Conservancy Update ONLINE - April 2013
News from the Catalina Island Conservancy
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Conservancy Update
is a publication of the Catalina Island Conservancy
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The Team
Jerry Roberts-Senior Editor
Bob Rhein-Senior Writer
Pat Maxwell-Exec. Editor
Contributing Writers
Christie Collins
Peter Dixon
Jen Poyer
Sasha Villacis
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Message from the President & CEO
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Fox Checkup - Julie King carefully checks a wild Island fox. See story below. Photo by Bob Rhein
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FIELDS IN BLOOM
Spring Comes to Catalina _______________________
PROFILE: AMY CATALANO
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Greetings!
Catalina Island's wildlands are especially beautiful this time of year as a spring green has blanketed the landscape and the annual blooms have turned out - giant coreopsis to Johnny-jump-ups to tree poppies to many other species. If you want to see the wildflowers in person, represented in this month's photo gallery, we suggest one of our Jeep Eco Tours.
This month we also highlight the Conservation Department's Amy Catalano (see stories a right).
Sincerely,
Ann M. Muscat, Ph.D., President and CEO
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NEWS HEADLINES
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KALLA AND MACK JOIN CONSERVANCY STAFF
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John Mack
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Joe Kalla
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Two new senior staff members joined the Conservancy. John Mack is the Conservancy's chief of conservation and science officer, and Joe Kalla assumes duties as chief operating officer.
Mack will be living in Middle Ranch with his wife and their two children. Kalla and his wife will be residents of Avalon.
"We are pleased to have John and Joe
join the Conservancy team," said Ann Muscat, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Conservancy. "They both bring tremendous experience and talent to the organization and the Island."
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NEWS HEADLINES
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BY THE NUMBERS - RUNNERS, HIKERS, DEER AND FOX
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BZ Jones Hike - About 60 intrepid hikers braved the 12-mile trek from Ben Weston Beach to White's Landing. Photo by Pat Maxwell ___________________________
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MARATHON
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The deer population estimate prior to the July 12-to-December 23 hunting season was 2,387 individuals. Details from the survey revealed that does outnumbered bucks nearly two to one.
Also, we have numbers and reports from the recent BZ Jones Hike and Marathon (see right).
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AS THE BALL ROLLS: CAMP CATALINA NEARLY HERE
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Camp Catalina - Conservancy Ball proceeds benefit Conservancy programs.
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Don't miss Camp Catalina! Last day to buy tickets is this Friday, April 5. A campfire setting never had such an irresistible black-tie backdrop than the one in store at the Avalon Casino Ballroom on Saturday, April 13. Preview the auction.
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SKIP WHITCOMB RETURNS FOR CATALINA: WILD SIDE
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Skip Whitcomb - The Plein Air artist returns to Catalina for Catalina: The Wild Side. Photo courtesy of Skip Whitcomb
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By Bob Rhein
In 1971, Skip Whitcomb graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Soon after, fellow painter Ned Jacob introduced him to the virtues of outdoor painting. Growing up in a ranching family instilled in Whitcomb a deep love and respect for the land.
"This connection to our physical world, the natural order, is what I seek to convey in my work," says Whitcomb, and "to let the reality of the facts come alive in my imagination, a living reality, as I see it."
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Banner photo: Wildflowers are blooming in the Island's wildlands. The Photo Gallery this month features a compilation of this blooming boom of colorful foliage photographed by Amy Catalano, the Conservancy's biological monitoring technician; Andrew Hobbs, one of our Jeep® Eco-Tour drivers, and Pat Maxwell, director of marketing & communications, who loves to get outdoors and hike! Andrew took this image of a giant coreopsis on Catalina. Enjoy!
Conservancy House: (310) 510-2595
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