http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/ Conservation, Research, Public Outreach Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:35:13 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/164 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/164 Ryan --   It reminded me of the Altamont Pass.  There were large areas of treeless short grass with ground squirrels all over the place.  Where there were Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:32:11 GMT Ryan Young http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/163 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/163 "When Pete Bloom and I viewed vast areas of grassland on the ranch, we saw tons of ground squirrels, but no burrowing owls.  I believe that the Tejon Ranch Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:22 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/162 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/162 Dear Sirs --   First of all, I would like to thank the Tejon Ranch for recently issuing me a permit to access the ranch in order to view planned development Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:03 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/161 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/161 Thanks for this very helpful analysis, Scott.  I believe it is important to question the science and management recommendations on issues like this.  I Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:29 GMT Scott P. Harris http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/160 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/160 See SEATAC Minutes for Centennial, one of the Tejon Phased Development projects. Centennial is slated entirely w.i. LA County. Comments on grasslands/raptor Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:44:45 GMT Stan Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/159 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/159 For anyone interested -- The Tejon Ranch has applied for permits that would allow development of approximately 10% of the ranch. Conservation organizations, Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:45:32 GMT http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/158 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/158 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CA_BUOW_FORUM group. File : /BuOw Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:41:51 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/157 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/157 A color banded burrowing owl was observed outside my dentist's office in Chula Vista, California on Oct. 20, 2008. Based on photos of the bird the left leg had Mon, 11 May 2009 20:26:44 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/156 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/156 Scott --   Thanks for sharing this heads up announcement.  Unfortunately because of computer problems I did not get this message in time to forward it in Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:32 GMT Scott P. Harris http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/155 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/155 FYI. The LA County Dept. of Regional Planning is reviewing a 2,100 acre solar voltaic project at their 1:00 PM SEATAC (Significant Ecological Area Technical Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:59 GMT Stan Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/154 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/154 Dear all -- I am on the advisory board of the Western Watersheds Project (http://www.westernwatersheds.org), which uses litigation, recommended legislation, Sat, 02 May 2009 15:09:31 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/153 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/153   You would find the Little Owl (Athene noctua).   And below is a relatively new book advertised at Buteo Books (http://www.buteobooks.com) that can tell Sat, 02 May 2009 14:52:45 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/152 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/152 Dear all --   I notice this book in the new arrivals section of Buteo Books online store at http://www.buteobooks.com   This is a great resource.  You can Fri, 01 May 2009 23:27:09 GMT Scott P. Harris http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/151 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/151 Thank you Wendy. I think LA Co. called me about this asking for mitig.language for JTrees and were trying to find regulatory a hook to address this activity. Fri, 01 May 2009 21:50:35 GMT Stanley Moore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/150 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CA_BUOW_FORUM/message/150 Thanks for the heads up, Wendy.  My computer is having problems and I cannot access my Yahoo account from home right now, but I do check from the public