Join us for a morning of birding along the beautiful Nature Center trails. Over 200 bird species have been documented at our urban nature park. No prior birding experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Suggest bringing binoculars, field guide, hat, sturdy shoes and water. Meet at the Nature Center entrance gate. $7 parking fee (or annual park pass, which can be purchased at the Nature Center Museum).
Join us for a morning of birding along the beautiful Nature Center trails. Over 200 bird species have been documented at our urban nature park. No prior birding experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Suggest bringing binoculars, field guide, hat, sturdy shoes and water.
Join us for a morning of birding along the beautiful Nature Center trails. Over 200 bird species have been documented at our urban nature park. No prior birding experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Suggest bringing binoculars, field guide, hat, sturdy shoes and water.
Join us for a morning of birding along the beautiful Nature Center trails. Over 200 bird species have been documented at our urban nature park. No prior birding experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Suggest bringing binoculars, field guide, hat, sturdy shoes and water.
Saturday June 23rd, 2018, from 8am to 12 noon join El Dorado Audubon & El Dorado Nature Center for a morning of trash cleanup in the park. Bags and supplies will be provided by the Nature Center. Along the way we’ll watch and ID the numerous birds common in this area. We’ll meet at the corner of Snake Road by Horseshoe Lake, look for our signs and check-in table. Park along the road. Return to our table at 11:30 am with your filled trash bags to automatically be entered in the prize drawing. Must be present to win. Click the graphic to download the flyer.
Sadly litter such as plastics, styrofoam, fishing line and ribbon not only detract from the park but pose deadly risks to birds and wildlife. Every year numerous birds are injured at the park becoming tangled in fishing line and hooks. Long ribbon in the park is often used by the birds in nest building, posing a hazard should the birds become tangled. Plastics and styrofoam are often mistaken for food and ingested by birds, fish and other wildlife.
The good news, there is something we can do to help – every piece of trash picked up can save a life!
Note: Parking fee on weekends is $7 cash or annual pass. Pedestrian and bicycle entry is free.
7550 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
Enter at the main entrance on the north side of Spring Street, just past the entrance fee booth turn right and follow the signs.
Keep Our Park Beautiful * Help Birds and Wildlife
Photo credits: Crow with an injured foot looking for food in litter by C. Crawford; Double-crested Cormorant hooked in fishing lure by George Hasley; El Dorado East Regional Park near Snake Rd. & Horseshoe Lake–the location of our cleanup event, by C. Crawford.
Join El Dorado Audubon & El Dorado Nature Center for a morning of trash cleanup in the park. Bags and supplies will be provided by the Nature Center. Along the way we’ll watch and ID the numerous birds common in this area. We’ll meet at the corner of Snake Road by Horseshoe Lake, look for our signs and check-in table. Park along the road. Return to our table at 11:30 am with your filled trash bags to automatically be entered in the prize drawing. Must be present to win.
Sadly litter such as plastics, styrofoam, fishing line and ribbon not only detract from the park but pose deadly risks to birds and wildlife. Every year numerous birds are injured at the park becoming tangled in fishing line and hooks. Long ribbon in the park is often used by the birds in nest building, posing a hazard should the birds become tangled. Plastics and styrofoam are often mistaken for food and ingested by birds, fish and other wildlife.
The good news, there is something we can do to help – every piece of trash picked up can save a life!
Note: Parking fee on weekends is $7 cash or annual pass. Pedestrian and bicycle entry is free.
7550 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
Enter at the main entrance on the north side of Spring Street, just past the entrance fee booth turn right and follow the signs.
Click here to download the event flyer.
Photo credits: a Red-winged Blackbird looking for food among litter by C. Crawford, Black-crowned Night-heron with its foot hooked in fishing line by Jerry Millett.
Join us for a morning of birding along the beautiful Nature Center trails. Over 200 bird species have been documented at our urban nature park. You never know what you might see! No prior birding experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Suggest bringing binoculars, field guide, hat, sturdy shoes and water.
Meet in the parking lot. Parking fee: $7 Five or more? Contact Jeff at 562-397-2667.
Christopher J. Clark, PhD, biology professor at University of California, Riverside, specializes in hummingbirds. He is part of a research project to increase understanding of the Channel Islands Allen’s Hummingbird.
These tiny birds evolved on the Channel Islands to be slightly larger than their mainland counterparts, and they don’t migrate, which led researchers to question how they survive in the arid Channel Islands climate.
He will also present some of his research on how hummingbirds produce sounds with their wings and tail feathers during courtship displays.
Join us for this interesting free program on Thursday, November 16th, 7:30 p.m. at El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach. Doors open at 7:00pm, program ends at 8:30pm followed by a brief Q&A. Doors close at 9:00pm. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring recyclable cans/plastic bottles (caps removed) to help support chapter activities. Membership is not required to attend, anyone is welcomed. Parking is free.
Tracey Magrann DPM, Phd; will present her study of El Dorado Marsh and Pond, and Sims Pond; Water chemistry, phytoplankton diversity and community structure, and algal toxins.
In 2007, Tracey Magrann began her pursuit of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology at Loma Linda University. She had already achieved a Bachelor of Basic Sciences (B.S.) and Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) but determined that, to broaden her professional opportunities in the field of College teaching, the additional doctorate was essential. To carry out her project and write her dissertation, she sought guidance from experts that included Dr. Martha Sutula, Principal Scientist at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP); and various organizations for financial support that included El Dorado Audubon.
The subject of Tracey’s research project was analysis and impact of toxic algae in California coastal waters on endangered birds and other species. From her study: “Excess nutrient loads and warm temperatures cause eutrophication, which fosters growth of toxic cyanobacteria.” Her project analyzed 66 water samples collected from 40 lakes, ponds, bays, and lagoons along the California coastline, in five counties from Santa Barbara to San Diego. As part of her research, “a temporary Blue ProTM treatment facility was rented for three weeks for a pilot study at Mason Lake in Irvine.” The study concluded with the publication of her paper titled: Factors Affecting Phytoplankton Biodiversity and Toxin Production.
Tracey is Department Chair of the Medical Lab Tech Program at Saddleback College, and also teaches Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology at National University in Costa Mesa, and Anatomy at Coastline Community College in Westminster. She won the Adjunct Professor of the Year award in 2010 for South Orange County, and in 2012 she was listed on Rate My Professors as the 19th top Adjunct Professor in the United States.
We are pleased to announce that Tracey will be our speaker at our March general meeting. She will present her study of El Dorado Marsh and Pond, and Sims Pond; Water chemistry, phytoplankton diversity and community structure, and algal toxins. This is a good opportunity to bring a guest; they will see why you support El Dorado Audubon.
El Dorado Nature Center 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach 90803; Gate opens at 7:00 PM, free parking and refreshments are served.
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