Here is a stack of thank you letters and drawings made by 120 4th graders from an elementary school in southern California. Their teachers delivered the students’ letters to the Cavity Conservation Initiative in appreciation for the owl program we provided for them a couple of weeks ago. The “we” refers to a collective […]
You will want to remember the following statement even after reading this post: “There is one person who is wiser than anybody, and that is everybody!” It was made by the late 18th-19th century French statesman and diplomat, Charles de Maurice de Talleyrand. We believe it. We have proof of it. Here’s how. The Cavity […]
If you ever doubted the value of a dead tree, please allows us to change your mind! And please share this entertaining video with others.
It’s not pleasant to look at, we know. But what this first photo shows is a dead Western Bluebird that is tethered to its nest by fishing line. On the day of its first attempt at flight, the bird was unable to leave and died in the struggle. Tragedies like this are seen by nest […]
From my window seat while flying into Portland, Oregon in June, I was able to capture this shot. The many small, light patches seen in this photo are forested areas denuded of trees. These are parcels of forest land used for the growing of monocultures of trees for wood production. (These patches are on a […]
Most people would have taken one look at this dead log (shown left) and said, toss it! But when we offered it to Orange County Parks Senior Park Ranger, Ed Bridges, and Groundskeeper, Matthew Tratz, they immediately saw it’s potential benefit to Riley Wilderness Park. The log (originally removed from private property in Coto de Caza), […]
Vicki Andersen and her volunteers from the Songbird Care and Education Center in Orange County, CA have been caring for these three woodpeckers since they were about two days old and became casualties of a tree trimming job in Hacienda Heights. Until recently the birds needed to be fed about every 15 minutes for […]
Trying to spot and protect nesting birds in spring while trees are trimmed is much like holding a candle in a doorway when the wind is determined to extinguish the flame. Nesting birds don’t want to be found. And the birds don’t know that federal and state laws are designed to protect them. But the […]
It is rare that the Cavity Conservation Initiative’s phone rings at 7:38am. Don Swartzbaugh was on the line. He is the owner of California Arborist in Whittier. Don had just received our letter informing him about the three woodpeckers that his crew had accidentally evicted out of their nest cavity while working in a neighborhood […]
Here is an endearing video with a tragic beginning and an uncertain end. Meet three very hungry orphaned Northern Flickers just days old. They are being fed by Star Howard, a volunteer at the Songbird Care and Education Center in Orange County, CA. The birds will likely remain in care for 2-3 weeks until […]
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