Catalina Islander (November 19, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy Invites Public to Annual Symposium in Long Beach Long Beach Post (November 17, 2016) Join the Catalina Island Conservancy Friday for a Research Update at the Conservation and Education Symposium Patch (November14,2016) 26.7-Miles of New Hiking Trails Coming to Catalina Island Down By The Bay (November 13, 2016) Las Caballeras riders donate to island Conservancy Catalina Islander (November 11, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy Receives Donation from Las Caballeras ECatalina (November 07,2016) Catalina Island Conservancy Celebrates the Launch of Trekking Catalina TheLog (November 04, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy Announces Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer ECatalina (October 29, 2016) Electric gate to be installed Friday at two Harbors Catalina Islander (October 28, 2016) Catalina Conservancy announces new chief operating officer Avalon Bay News (November 13, 2016) Catalina Islander (October 28, 2016) American Bison Thrive in Catalina Luxe Beat (October 22, 2016) Take an island hike Catalina Islander (October 21, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy celebrates the launch of Trekking Catalina Avalon Bay News (October 20, 2016) Conservancy: Wild Side art show final four Avalon Bay News (October 20, 2016) Get Spooked-Conservancy's Halloween Party Catalina Islander (October 14, 2016) Nearly 27 miles of new trails coming to Catalina Island Daily Breeze (October 12, 2016) Ann Muscat Retires Today Oct 07, 2016 Catalina Islander (October 07, 2016) Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show Showcases plein air artist Catalina Islander (October 07, 2016) Island Conservancy to expand its trail system Catalina Islander (October 07, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy’s Leader Retiring Oct. 7 The Catalina Island Guide (September 27, 2016) Celebrate National Museum Day: Free admission on Sep 24th -"Meet and Greet" Conservancy's new president and CEO Catalina Islander (September 23, 2016) 'Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show' set for Oct 23 Catalina Islander (September 09, 2016) Meet Tony Budrovich, Conservancy's new president and CEO Catalina Islander (August 12, 2016) Catalina Island Conservancy saving endangered species and removing invasive ones eCatalina (August 3, 2016) Catalina: The Wild Side-Artist of the week: John Cosby Avalon Bay News (July 28, 2016) Sale of Catalina-themed artwork to support Catalina Island Conservancy Orange County Breeze (July 23, 2016) Don Demers One of the Artist in the Conservancy's Catalina: The Wild Side exhibit and sale Avalon Bay News (July, 21 2016) Catalina Conservancy Hires New CEO Daily Breeze (May 26, 2016) Three adventures off the coast of Los Angeles for $150 or Less Outside Magazine Online (May 18, 2016) 5 Places to see bison; America's newly named "national mammal" Los Angeles Times (May10, 2016) Two wheeled escape; one hour from L.A. Bike, May 6, 2016 Always consider nesting birds when trimming trees Catalina Islander (April 29, 2016) 21st Annual Conservancy Ball Catalina Islander (April 9, 2016) Americorps NCCC Aids Catalina Island Conservancy eCatalina (April 6, 2016) Marathon to bring 1,000 to Wildland Catalina islander (March 18, 2016) eCatalina (March 17, 2016) Conservancy preserves Island plants for research Catalina Islander (Feburary 12, 2016) AmeriCorps help protect Catalina Island Catalina Islander (January 8 , 2016) eCatalina (January 8 ,2016) Christmas trees may shelter more than gifts Catalina Islander (December 18, 2015) Study looks at reduction of ear tumors in Catalina Island fox population UCDavis (December 7, 2015) Care2.com (January 5, 2016) Thelog.com (January 7, 2016) Families in Nature sets schedule for early 2016 eCatalina (December 4, 2015) Avalon Bay News (December 10, 2015) Catalina Islander (December 18, 2015) Research on Catalina Island examines historic changes in sea level Los Angeles Daily News (November 15, 2015) Eco Marathon set for November 21, 2015 Catalina Islander (November 13, 2015) *Catalina: The Wild Side* Art Show & Sale brings art to mainland Catalina Islander (October 30, 2015) Storm-damaged White's Landing Pier rebuilt by Conservancy Catalina Islander (October 23, 2015) Avalon Bay News (Ocotber 29, 2015) eCatalina (November 3, 2015) The Log (November 5, 2015) Fifth Annual Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show & Sale scheduled for October 25, 2015. Catalina Islander (October 9, 2015) The Log (October 22, 2015) Conservancy biologists work with Donald Slavik Foundation to protect and monitor Island bat population** Catalina Islander (October 2, 2015)

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