Lagoon News E-Update: August 2009
Dear Friend of the San Elijo Lagoon,
We know how to party!
If you want to party, we can show you how! Join us at one of our monthly Work Parties, and you'll have the time of your life. On the 3rd Saturday of each month we meet at a different location in and around the Lagoon to dig, scrape, plant, repair, clean, remove, build -- if there is something to do, we do it! And we have lots of fun. Send a message to workparties@SanElijo.org to find out where this month's party will be held. We hope to see you on August 15th.
Click on this photo for more images of our
July 18 work party!
Save the Date for Birds of a Feather 2009 Fundraising Gala:
Saturday, September 26, 5 - 8 pm, Clear Spring Farm, Rancho Santa Fe
It’s sure to be an affair to remember ~ especially with
you there!
All proceeds will benefit San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy's Environmental Education Program.
Sponsorship opportunities still available.
Auction items still accepted.
Event details now available on the web here.
Get more information.
A Special Bird Visitor in the Lagoon!:
A visitor to the Lagoon created quite a stir this summer! The
little creature is none other than a single Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo
flavoviridis), probably a 'vagrant' who has deviated from his migration
route and ended up at our wonderful lagoon.
Photo: Trent R. Stanley
From
the San Diego Bird Atlas: "Though the Yellow-green vireo breeds almost
entirely in Middle America, barely crossing the border along the Rio
Grande in southernmost Texas, it is highly migratory, wintering in
Amazonian Peru and Bolivia. In California it is a rare, but now annual
*fall* vagrant, mainly along the coast.
According to the Bird
Atlas, there are no previous recorded sightings of this bird in the
summer in California, the closest being a sighting in Gila Bend, AZ in
1980!
As of press time, our little visitor has apparently left the area, but keep your eyes peeled for this hearty winged traveler, who is so far from home!
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Hot Tip:
During
the summer months, it is best to visit the Lagoon in the morning or
late afternoon hours, and to always wear a hat and bring enough water.
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Please Join Us For These Exciting Events coming up:
Kids' Walks for Young Families:
Saturday, September 5, 10 am. "Willie the Willet and Other Waders". Meet at Rios Ave. trailhead.
Lecture Series:
Friday, September 11, 7 pm. "The Past, Present, and Future of the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve" by Doug Gibson, Executive Director and Principal Scientist. At Mira Costa College on Manchester Avenue.
Monthly Bird Count:
Monday, September 14, 7:30 am - 12 noon. Meet at Rios Ave. trailhead.
Guided Nature Walks:
NEW: Every Saturday, 10 am. Meet at the Nature Center.
Also: Every 2nd Saturday, September 12, 9 am - 11 am. Meet at Rios Ave. trailhead.
Volunteer Work Party
Saturday, August 15, 9 am - 11 am. Help out with habitat restoration and trail maintenance. Contact workparties@SanElijo.org for details & directions.
Photo of the Week Contest:
Ongoing. Submit your images of the San Elijo Lagoon to photos@SanElijo.org and check the Conservancy website for the current Photo of the Week.
All events are free, and all are welcome.
Introduction:
 Greetings to you! My name is Geoffrey Smith, and I've just joined the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy team as your Communications Director. I look forward to meeting many of you in the coming months as we explore and protect our precious coastal wetland habitat together. Please give me a holler at 858.442.1425 (cell), 760.436.3944 (office) or geoffrey@SanElijo.org -- it will be good to get acquainted. I especially want to hear your ideas for outreach and volunteering! What would you like to see in this Lagoon News e-Update every month? Do you have some ideas for public events that you'd like to share? I'm all ears! I'll see you on the trail.
Will you be our friend?
 Join the Conservancy's facebook group or facebook page today, and spread your enthusiasm about watershed protection! By joining these networks you not only learn new things about what we do and the people involved -- also by your mere participation you help to grow the Conservancy's influence. Be our friend on facebook today!
Visit the Lagoon. Enjoy its beauty. Help in its conservation.
It's your Lagoon - It's your legacy.
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