Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society

Welcome! We are a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Our territory goes along the Pacific Coast of Los Angeles County through Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu.

Mission Statement: The National Audubon Society's Mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. As part of this, our chapter's particular mission is to be a center for wildlife education, habitat protection, and conservation issues that involve birds.

All submitted articles, letters, drawings and photographs will be considered for publication in our print newsletter, the AUDUBON imprint, as well as our web site, in an effort to stimulate and encourage an active participation in the natural sciences, conservation and birding.

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	Evening Meeting Tuesday, May 5th, 7:30 p.m. Our program will be “Behavior of Hummingbirds” with Tom Kaminski. Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon member Tom Kaminski owns and operates the Avian Video Center. His production credits include Hooked on Hummingbirds, Hooked on Galapagos Birds, Fiji: Paradise Found, and other nature and travel videos. He launched his business in 1997 after 30 years in broadcast journalism, college teaching, and corporate communications. Kaminski began his career as a reporter for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. He later worked as a broadcast journalist for commercial stations. In education, he taught at Long Beach State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Kaminski's interest in birds was kindled by visits to Kenya, Central and South America, and the Galapagos Islands in the 1990s. He started specializing in hummingbirds in 2001 after a brief stay near Ramsey Canyon in Southeastern Arizona. Kaminski currently is producing a new Galapagos program, Hooked on Galapagos Beasts, and conducting research for the forthcoming Hooked on Hummingbirds, Part 2. A native of Riverdale, Maryland, Kaminski holds an MS degree in mass communications from San Diego State University. He and his wife Jan reside in Rolling Hills Estates. We meet at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street (between Colorado and Broadway), Santa Monica. Parking is under the building; metered spaces are free after 6:00 p.m., and there are numerous free Visitor Parking spaces on the lower levels. We meet on the first floor – the room number will be posted. Meetings begin at 7:30 sharp with a little business, and then our main presentation. Refreshments will be served.
Malibu Lagoon Enhancement Plan	The Heal The Bay website has a comprehensive page up on the new restoration plan for Malibu Lagoon. It includes PDF documents for the plan itself, and lots of explanatory notes and graphics. This is Must-See for everyone who visits the lagoon. On the PDF Restoration Plan Document: Bird-related stuff in particular can be found on pgs 27-28, 43-44, 69, 84. Vegetation stuff is on pgs 28-35, 64, 83. A table #5 can be found on pg 33.
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4/23/2009	Newsletter	Read our current newsletter, the AUDUBON imprint May 2009
	Calendar	All of our upcoming field trips and evening meetings. Also a link to all the Audubon chapter field trips in Southern California.
	Snowies	A portfolio of Snowy Plover bird and habitat photos.
	Join the Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society	We want to make you a member of our chapter and the National Audubon Society for a great introductory rate. And there is the Amazing Sanderling Pin that comes with each new membership. Check it out!
	Salton Sea	Inform yourself about one of the biggest conservation issues in the country - saving the Salton Sea. Oodles of data - photos, purple prose, technical papers, avian mortality figures, links to other pages about the Sea.
3/20/2003	Humor	Take a break from the oodles of data. Lighten up already with humor about birds and the environment.
	Hot Links	Links to birding, environmental, and kids' environmental sites.
	Central Coast Birding Trail Maps	Traveling between Malibu and Monterey? Use these maps and directions to get to the best birding spots on California's Central Coast.
9/17/2002 9/14/2004	Membership Software	Database program designed for Audubon chapters. Free. Use this and release some of those valuable volunteer hours.
	Write Us!	List of chapter officers and their email addresses Let us know how we're doing!
8/10/2003	NAS Strategic Plan and Associated Documents; Chapter Bylaws	Full text of the Strategic Plan and Chapter Policy. Every member should know what these reports are about.
	Dusty Archives	Newsletters back to 1994.