antelope valley conservancy
in the 1980s, the antelope valley heritage foundation merged with the antelope valley trails council to form the antelope valley trails recreation and environment council (avtrec). . when avtrec faced dissolution in 2006, antelope valley conservancy adopted avtrec as a committe
antelope valley conservancy is a 501 (c) (3) california public benefit corporation .
assisted los angeles county in adopting an east - west regional trail in the antelope valley .
time warner cable news gave us coverage of the new antelope valley conservancy office! come by and visit us one of these saturdays .
the antelope valley conservancy was founded in 2005 to serve the antelope valley region. avc is a small public benefit corporation that is managed by a board of directors who are community volunteers. through community based management, avc fulfills its mission with
please make your check payable to antelope valley conservancy and mail to po box 3133, quartz hill, ca 93586 - 0133. avc does not offer any online or credit card contribution .
the desert and mountain conservation authority (dmca) is a public entity created in july 2006 through a joint powers authority agreement between the antelope valley resource conservation district (avrcd) and the santa monica mountains conservancy .
antelope valley conservancy' s mission is the preservation and stewardship of natural lands for native habitat, watershed resources, trails, scenic beauty, and community character. av conservancy acknowledges the interest of future generations in these land resources, and we acknowledge the right of nature to retain territory .
continue to serve as a resource for trail advocacy and education. members of the hiking, equestrian and bicycling communities can obtain information, resources, and other support from antelope valley conservancy in fulfillment of our commitment to continue efforts
secured 90 miles of trails from leona valley to acton in the north county trail system .
the antelope valley is located at the convergence of montane and marine formations in the western mojave desert, and offers a variety of unique desert habitats as well as transition habitat ecotones. our conservancy' s service is limited to the antelope - fremont valleys watershed, the upper santa clara river watershed, and the mojave river watershed. the area encompasses northern los angeles county, southern kern county, and western san bernardino county .
). avc has held cdfw authorization since 2008. when preservation or restoration mitigation is required by government agencies to compensate the public for development impacts on natural habitats, the antelope valley conservancy mitigation program provides a means to fulfill mitigation in the local region. avc focuses on preservations that contribute substantively to ecosystem function, with
trails are an essential element in antelope valley' s quality of life, providing access to nature, recreation, and alternative means of transportation. trails can' t be established after highways, housing developments and commercial centers are in place. trails must be preserved in advance, and
land conservation, regional economy, and quality of life issues (health, crime, transportation) are related. as the antelope valley region grows, we must preserve essential ecosystem functions for future generations, preserve our trail system, and ensure we can enjoy the economic benefits of conservation planning .
we acknowledge that our community' s trails are valuable to our quality of life, economy, and future. av conservancy' s trails committee (avtrec) serves the community by mapping regional trails, advocating and negotiating for the master trail plan, facilitating trail connectivity and easements, and hosting events. for 25 years, avtrec has been a force for antelope valley' s desert and mountain conservation and for preservation of regional trails .
antelope valley conservancy preserves lands three ways: we acquire lands with grant funding, we accept donations of land, and we operate a mitigation fulfillment program, satisfying government required mitigation that compensates the public for loss of resources to development. fulfilling the land trust standards and practices and our motto - -
biological integrity, fiscal accountability, and community transparency
- - are the proven strategies to achieve our mission, proven by thousands of land trusts across america .
all photos copyrighted, all rights reserved. credits: san gabriel mountains, av conservancy; gorman hills, richard dickey; burrowing owl, ryan young; lake, bill rini
av conservancy is locally based, and devoted to the community' s wellbeing. av conservancy is authorized by the california department of fish and game to hold mitigation lands and establish land banks. avc assists agencies and developers to implement in lieu fee mitigation, and provides a channel for funding to preserve lands within the community instead of out of area .
property owners who are interested in preserving a trail that crosses their property can contact us at (661) 943 - 9000. the conservancy' s trail policy outlines how the trails will be managed .
why not volunteer a few hours of your time to help the community conservancy? call to talk with us at (661) 943 - 9000 or send us an email at avconservancy @ gmail. com .
