Conservation Confluence August 2018

NEWS FROM WHF

Join us for an evening of food, drinks, and fun! The best part? All proceeds go directly to WHF’s Outdoor Education Program!

Click the link below to sponsor or buy a table for Trivia Night!

https://www.wildlifeheritage.org/whf-trivia-night-october-5-2018/  

My best,
Darla Guenzler, Executive Director

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PANOCHE: PROTECTING HABITAT IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Wildlife Heritage Foundation is protecting 26,475 acres of valuable habitat for several threatened and endangered species in the Panoche Valley. This expansive property is home to many plant and wildlife species, most notably San Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, and San Joaquin antelope squirrel. In addition, there are regular sightings of California condor flying over the Panoche Valley!

-Kelly Velasco, Associate Director

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DESERT WILDLIFE

Along with other special-status species, the Panoche hills are home to the rare giant kangaroo rat. The kangaroo rat gets its name as it moves in a bipedal fashion, hopping along on their hind legs like a kangaroo. This small mammal can only be found within grasslands around California’s Carrizo plains, which only represents approximately 2 percent of the size of its historical range.

-Fernando Rodriguez, Field Technician

 

 

 

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AUBURN RAVINE CREEK CLEANUP

Come join us at 9am on Saturday September 15th at McBean Park for our Auburn Ravine Creek Clean-Up. WHF is partnering with the Great Sierra River Clean-Up, a volunteer event to remove trash and restore healthy waterways throughout the Sierra Nevada Region.

Our local water wonder, Auburn Ravine Creek, originates in the foothills of Auburn and flows through the town of Lincoln to Natomas and finally finds it termination point into the Sacramento River. Come join us and stop the trash where it starts! To sign up for the Auburn Ravine Creek Clean-Up visit our website at www.wildlifeheritage.org

-Veronica Griffiths, Education Coordinator

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