Public Access: Trail Opens on Dana Point Preserve PDF (1.37 MB) (December 2009)

Dana Point Preserve Manager thrives among nature's treasures PDF (49KB) (July 2009)

Center for Natural Lands Management and International Baccalaureate students from Letha Raney Intermediate School restore habitat at the Coyote Hills East Preserve PDF (210KB) (May 2009)

Center for Natural Lands Management and the California Conservation Corps restore habitat on Pace Preserve PDF (334KB) (May 2009)

CNLM Partnership with City of Carlsbad PDF (159KB) (January 2009)

As reported in the North County Times on January 2, 2009, CNLM has partnered with the City of Carlsbad to manage more than 600 acres of city-owned native habitat.

CNLM Contributes to Leading-edge Genomics Research (August 2007) PDF (42KB)

Prior to joining CNLM, Director of Conservation Science, Deborah Rogers, conducted research on native plant species. One of these, coast redwood, had been a research focus of hers for many years, beginning with the first lab-based genetic study on this species that she conducted in the early 1990s. She collaborated with Dr. David Neale and other researchers in his genomics lab at UC Davis who initiated genomic studies on this species, towards the goal of leveraging similar studies from other conifers to learn more about adaptive genetic variation in this ecologically, economically, and culturally significant species. In 2007, a proposal for a large-scale study of loblolly pine, coast redwood, and other US conifers led by Dr. Jeffrey Dean (University of Georgia) and contributed to by scientists at the USDA Forest Service (Jermstad), Oregon State (Howe), UC Davis (Neale) and CNLM (Rogers) was approved by the US Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute under their Community Sequencing Program.

Remembering Waldo Holt (July 2007)

CNLM staff were saddened to learn that Waldo Holt has passed away. Waldo was one of CNLM's first preserve managers and managed our first preserve, the Pace Preserve near Stockton, among others. "Waldo was an incredible birder and I learned so much from him", noted CNLM's Executive Director, Sherry Teresa. "He worked tirelessly in defense of our natural resources yet always with grace and a reasonableness not often found. I will also miss his quick wit and dry humor." Our condolences are sent to his wife, Sara, and other family members. He is particularly well known for his passionate efforts to protect the Swainson's hawk. Two enduring tributes have been established in his name by bird conservation organizations. The Waldo Holt Habitat Fund will be used to purchase habitat for raptors. The Waldo Holt Conservation Fund, an endowment that will fund local conservation projects, is being managed by the Central Valley Bird Club (http://www.cvbirds.org).

Remembering Brian J. Walton (June 2007)

CNLM staff join the friends, family, and colleagues of Brian J. Walton in mourning his recent passing and celebrating his life. Brian, an expert in the management of California birds of prey, was a research specialist with the University of California Division of Natural Sciences and Coordinator of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) at Long Marine Lab. From 1998 until earlier this year, Brian served on CNLM's Board of Directors. Please visit the SCPBRG website to learn more about Brian's
professional contributions and interests and how to contribute to the Brian James Walton Memorial Fund: http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/walton.htm

Red-tailed Hawk Rescue at Keeney Preserve PDF (111KB) (February 2007)