REMINDER: SFV Climate Reality Mtg.,Tuesday, May 13th, 7pm |
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER MEETING |
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| Join our Chapter Meeting Tuesday, May 13th 7pm - 8:30pm Click Here To Register Everyone is welcome! Please spread the word. |
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Green Banking: Divesting Yourself From Fossil Fuels |
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Have you been wanting to switch to a "green" bank, but aren't quite sure how to do it? Now's your chance! Join us in May and June for a team effort to divest our finances from fossil fuels. It's easier now than ever before, with tools and resources to make the switch to financial institutions that meet your needs AND support your values. This month we'll learn all about the whys and hows of making sure your money isn't supporting fossil fuel projects, guided by our guest speaker David Rosenstein, Co-Leader of Third Act So Cal Climate and Clean Energy Team, which includes the Banking On Our Future Task Force that helps members align their financial lives with their climate values. Next month we'll hold an Action Meeting to dive into the details and get our questions answered. Join us for either or both! Register Here for our May meeting, and bring a friend! |
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| David Rosenstein is a proud UC Santa Cruz graduate (Go Banana Slugs!) that spent summers working for the US Forest Service learning about fire suppression, forestry management and large, entrenched bureaucracies. He is also on the 16-person Steering Committee of Resilient Palisades, whose focus is on rebuilding their community to be a model of resiliency and sustainable building principles. David's life changed after he read Bill McKibben's book "The End of Nature" and finally understood the impact humans were having on climate. David thanked Bill in person last summer, when they spent 3 hours in jail together after being arrested at a "Summer of Heat" non-violent demonstration protesting Citibank's funding fossil fuel projects across the globe. |
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SFV CHAPTER NEWS & EVENTS |
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SFVCR Climate Protest May 17th With the IRA under attack, it's time to hit the streets! Join us for a peaceful protest in Woodland Hills on Sat May 17 to raise awareness of our representatives' failure to address the climate crisis. Our community needs to know that we're in danger of losing the clean energy funding that was approved as part of the IRA in 2022, and our legislators need to know we'll fight to protect it. Let's make our voices heard!
Saturday May 17th, 11am-1pm
Corner of Topanga Canyon and Victory Blvd
6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91303 Feel free to bring a sign related to defending the IRA, passing the Polluters Pay bill, or the climate crisis in general; reach out for ideas if you're stuck! |
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Webinar: Why California Needs the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund |
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Our partners at The Climate Center are hosting a webinar on how a climate superfund will benefit Californians. Join us to learn more about why this is the most important piece of legislation in the California legislature this year! We'll be asking you to call your legislators in support of this one soon, so come learn what it's all about. From The Climate Center: "The devastating, climate-fueled Los Angeles fires are estimated to cost around $250 billion. Who pays for that? It’s high time that climate polluters — the oil and gas industry — pay their fair share. The fossil fuel industry has been misleading the public for decades about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, long after they knew the truth from their own scientists. Modeled on the longstanding federal toxic superfund law, Polluters Pay Climate Superfund bills SB 684 (Menjivar) and AB 1243 (Addis) will require polluters to pay into a fund that will be used for climate disasters, relief for frontline communities burdened by oil and gas pollution, and climate solutions." Thursday May 22, 10am - 11:30am PST Register here for the webinar. |
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Biodiversity Spotlight: The coyote is a versatile and adaptable North American canine, able to thrive in both wild and urban habitats. Intrinsically linked to human development, Coyote is an archetypal character, prominent in both Native American mythology and urban folklore. If we are to coexist with nature, we need to learn to cohabitate with the animals that live here, and coyotes may be our best teacher. |
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Spotlight: Coyote (Canis latrans) Range: Throughout North and Central America, in every US state except Hawaii. Habitat: Deserts, grasslands, oak savannahs, woodlands, temperate rainforests, alpine meadows, open ponderosa pine forests and subalpine meadows, as well as suburban areas and large urban parks. Threats: Humans are by far the greatest threat to coyotes. In the wild, coyotes are susceptible to larger predators such as cougars, bears, wolves and even eagles and great horned owls. But hunting, trapping, and poisoning by humans take the greatest toll. In suburban and urban environments, vehicle strikes and the use of rodenticides cause injuries, illness, and often death. Urban development disrupts the coyotes' natural habitat. In contrast to what many people think, coyotes are not moving into our neighborhoods; we have taken over theirs. Impacts: Coyotes are an adaptable generalist species. They are omnivorous, surviving on everything from small rodents, rabbits, and squirrels to insects, fruits, and berries; in packs, they are able to take down larger prey such as deer. As human developments move into coyote areas, their food has begun to include garbage, pet food left outside, and even small cats and dogs. There have been two known cases of humans being killed by coyotes. If you live in an urban wildlife interface, responsible pet ownership means keeping your cats indoors, not using dog doors, never leaving pet food outside, picking up and disposing of fallen fruit, and never feeding coyotes. Resources To Help us Live with Coyotes Pasadena Humane Society The Coyote Next Door Project Coyote |
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| Photo Credit: Sherrell Cuneo |
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In California, coyote mating season is from January through March, averaging six pups per litter born between March and May. It is at this time that coyotes become more territorial and more aggressive. Adults protecting a den will often make their presence known to people and dogs, following a short distance behind in a behavior called “escorting” to guide intruders away from their dens. Coyotes are monogamous, with both the male and female helping to raise the pups. Unattached females are often known to help their sisters or mother with the litter. Pups usually leave the family in August, though some remain for longer. Coyotes are famous for their vocalizations; the name Canis latrans means barking dog. There are at least 11 different coyote vocalizations used for greetings, contact, threats, and alarms. In Native American folklore, Coyote is a mythic figure: often anthropomorphized, shapeshifting, sometimes a creator, sometimes transformative, and very often the trickster. Since 1949, Wile E. Coyote has continued in the trickster tradition, relatable in his relentless and futile pursuit of the Road Runner, while he is constantly foiled by the questionable reliability of modern technology. |
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If you would like to suggest a California Native species to focus on or write a biodiversity spotlight, please contact Sherrell Cuneo or Zina Block. |
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