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Proposed Increase in Benefit Assessments for Flood Control Projects Fails to Pass
• August 18, 2025The proposed increase in benefit assessments put forth by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) was voted down by property owners in Zones 2, 4, and 9. The ballot tabulations took place on June 20, 2025. The proposed increases failed to pass for the fiscal year 2025-2026. According to the Castro… -
Dublin’s Efforts to Move its Urban Limit Line East Still in Court
• August 18, 2025The legality of Measure II, the 2024 ballot measure that opened up unincorporated land east of Dublin for commercial development by breaking the city’s urban limit line (ULL), remains in question following an Alameda County Superior Court hearing last week of a lawsuit opposing the measure approved last fall by Dublin voters. Attorneys representing Save… -
New Sierra Valley Preserve and Nature Center is now open!
• December 1, 2024You can now visit the new North Entrance at the Sierra Valley Preserve whenever you like! The Nature Center is open: Thursdays through Sundays 10am to 3:30pm The trails and outdoor facilities are open: Sunrise to sunset Year-round A birding hotspot in the Sierra Nevada -
NEWARK AREA 4 BAYLANDS
• August 19, 2023Over 40 prominent San Francisco Bay scientists have released a joint statement calling for the permanent protection of the Newark Area 4 Baylands, describing the at-risk lands in Newark as “simply one of the most important, unprotected wetland ecosystems remaining, and one of the region’s best opportunities to employ nature-based solutions to combat climate change… -
Citizen Science Opportunity – Audubon Climate Watch
• June 19, 2018Up to two-thirds of North American birds are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. Thousands of people asked Audubon how they could help respond to this and Climate Watch was born. Since 2016, Climate Watch volunteers have collected data which Audubon scientists use to determine how birds are responding to climate change by shifting… -
Inside Bay Area Article Featuring Ohlone Audubon’s Own – Phil Gordon
• January 27, 2011Excellent article about OAS’s Education Chair, avid birder and overall naturalist. Download the Inside Bay Area Article here: One-time “Boy Paleontologist” is now senior volunteer -
Feather River Trust Viewing Platform
• August 27, 2010Ohlone Audubon Society congratulates the Feather River Trust on the creation and placement of the viewing platform at Sierra Valley. The unique design was dictated by the regulations and requirements of the governing bodies. A permanent platform was impossible so the wheeled version fills the bill admirably. Connecting to the platform are hiking trails enabling… -
Trust helping to preserve ranchlands — and wildlife
• January 27, 2010Local rancher Tim Koopmann’s efforts to preserve open rangeland in the Bay Area is highlighted in this article from the Bay Area News Group. Tim has hosted several Ohlone Audubon bird walks to see nesting tree swallows, western bluebirds, golden eagles and more on his ranch. Open PDF Inside the Bay Area article here: Trust helping…
