2024-05-14T10:05:34-07:00 2023-06-30 473812099 Kevin Wong CPA 301 E foothill blvd ste 202 arcadia CA 91006 990 2022-07-01 956093704 LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY INC LOSA 8189902490 PO BOX 411301 LOS ANGELES CA 90041 TRAVIS LONGCORE President 2024-05-14 true TRAVIS LONGCORE 999009999 true KEVIN WONG P01421794 6262474339 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TRAVIS LONGCORE PO BOX 411301 LOS ANGELES CA 90041 399110 false X WWW.LOSANGELESAUDUBON.ORG X 1959 CA THE MISSION OF THE LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE DIVERSE LANDSCAPES OF THE LOS ANGELES AREA, AND TO STIMULATE POPULAR INTEREST IN AN ACCESS TO NATURE FOR ALL LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES. 5 5 1 100 0 336873 292211 89942 104197 7 3 2699 426822 399110 0 0 437255 10352 0 0 95636 185636 532891 195988 -106069 203122 327718 539048 617 327718 538431 X THE MISSION OF THE LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE DIVERSE LANDSCAPES OF THE LOS ANGELES AREA, AND TO STIMULATE POPULAR INTEREST IN AN ACCESS TO NATURE FOR ALL LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES. false false 58396 84692 BALLONA WETLANDS DISCOVERY WALK - THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, LAAS INVITES THE PUBLIC TO TOUR THE WETLANDS. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES GET A CHANCE TO VIEW LIFE IN THE WETLANDS USING MICROSCOPES, BINOCULARS AND SPOTTING SCOPES, AND DOCENTS LEAD THE WAY ON AN EXCITING HIKE THROUGH NATUARL DUNE HABITAT TO THE BALLONA CHANNEL; BEACH ECOLOGY EXPLORATION SCHOOL PROGRAM - LAAS HOSTS 8 BEACH ECOLOGY FIELD TRIPS FOR UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM EXPLORES ECOLOGY AND STEWARDSHIP ALONG A COASTLINE VISITED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR; DROPS (DROUGHT RESPONSE OUTREACH PROGRAM AT SCHOOLS) - FIVE LAUSD SCHOOLS WILL SOON BE SEEING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON THEIR CAMPUSES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO RETAIN STORM RUN-OFF, RE-CHARGE GROUND WATER AND ADD/IMPROVE GREEN SPACES WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT AND/OR NATIVE PLANTS. LAAS IS A PART OF THIS GRANT, PROVIDING EDUCATION TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ABOUT WATERSHED AND THE HISTORIC NATURAL HYDROLOGY OF LOS ANGELES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. 45442 37510 19505 SCHOOLYARD HABITAT - BUILDING ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRA, STUDENTS ASSIST LAAS COLLEGE FELLOWS, LAAS RESTORATION ECOLOGISTS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOLYARD HABITATS AT URBAN CORE SCHOOLS NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. THIS PROGRAM SHOWCASES LAAS' 'SCHOOL-SHED' CONCEPT OF LEARNING WITHIN THE BALLONA CREEK WATERSHED, CONNECTING STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN POSITIVE INTERACTIONS; KENNETH HAHN STATE RECREATION AREA - LED BY LAAS COLLEGE INTERNS AND COMMUNITY DOCENTS, THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SCIENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES; BALLONA WETLANDS OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM - A WEEKLY SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PROGRAM BRINGS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EACH YEAR TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING COASTAL WETLANDS IN LOS ANGELES. 34772 SHOREBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION EVENTS - HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS HELP TO CONSERVE SHOREBIRD HABITAT ON BEACHES IN LA COUNTY. 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THIS PROGRAM SHOWCASES LAAS' 'SCHOOL-SHED' CONCEPT OF LEARNING WITHIN THE BALLONA CREEK WATERSHED, CONNECTING STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN POSITIVE INTERACTIONS; KENNETH HAHN STATE RECREATION AREA - LED BY LAAS COLLEGE INTERNS AND COMMUNITY DOCENTS, THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SCIENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES; BALLONA WETLANDS OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM - A WEEKLY SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PROGRAM BRINGS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EACH YEAR TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING COASTAL WETLANDS IN LOS ANGELES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: BALLONA WETLANDS DISCOVERY WALK - THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, LAAS INVITES THE PUBLIC TO TOUR THE WETLANDS. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES GET A CHANCE TO VIEW LIFE IN THE WETLANDS USING MICROSCOPES, BINOCULARS AND SPOTTING SCOPES, AND DOCENTS LEAD THE WAY ON AN EXCITING HIKE THROUGH NATUARL DUNE HABITAT TO THE BALLONA CHANNEL; BEACH ECOLOGY EXPLORATION SCHOOL PROGRAM - LAAS HOSTS 8 BEACH ECOLOGY FIELD TRIPS FOR UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM EXPLORES ECOLOGY AND STEWARDSHIP ALONG A COASTLINE VISITED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR; DROPS (DROUGHT RESPONSE OUTREACH PROGRAM AT SCHOOLS) - FIVE LAUSD SCHOOLS WILL SOON BE SEEING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON THEIR CAMPUSES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO RETAIN STORM RUN-OFF, RE-CHARGE GROUND WATER AND ADD/IMPROVE GREEN SPACES WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT AND/OR NATIVE PLANTS. LAAS IS A PART OF THIS GRANT, PROVIDING EDUCATION TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ABOUT WATERSHED AND THE HISTORIC NATURAL HYDROLOGY OF LOS ANGELES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. 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