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 AUDUBONimprint, 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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Visit Our Web Log	As of September 1st, 2009, our newsletter will become a blog. The Dusty Archives will contain issues up to the end of September 2009.
	Evening Meeting Tuesday, November 3rd, 7:30 pm Birding Adventures with Earthwatch by Muriel Horacek. The Earthwatch Institute offers a wealth of educational/involvement expeditions to all places for many purposes, and among them are a variety of programs concerned with birds. Muriel presents experiences selected from her 35 Earthwatch journeys , illustrated with slides from programs such as: Bird Migrations in Alaska, Israel and Kenya; The Mating Dance of Long-tailed Manakins in Monteverde, Costa Rica; The Re-introduction of Whooping Cranes into Florida; Hummingbird Research in the Peruvian Rainforest; and Tracking Macaws in Bolivia. Join us for a visual treat, and find out about Earthwatch at the same time. [Directions]: We meet at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street (between Colorado and Broadway), Santa Monica, located on the east side of the street, across from Santa Monica Place indoor mall and easily accessible from the 4th Street offramp of the westbound #10 Freeway. 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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8/19/2009	Newsletter	Read our current newsletter, the AUDUBON imprint September 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. < blink>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 from 1994 to September 2009

Birding Adventures with Earthwatch by Muriel Horacek.