Conservancy Update ONLINE - September 2012
News from the Catalina Island Conservancy
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Greetings!
Welcome to Conservancy Update Online. I'm pleased to report that we have also gone paperless with the 2011 Annual Report online now. A PDF of the same publication is also available. You may print it using either of these files by clicking on the printer icon.
If you have any comments or questions about the Report or any of the items lincluded here, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely, Jerry Roberts, Senior Editor |
PHOTO GALLERY
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SOAPSTONE EXPANDED TONGVA HORIZONS
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Outcropping - Steatite or soapstone is found in many locations on Catalina Island. Photo by Bob Rhein
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By Bob Rhein and Sue Rikalo
It's not every day you can see a living piece of history directly linked to an ancient civilization. On Catalina Island, it is easy to visit a quarry where the Island's early residents, the Tongva, carved heat-resistant, nearly shatterproof bowls out of soapstone. It's easier yet to do a facsimile tour via this month's Photo Gallery.
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FROM THE FIELD
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BALL BONUS A TRIP TO THE ROCKY INTERIOR
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Archaeology Tour - Participants included, from left, Dr. Wendy Teeter, Dr. Diane Silvers, and Dr. Jonathan Weiner. Photo by Chuck Wright.
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By Bob Rhein
For the past five years, an archaeological team headed by Wendy Teeter, Ph.D., curator of UCLA's Fowler Museum, has been combing through Catalina's interior, literally digging for clues to the Island's past. Dr. Diane Silvers and her husband, Dr. Jonathan Weiner, won an archaeology-themed trip into the interior with Catalina expert Teeter from the Conservancy at the 2012 Conservancy Ball.
Stone oven ...
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FROM THE FIELD
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STUDIES FOCUS ON SPIDERS, HERB-SOIL BOND
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Outdoor Flypaper - Loyola Marymount University student Sophie Crinion removes adhesive sheets which capture incoming pollinators to the burned area. Photo by Martina Ramirez, Ph.D.
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By Linda Farley, Manager of Conservation Operations
Studies this summer on Catalina Island included those by students from the University of Southern California on plant and bacteria interaction, and by Loyola Marymount University on spiders affected by burned landscapes.
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NEWS HEADLINES
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AIRPORT IN THE SKY CELEBRATES AIR SHOW
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Aviation Restoration - Clay Lacy's fully restored DC-3 is seen on the tarmac at the Airport in the Sky. Photo by Bob Rhein.
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By Bob Rhein
Static displays of biplanes, aerobatic planes, warbirds, an immaculately restored DC-3 owned by aviation legend Clay Lacy and much more will be on display at the Airport in the Sky on Sunday, September 30.
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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary ...
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CONSERVANCY TIMES, ANNUAL REPORT ONLINE
 The Conservancy has gone paperless with the 2011 Annual Report online now. A PDF of the same publication is also available. You may print it using either of these files by clicking on the printer icon. The Fall 2012 / Winter 2013 edition of Conservancy Times, our bi-annual magazine, is available online and in a paper edition. 2011 Annual Report online
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CATALINA PAPERS DOMINATE 2012 SYMPOSIUM
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Paper Chase - The California Islands Symposium includes 20 papers based on Catalina Island research. Poster courtesy of the 8th California Islands Symposium
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By Christie Collins
The field work of the Conservancy's biologists has never before been presented with the quantity and quality promised by the schedule of scientific papers at the 8th California Islands Symposium from October 23 to 26 in Ventura, California.
Twenty papers based on Catalina Island research, most of it by the Conservancy, bring new light to topics as diverse as chaparral and moss, to an uncommon water bird known as Scripps's murrelet, and invasive plant removal. New papers on the Island's iconic fox and bison also will be presented at the symposium, which is open to the public as well as scientific community.
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NEW PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS IN NATURE CENTER
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Plein Air Paintings - The works of renowned artists are on display at the Nature Center at Avalon Canyon. Catalina Island Conservancy file photo
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By Bob Rhein
The Nature Center at Avalon Canyon has been described as a "window into Catalina's interior." It is even more so now that 10 new plein air paintings have joined the many exhibits focusing on the Island's natural history. The paintings, depicting the Island's rugged interior and iconic buildings, such as the hangar at the Airport in the Sky and Eagle's Nest Lodge, are on display to the public.
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GROUPS VISIT BANNING HOUSE, SANTA CRUZ
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Luncheon in Wilmington - An outdoor lunch was served to the Catalina Island Conservancy party at Banning House. Photo by Chuck Wright.
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Conservancy Leadership Circle Members and guests gathered at the historic residence of General Phineas Banning in Wilmington, CA, on August 12. Banning, known as the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles," was a pioneer in transportation, and his sons later took ownership of Catalina Island. After a tour of the home and exhibits, the group enjoyed a delicious al fresco lunch in the rose garden.
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MARINAROS DAY AT MOONSTONE OCTOBER 13
 The Marinero member support group is planning its annual meeting at Newport Harbor Yacht Club's Moonstone Cove on Catalina Island on Saturday, October 13.
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ECO-MARATHON ENDORSED BY RUNNERS' MAG
 By Christie Collins
Runner's World rates the November 10 Catalina Eco-Marathon as the "Best Island Run," because it travels through an otherworldly place where, the magazine notes, "you can see buffalo, bald eagles, seals and palm trees during a single run." The Eco-Marathon course travels through three distinct ecosystems via single-track trails and soft dirt roads and affords registrants breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Register Now.
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Banner photo: Soapstone Trail -- Amy Scattergood of Los Angeles along with her daughters Isabel, 14 (left), and Sophie, 11, braved a warm summer day to visit the soapstone quarry. Signs clearly mark the routes of the quarry, the Airport Loop Trail and the Trans-Catalina Trail.
Photo by Bob Rhein.
Conservancy House: (310) 510-2595
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