av conservancy is a 501 (c) (3) public benefit corporation, with irc 170 (b) (1) (a) (vi) public charity status to ensure land donors qualify for tax benefits .
ounded by community volunteers to serve our community. the conservancy is managed by a board of community members, and provides training at every board meetings so that new board members are familiar with our projects, our policies, and the land trust alliance standards and practices to which we hold .
the preservation of functioning wildlife connectivity is a large goal, but with our partnerships, it is attainable. additionally, our goal is to preserve specific habitat types and specific critically important sites, many of which are watershed resources. in addition to stewarding lands, we steward the conservancy itself, with biological integrity, fiscal accountability, and community transparency .
, 1323 e. bennett avenue, glendora, ca 91740, ms. anne croissant, president, 818 - 335 - 1771
mountains restoration trust, 7050 owensmouth ave. suite 206, canoga park, ca 91406, peter ireland, executive director, 818 - 346 - 9675, fax: 818 - 346 - 9676
california native plant society, l. a. / santa monica mtns. chapter
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assistant deputy director / division engineer: angela r. george assistant division engineers: keith lilley paul alva russ bryden for information call (626) 458 - 4300
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in 2015 - 2016, avc celebrated its ten year anniversary, doubled its burrowing owl preserve acreage, completed and earned its third state authorization renewal, worked with audubon society to save the tricolored blackbird colony at holiday lake, considered but rejected a mitigation application from caltrans, and drafted and filed the rift zone conceptual area preservation plan (capp) for state approval .
avc may be small, but it remains engaged in matters important to our region .
is the aquisition and stewardship of native habitats, watershed resources, and lands that offer community value. our mission acknowledges future generations’ interests in land that maintains community character, ecological function, and scenic beauty, as well as the right of nature to retain territory, particularly functional habitats and connectivity .
conservation of functioning habitats and wildlife dispersal connectivity is a critical component of regional planning and a sustainable regional economy. it contributes to clean water supplies, pest control, healthy farms and forests, human health, property values, and a healthy regional economy .
( 1) first, avc garners grants to purchase and steward preservation lands, and participates in public preservation planning processes that position lands for conservation funding .
.. avc has fulfilled mitigation preservation and restoration for projects under state water boards, cdfw, los angeles county, kern county, and local agencies, and is mou - approved by usace in the event that a mitigation project would occur within our closed watershed .
( 3) and third, avc acquires lands by accepting some donated lands that are offered to us. avc is a 501 (c) (3) public charity that meets irc 170 (h), so that land donors can qualify for the highest tax benefits. donated lands must meet the acquisition guidelines established by avc to comply with the land trust alliance standards and practices .
you can volunteer to serve on the board, serve on a committee, help a project, make a contribution, or be a goodsearcher or amazon smile shopper for avc. these are all important ways that you can help avc. every board meeting provides education in our work, our projects, and the policies and standards and practices we abide by. so if you have a few hours every couple of months, let' s talk about what you like to do, and hopefully you will get involved. our work relies entirely on people like you !
the avc office is located next to quartz hill post office in downtown quartz hill. avc hosts open houses at the office throughout the year, or you can schedule a visit to see our nature displays and get free information about conservation. contrary to information printed in the brochure, the office is no longer open every saturday .
must connect to other trails. trail plans have been adopted by palmdale, lancaster, and los angeles county, and must be fulfilled by deeded trail easements .
ensured that over 100 miles of trails were included in lancaster' s general plan .
assisted palmdale in developing a multi - use and bicycle network that was adopted in its general plan .
assisted the city of palmdale to garner $ 415, 152 in prop a funds for the barrel springs trail project in 1994. this trail is now enhanced by a staging area and arena
assisted to develop the staging area and five mile trail at saddleback butte state park and at barrel springs trail in palmdale .
