Our Conservation Efforts

SCVAS is one of the most active and successful conservation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. We work in cooperation with other environmental and conservation groups on issues that are critical to preserving birds, wildlife, and habitat.

You can help in one or many programs by becoming a Volunteer for Conservation.

Species Preservation

• California Condor Recovery
• Cavity Nesters Recovery Program (CNRP) establishes and monitors nest box trails for nesting birds
• Burrowing Owl Campaign protects and enhances the dwindling population in Santa Clara Valley

Habitat Protection

• Bullet Train has a potential impact on the proposed corridor
• Bolsa de San Felipe Important Bird Area
• Audubon-at-Home: SCVAS' Bird Sanctuary Program
• Hanson Quarry Expansion affects Reclamation Plan for the hills above Cupertino
• Mitigation Monitoring: loosing what we thought we gained; an investigation into mitigation monitoring, by Craig Breon (September 2009).

Restoration Projects

• McClellan Ranch Park Preservation and Restoration
• Stevens Creek Corridor Park

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Review

• Permanente Creek Flood Protection Project

Conservation Action Alert Network (subscribe)

Page modified in July 2010.