Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

PRESERVING LAND, RESTORING HABITAT FOR THE EDUCATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL.

LAND STEWARDSHIP: DEDICATED TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF 1,700 ACRES OF LAND UNDER OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, OR CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA. FOCUSES ON AREAS OF OPEN SPACE FOR MULTI-SPECIES PROTECTION AND INCLUDES THE RESTORATION OF NATIVE HABITATS FOR RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. BENEFICIARIES ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 100 SPECIES OF WILDLIFE INCLUDING THE ENDANGERED PALOS VERDES BLUE BUTTERFLY, EL SEGUNDO BLUE BUTTERFLY, THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER AND THE CACTUS WREN. PVPLC ALSO ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY IN THESE MANAGED LANDS (NATURE PRESERVES) THROUGH ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. OVER 40 MILES OF PUBLIC TRAILS TRAVERSE THESE PROPERTIES. PVPLC PLANTS OVER 10,000 NATIVE PLANTS EACH YEAR GROWN IN THE PVPLC NATIVE PLANT NURSERY. PVPLC WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH THE FOUR CITIES IN WHICH THE PRESERVED LANDS ARE LOCATED: RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ROLLING HILLS, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, AND SAN PEDRO (CITY OF LOS ANGELES). PVPLC'S SUCCESSFUL APPROACH TO LAND PROTECTION HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ADVOCATES.

NURSERY: OPERATION OF A NURSERY GROWING NATIVE PLANTS TO SUPPLY THE HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS OF THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY AND OTHER IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECTS. OVER 33,192 PLANTS WERE GROWN FOR 2023. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE PROPAGATION OF THE HOST PLANTS FOR THE ENDANGERED PALOS VERDES BLUE BUTTERFLY AND PLANTS FOUND WITHIN THE COASTAL SAGE SCRUB PLANT COMMUNITY. EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE THREE PRIMARY PROGRAMS LISTED ON PART III, 4(A) THRU 4(C).

EDUCATION: DEDICATED TO CREATING A COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE AND NATURE, WHILE INSPIRING EXCITEMENT ABOUT OUTDOORS FOR BOTH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND STUDENTS. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THE PVPLC MANAGES TWO COMMUNITY NATURE CENTERS WITH OVER 10,000 ANNUAL VISITORS, LEADS OUTDOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAMS SERVING OVER 3,500 STUDENTS PER YEAR, COORDINATES SEVERAL STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND LEADS OVER 40 PUBLIC HIKES PER YEAR, AS WELL AS REGULARLY SCHEDULED FAMILY ACTIVITIES. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT AND SAW NO REDUCTION IN THE SCHOOLS OR STUDENTS SERVED.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: PVPLC HAS A VIBRANT AND GROWING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, A GROUP OF TALENTED AND DEDICATED PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT NATURAL LANDS THAT HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOREVER AS NATURE PRESERVES ON THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA. VOLUNTEERS MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE BY HELPING PEOPLE ENJOY THE LAND THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WHILE FACILITATING APPRECIATION FOR NATURE IN WAYS THAT ARE LASTING AND MEANINGFUL. VOLUNTEERS ALSO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MANY ASPECTS OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PERFORMING HABITAT RESTORATION, CONDUCTING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, PARTICIPATING IN VOLUNTEER WATCH GROUPS AND MUCH MORE. IN 2023, 1,732 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A TOTAL NUMBER OF OVER 26,914 HOURS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.