Antelope Valley Conservancy

P.O. Box 3133, Quartz Hill, CA 93586--3133

Serving the greater Antelope Valley region

Newsletter Archive:

       Conservancy News February 2008          ** About the AFWAP Watershed Study **

       Conservancy News Oct 2007

       Conservancy News July 2007

       Conservancy News February 2007

       Conservancy News September 2006

       Conservancy News April 2006

       What Students Say

AV Conservancy in the News:

       3rd Annual Endangered Species Day Conference (May 16, 2008)

       AV Conservancy initiates watershed study (May 13, 2008)

       Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day Sierra Bike Trail Cleanup (Jan 10, 2008)

       2nd Annual Endangered Species Day Press Conference (May 18, 2007)

       Arena announced for California Trail Days (May 3, 2007)

       Council, Conservancy join to save trails (March 9, 2007)

       Global positioning will put trails on map (March 4, 2007)

       Nonprofit Agency Seeks AV Land Preservation (May 12, 2006)

       Leaders support first Endangered Species Day in AV (May 11, 2006)

Corporate Board of Directors:

•         Wendy Reed, MPA, President, has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and has worked in strategic communication and office administration for 25 years.  Mrs. Reed has long volunteered in the community, on County Election Boards, Prime Desert Woodland Preserve design committee, PTO, PAL, and National Recreation Trails Fund Grant Selection Committee.

•         Jennifer Matos, Ph.D., Board Chair, is a Professor of Biology and Faculty Senate President at California State University, Northridge.  Her research focuses on population genetics of rare species, isolated populations, and hybridization.  Dr. Matos has extensive field experience in herpetology and botany, and recently served on the Santa Paula Planning Commission.

•         Ruben Gutierrez, Chief Financial Officer, holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from UCLA.  He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker, a State of California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, and a California Probate Referee.

•         Elaine Macdonald, Board Secretary and AVTREC Chair, has worked to preserve trails and open space in the Antelope Valley for over 20 years.  An avid equestrian, bicyclist, and trails columnist, Mrs. Macdonald has mapped hundreds of miles of trails for county and city plans.  Mrs. Macdonald is recently retired from the Antelope Valley Union High School District.

•         Gary Moll, Esq., Director, is a fifth-generation Californian, whose conservation motivation grew as he watched the overdevelopment of the San Fernando Valley.  Mr. Moll has practiced general and real estate law for 28 years, and was elected to the Agua Dulce Town Council.

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