Join us to conserve SJ County
If we don't move now, our whole county will be paved over…
San Joaquin County, one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, has been habitat for an amazing range of wild birds, fish, animals and plants.
Now the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, seasonal home to millions of migratory birds, is on the verge of death. Urban sprawl is taking over farmland in the central county, with its foraging grounds and habitat corridors along creeks and rivers for wild animals that thrived there. The vernal pool grasslands in the foothills, where wild flowers found nowhere else once bloomed, are giving way to poorly planned development.
Large and small parcels of habitat land remain, and that's where the Waldo Holt Wildlife Conservancy comes in. Our goal is to preserve as much wildlife habitat as we can, through acquisition, or working in other ways with farmers and other landowners, and with conservation organizations.
Two small pieces of riparian habitat land on the Mokelumne River are our first projects. We hope to donate one parcel as a memorial to Waldo Holt to the Woodbridge Wilderness Area, where it will be open for hiking, birding and fishing, undeveloped except for unpaved foot trails. We're also almost ready to take title to a donated tract on the Mokelumne, partner with the San Joaquin County Council of Governments to manage it.
Waldo Holt, our friend and inspiration died shortly after our first meeting. We are only a few of the hundreds of people who admired Waldo's selfless work on behalf of the non-human residents of our county.
Save the Date!!
3rd Annual WALDO MUSIC FEST
Saturday June 5, 2010
noon to 6 p.m.
on the banks of the Calaveras River, 3536 Rainier Ave in Stockton
Local Favorites: Dirk Hamilton, Dave Halford Water Brothers, and Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
Food, silent auction
Proceeds benefit: preservation of riparian habitat in San Joaquin County
For info, or if you want to help (food, set up, clean up, donation, other…) please email: friends@waldoconservancy.org
The 2009 Annual Waldo Music Fest was a great success (see report). Thanks to generous donations in honor of Waldo, fabulous art and other auction items, we raised $10,000 for the cause. The food was excellent and the weather was too! If you couldn’t make it last year – don’t miss it again! Bring your music loving friends and enjoy a great day on the Banks of the Calaveras River.