Pasadena Audubon Society
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Hahamongna updates
Hahamongna Drama Continues
The City of Pasadena is going ahead with its plan to install one athletic field and a parking lot in Hahamongna Watershed Park, which is the open space below JPL. This is despite the fact that at July 12th's Pasadena City Council meeting, 40 speakers spoke out against building any soccer fields in Hahamongna Watershed Park, while not one person spoke out in favor of the fields, and despite all of the scientific evidence that indicates it's a foolish plan. The City did decide not to build a second field in what is currently a small lake, and three Council Members now question the wisdom of building any fields in a watershed and in the middle of what's left of our wilderness in Pasadena. Here are the votes from July 12: In favor of rethinking the installation of athletic fields were Mayor Bogaard and Council Members Holden, McAustin, and Tornek. Against this rethinking and anxious to get the field built were Council Members Gordo, Haderlein, Madison, and Robinson. Send your letters and emails accordingly.
So what can you do? Please write the Mayor or a Councilmember a letter, even if you do not live in Pasadena. If you need a model, you can download my letter. Come to a City Council meeting when they are discussing the EIR, even if you do not live in Pasadena. Visit www.savehahamongna.org and sign the petition, and then send the link to your friends and ask them to sign it too. PAS stands ready to do its part, but it will take all of us to save Hahamongna. Be on the right side of history!
The address for Pasadena City Hall is 100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S228, Pasadena, CA 91109. Or, to email the City Council or Mayor, go to www.ci.pasadena.ca.us. We must do all that we can to save this treasure. The birds are counting on you.
Rubio Canyon
Opportunity in Rubio Canyon
If you, like many others, are concerned about the increasing development in our local foothills, I have wonderful news. We have an opportunity to preserve one of our true local treasures: Rubio Canyon. The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy is working to buy 21 acres at the mouth of Rubio Canyon. Combined with the 20 acres they purchased in 2009, this would protect and preserve all of Rubio Canyon from the Angeles National Forest to residential streets. Just west of Eaton Canyon, Rubio Canyon is a gem in the Altadena foothills, with a stream that runs year-round, several waterfalls, and diverse habitats including old-growth oak trees, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub, as well as streamside and warm freshwater wetlands. Pockets of southern sycamore, a sensitive plant species, can also be found in the canyon. Needless to say, the Canyon also supports an abundance of birds, including Wrentit and Canyon Wren.
Of course, acquiring this land is not free. The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy is working to raise $1.3 million by the end of 2010, which will purchase the land, renovate and create trails, and restore habitat. If you can contribute to this cause, please visit www.altadenafoothills.org to make a secure online donation, or send a check to Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, P.O. Box 3, Altadena, CA 91003. All donations are tax-deductible, and you will be a part of saving a local treasure.
PAS Supports Proposition 21
Because the State Parks are so vital to the well-being of California's birds, and because environmental education and conservation are at the center of our mission, the Pasadena Audubon Society is proud to endorse the State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund. Vote YES on Proposition 21 on November 2nd! For more information, visit http://www.yesforstateparks.com.
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