Carolyn Knight
Celebrating a Legacy of Conservation - Lee ...

Retirement comes for all of us, and we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of long-time volunteer, Lee Pauser, as he reflects on his lengthy career supporting and caring for our native cavity-nesters.

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Barry Langdon-Lassagne
Annual Appeal

As we approach the season of giving, we invite you as a supporter of SCVAS to make a 2024 gift with a Direct Distribution from your traditional IRA.

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Annual Appeal
Barry Langdon-Lassagne
Flycatcher Class

SCVAS is offering a two-part online class (beginning/intermediate-level) on one of our most confusing groups—the Flycatchers! Class members will gain access to our private discussion group where you can pose questions or photos. Matthew Dodder will be your instructor. Sign up and join the fun!

Monday: March 15 & March 22, 7:00 - 8:30 PM via Zoom. Sign Up Now →

Flycatcher Class

SCVAS Board Election Results

SCVAS Board Election Results

With more than 100 members voting, we are pleased to announce that all candidates for Board positions have been unanimously elected. Barry Langdon-Lassagne assumes his new role as Board President, with Bill Walker as the new Vice President. Joan Leighton continues as Secretary and Bob Hirt continues as Treasurer. Board positions for Mike Armer and John Richardson have been renewed.

Check out “Who We Are” for updated biographies of all the board members.

Speaker Series (Online): Ben Pearl

Speaker Series (Online): Ben Pearl

If you missed tonight’s Speaker Series talk, fear not! The entire presentation is now available on our YouTube channel.

Join us July 1 at 7:30pm as SFBBO biologist, Ben Pearl discusses the Western Snowy Plover and the California Least Tern and the efforts to protect them here in the Bay Area and at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Alameda County.

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“Ask BirdGuy” Explains eBird

“Ask BirdGuy” Explains eBird

Matthew Dodder presents a multi-part “Ask BirdGuy” series walking you through eBird. He’ll start by showing you how to create your own account, explore its many features and explain how to submit your own birding checklists. Great for beginners and experts alike.

Stuck Indoors? Try a Virtual Field Trip!

Stuck Indoors? Try a Virtual Field Trip!

Take a virtual field trip with one of our volunteer Field Trip Leaders. Enjoy the sights and sounds of our county’s open spaces through the new videos on our YouTube channel.

Members and volunteers, find out how you can share your videos.

Come read our Birdathon Stories!

Come read our Birdathon Stories!

Our Spring Birdathon kicked off this past weekend and the writeups and photos have started to flow in. Every team has a story to tell, whether it be one person kicking up their feet and birding out their kitchen window or a distributed team of fourteen birders spanning the county. Check our Birdathon Stories page regularly as the Birdathon adventures continue.

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Nature Shop Hours and Availability

Nature Shop Hours and Availability

Our Audubon Nature Shop has temporarily changed to appointment only. You can still order birdseed, suet, books and other items by calling April Austin, our office manager, at 408-252-3747 or sending email to her at scvas@scvas.org to organize a time for pickup.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this difficult time.

Help protect California's Greater Sage-grouse population and ecosystem

Help protect California's Greater Sage-grouse population and ecosystem

We are joining our conservation partners – who have fought together for years for balanced management of our public lands – to make sure the BLM hears loud and clear from the public that they should honor their 2015 commitment to protect important sage-grouse habitat. You can help by weighing in with the BLM, as they are asking for public comments.

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