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Developing Fire Management Strategies in Support of Adaptive Management at Tejon Ranch, California, April 2011 – March 2012
A Bren Masters group (Sean Baumgarten, Ashley Gilreath, Ellie Knecht, Adam Livingston, Nicole Phipps, and Andrew Prosser), advised by Conservancy Board member Dr. Frank Davis, conducted a project to investigate the fire ecology of Tejon Ranch and explore potential fire management strategies for the Conservancy’s Ranch-wide Management Plan. The extensive body of research and analysis conducted by the Bren team provided the Conservancy with important information with which to assess the need for and potential approaches managing fire and fuels on the Ranch. Read More..
Tejon Ranch Conservancy hosts Cal-Pac Section Society for Range Management
April 2011
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Third Annual Christmas Bird Count
December 17, 2010 The third Tejon Ranch Christmas Bird Count was a huge success! Under the threat of nasty weather, 22 folks showed up to make the 111th CBC perhaps our biggest success yet. While we were largely spared the predicted rain, conditions were cold and often very windy and road conditions challenging at times. However, it was a good day for ducks! Read More..
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Secures Grant to Protect More than 62,000 Acres of Outstanding Habitat
November 18, 2010 The Tejon Ranch Conservancy today secured state funding to purchase conservation easements on more than 62,000 acres of outstanding wildlife habitat in Los Angeles and Kern counties. The $15.8 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board will enable the Conservancy to become the holder of some of the largest conservation easements in California. Read More...
Tejon Conservancy Symposium in Frazier Park
On October 27, 2010, the Tejon Ranch Conservancy staff hosted a first of its kind symposium in Frazier Park as a means of outreach to the local community. While the Tejon Ranch Company has long been a prominent presence in the area, the Tejon Ranch Conservancy is a new entity, formed by the Conservation and Land Use Agreement signed in 2008. Sixty-five folks from the local area turned out to learn more about the mission and activities of the Conservancy and to ask questions and share refreshments. Read More..
Boy Scouts Cleanup in Big Sycamore Canyon
On September 25 and 26th, the Boy Scout of America Troop 966 of Torrance, CA visited Tejon Ranch and cleaned up an area in Big Sycamore Canyon on the Antelope Valley side of the ranch and built picnic tables, as part of an Eagle Scout service project. Read More...
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Hosts Plein Air Artists
August 04, 2010The Conservancy is pleased to be providing the opportunity for local artists to come out and oil paint the summer vistas near Tejon Creek. The majestic beauty of Tejon Ranch and the Tehachapi Range provide landscapes long depicted by the classic California Plein Air style and our guests created gorgeous depictions of the Ranch in an atmosphere of quiet camaraderie. Read more..
Surveying for Purple Martins on Tejon Ranch
August 03, 2010Purple martins, while common and widespread in the East, are relatively rare and sparsely distributed in California. A combination of historical declines and the small population size led the California Department of Fish and Game to designate the purple martin a Species of Special Concern. Surveys in the Tehachapi Mountains near Tejon Ranch in 2000 found over 50 pairs nesting in large Valley oaks. To determine if the martins were also nesting in similar habitat on Tejon Ranch, an expedition was organized by the Tejon Ranch Conservancy, Audubon California, and Western Field Ornithologists to survey for purple martins in the conserved lands of Tejon Ranch. Read more..
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Staff Get Certified for Wilderness First Aid
June 01, 2010Recently, staff members of the Tejon Ranch Conservancy earned certification in Wilderness First Aid to better serve the public who they host on the ranch on backcountry hikes and explorations. Read more..