total carbon sequestration by desert halophytes is potentially comparable to that of temperate forest plantations. urltoken
i have lived long enough to witness the vanishing of wild mammals, butterflies, mayflies, songbirds and fish that i once feared my grandchildren would not experience: it has all happened faster than even the pessimists predicted... the cause of this acceleration is... our use of natural resources has tripled in 40 years. the great expansion of mining, logging, meat production and industrial fishing is cleansing the planet of its wild places and natural wonders... the rush to carve up the last intact forests; the vanishing of coral reefs, glaciers and sea ice; the shrinkage of lakes, the drainage of wetlands. the living world is dying of consumption .
our natural world is disappearing before our eyes. we have to save it | george monbiot
we acknowledge future generations’ interests in land that maintains community character, scenic beauty, and native habitats. we acknowledge the right of nature to retain territory, particularly functional habitats and connectivity for native plants and animals .
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avc focuses on habitat acquisition and stewardship, for native plants, wildlife, and the watershed resources on which they rely. avc acquires land in three ways: we purchasd land with grant funding, we accept donations of land, and we operate a mitigation implementation program, acquiring and stewarding lands and conservation easements in fulfillment of government required mitigation. avc also conducts community education about native species, watershed functions, and habitat conservation, and engages community members in land use policy processes .
we like to say that we are small but mighty, and that is thanks to the community and regional professionals who step forward to move avc' s work forward. we have biologists who advise on preservation planning, some of whom are the reknown experts in their area and species. our greatest capabilities come from networking the communities and capablities of our region toward a common goal .
avc knows that it is making progress by the projects that we are approached to do, and the lands we preserve. we consider it a strong indicator that our work is needed when the state water resources control board recently recommended avc as the preferred provider to fill the mitigation needs of the state of california department of transportation .
avc' s progress is evident in its increasing preserved acreage, improved board processes such as board training program, its focus on more limited areas of regional lands, and the streamlined efficiency of processing offers of donated lands and applications for mitigation evaluation. this year we are doubling the acreage of our burrowing owl preserve, where a desert tortoise was found this year using one of the burrows .
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the rapid growth of residential and commercial growth in the northern portion of los angeles county (and in surrounding areas within the avrcd) has driven increasing loss and fragmentation of habitat, resulting in degradation of the area' s natural biodiversity. this creates an urgent need for proactive efforts to identify, acquire, and manage areas that will preserve open space and the natural resources of the region .
the dmca has been established to identify, acquire and manage open space lands within the boundaries of the two founding agencies for long term conservation benefits. it provides a capability to cooperate with local government and developers in creating an offsite mitigation program to offset open space loss and improve habitat for species such as burrowing owls, desert tortoise, alkali mariposa lilies, joshua - juniper woodlands, and so forth .
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meeting materials: public meeting presentation public meeting notes handouts: 1. what is an rcis? 2. legislation 3. rca / rcis / mca process 4. av rcis & key stakeholders within the region 5. regional mapping process & building blocks 6. focal species, natural communities, and existing protected lands within av rcis 7. how to comment and stay engaged in the process 8. comment card california department of fish and wildlife rcis homepage strategy area map
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antelope valley conservancy is a public-benefit corporation that preserves natural habitats and watershed resources . it was founded 2005 , granted 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) and 170 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( a ) ( vi ) tax status in 2006 , absorbed the antelope valley trails recreation and environmental council ( avtrec ) in 2007 , and earned authorization from the california department of fish and game to hold mitigation lands in 2008 . antelope valley conservancy focuses its services in the antelope-fremont valleys watershed and upper santa clara river watershed , serving three dozen communities spanning a 600-square-mile ( 1,600 km ² ) - area of northern los angeles county and southeastern kern county , known locally as antelope valley . it is a diverse region , containing a wide variety of biotic communities , from joshua tree woodlands and alkali scrub of the mojave desert to the scrub oak and ancient forblands of the tehachapi mountains . what is called " the antelope valley " is a socio-economic region of rural and suburban communities , roughly bounded by the mountains that surround the watershed . in simplistic terms , the function of this closed-basin watershed is for snow melt and rain from the tehachapi and san gabriel mountains to run-off downstream to the dry lakes . the flat , clay surface of the dry lakes are the heart of edwards air force base , site of innumerable historic flight tests and alternative landing site for the space shuttle . antelope valley conservancy is an active stakeholder in the integrated regional water management plan group and the southern california association of governments ' open space working group . it is a member of the land trust alliance and adopted the lta standards and practices in 2006 . nonprofit verification for the conservancy is available at guidestar . the antelope valley conservancy sponsors research , such as the antelope-fremont watershed assessment project ( afwap ) . it also sponsors community service and environmental education activities , such as the endangered species day conference , antelope valley bicycle fun ride , bicycle ride day , earth day cleanup , trail policy project , antelope valley bag exchange , and presentations . 
