Our program is grateful for the great honor received from the American Birding Association this year in its Birder’s Guide to Community and Conservation. We have been designated as a Conservation Milestone. The ABA spotlights conservation programs such as ours in the hope of inspiring others across the nation to start similar programs in their […]
We are deeply grateful and proud to announce that our program has been selected by the American Birding Association to receive a national designation as a Conservation Milestone. The program is featured in the 2015 Birder’s Guide to Conservation and Community. To read the publication, click here. The ABA spotlights programs such as ours in […]
It’s not often we get to see a woodpecker just out of its cozy tree cavity. But thanks to Peggy Honda, an observant and protective photographer here in Southern California, we can enjoy one youngster’s first lessons on safety and foraging from its attentive parent. The first year is a tough one for any bird! […]
Sometimes an answer to a contentious problem is at eye level but we cannot see it. Old beliefs and habits have a way of blinding us. Recently woodpeckers nesting in Orange County’s urban parks, under the watchful eye of volunteers of the Cavity Conservation Initiative, have revealed a welcome solution to a growing problem […]
About thirty arborists recently spent a day at Sims Tree Learning Center in Jurupa Valley, CA to learn when and how to prune trees and manage landscapes to minimize harm to birds. It is the law. Heavy fines and even jail time can result if their actions are deemed reckless or demonstrate clear intent to […]
Earth Week and Arbor Day fall close together on the calendar. This allows partnerships between cities and community organizations to provide entertaining and educational opportunities for the public to learn how to protect our natural resources. On April 24 and 25, the City of Mission Viejo, CA hosted two events to do just that. The […]
It is not the first time that 12 year-old Montrose resident and bird advocate, Dessi Sieburth, has broken new ground in his advocacy for birds. In recent weeks, with the support of his devoted parents, Dessi used a short section of a log to fashion an illustration of what a woodpecker cavity looks like. This […]
On Saturday, April 4, three Girl Scout Troops in South Orange County, CA (Troops # 2641, 3139 and 1175) contributed their cookie sales to help the Western Bluebird and other similar birds that need dead and dying trees in which to nest. The recipient of the Scouts hard-earned dollars was the Southern California Bluebird Club […]
Every wildlife conservation program, like the Cavity Conservation Initiative, dreams of naturalists like Peggy Burhenn to incorporate its mission in their home territory. Last fall at Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena, CA, Peggy attended a presentation given by Gillian Martin about the value of dead trees to habitats. Peggy immediately knew that this was […]
Over 100 community organizations set up booths on the exquisite lawns and inside the exhibit hall at the LA Arboretum on March 15. Educators, parents and youngsters of all ages flocked by the hundreds to soak in their enticing and enlightening exhibits and to learn how they can contribute to conservation for wildlife. Volunteers […]
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