antelope valley conservancy is a public-benefit corporation that preserves natural habitats and watershed resources. it was founded 2005, granted 501 (c) (3) and 170 (b) (1) (a) (vi) tax status in 2006, absorbed the antelope valley trails recreation and environmental council (avtrec) in 2007, and earned authorization from the california department of fish and game to hold mitigation lands in 2008. antelope valley conservancy focuses its services in the antelope-fremont valleys watershed and upper santa clara river watershed, serving three dozen communities spanning a 600-square-mile (1,600 km ²) - area of northern los angeles county and southeastern kern county, known locally as antelope valley. it is a diverse region, containing a wide variety of biotic communities, from joshua tree woodlands and alkali scrub of the mojave desert to the scrub oak and ancient forblands of the tehachapi mountains. what is called " the antelope valley " is a socio-economic region of rural and suburban communities, roughly bounded by the mountains that surround the watershed. in simplistic terms, the function of this closed-basin watershed is for snow melt and rain from the tehachapi and san gabriel mountains to run-off downstream to the dry lakes. the flat, clay surface of the dry lakes are the heart of edwards air force base, site of innumerable historic flight tests and alternative landing site for the space shuttle. antelope valley conservancy is an active stakeholder in the integrated regional water management plan group and the southern california association of governments' open space working group. it is a member of the land trust alliance and adopted the lta standards and practices in 2006. nonprofit verification for the conservancy is available at guidestar. the antelope valley conservancy sponsors research, such as the antelope-fremont watershed assessment project (afwap). it also sponsors community service and environmental education activities, such as the endangered species day conference, antelope valley bicycle fun ride, bicycle ride day, earth day cleanup, trail policy project, antelope valley bag exchange, and presentations.
antelope valley conservancy is a public-benefit corporation that preserves natural habitats and watershed resources. it was founded 2005, granted 501 (c) (3) and 170 (b) (1) (a) (vi) tax status in 2006, absorbed the antelope valley trails recreation and environmental council (avtrec) in 2007, and earned authorization from the california department of fish and game to hold mitigation lands in 2008. antelope valley conservancy focuses its services in the antelope-fremont valleys watershed and upper santa clara river watershed, serving three dozen communities spanning a 600-square-mile (1,600 km ²) - area of northern los angeles county and southeastern kern county, known locally as antelope valley. it is a diverse region, containing a wide variety of biotic communities, from joshua tree woodlands and alkali scrub of the mojave desert to the scrub oak and ancient forblands of the tehachapi mountains. what is called " the antelope valley " is a socio-economic region of rural and suburban communities, roughly bounded by the mountains that surround the watershed. in simplistic terms, the function of this closed-basin watershed is for snow melt and rain from the tehachapi and san gabriel mountains to run-off downstream to the dry lakes. the flat, clay surface of the dry lakes are the heart of edwards air force base, site of innumerable historic flight tests and alternative landing site for the space shuttle. antelope valley conservancy is an active stakeholder in the integrated regional water management plan group and the southern california association of governments' open space working group. it is a member of the land trust alliance and adopted the lta standards and practices in 2006. nonprofit verification for the conservancy is available at guidestar. the antelope valley conservancy sponsors research, such as the antelope-fremont watershed assessment project (afwap). it also sponsors community service and environmental education activities, such as the endangered species day conference, antelope valley bicycle fun ride, bicycle ride day, earth day cleanup, trail policy project, antelope valley bag exchange, and presentations.