Antelope Valley Conservancy
Biological integrity, fiscal accountability, and community transparency.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Antelope Valley Conservancy is very proud of all that we have accomplished over the years. We have had a huge impact on regional planning and the implementation of mitigation to attain in situ preservation. In the past three years the Conservancy has doubled its burrowing owl/desert tortoise preserve acreage, garnered approval of the Rift Zone Conceptual Area Preservation Plan (CAPP) with the California Wildlife Conservation Board, hosted educational presentations and art exhibits, and began working on a new Joshua Tree Woodland Preserve. As a community managed and volunteer-based organization, we must attract qualified, committed people to ensure continued growth and succession planning. We offer training at every meeting and increase our visibility through our press coverage, public events, and social media. The Conservancy board currently feels encouraged with the influx of new, younger volunteers and people willing to train and serve as directors and officers.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Acquisition and Stewardship Programs
AVC focuses on habitat acquisition and stewardship, for native plants, wildlife, and the watershed resources on which they rely. AVC acquires land in three ways: we purchase land with grant funding, we accept donations of land, and we operate a mitigation implementation program, acquiring and stewarding lands and conservation easements in fulfillment of government required mitigation. AVC also conducts community education about native species, watershed functions, and habitat conservation, and engages community members in land use policy processes. The Conservancy serves the western Mojave Desert, specifically the Antelope-Fremont Valleys Watershed in Kern and Los Angeles Counties and the western reaches of San Bernardino County. Since 2008, the Conservancy has earned Authority to Hold Mitigation Lands and Endowments from the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) for Regions 4, 5 and 6. The Conservancy has fulfilled preservation, restoration, and consulting projects under the jurisdiction of California Water Resources Control Board, California Energy Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Los Angeles County, Kern County, as well as for local government agencies and private landowners. These projects include the acquisition and stewardship of several hundred preserve land acres and conservation easements, as well as providing professional advice and design for acquisition and restoration projects.
Where we work
Awards
Authorization to Implement Mitigation, Hold Conservation Easements 2008
California Department of Fish & Game
Certificate of Recognition 2006
California State Legislature
Commendation for Dedicated Service the the Affairs of the Community 2009
County of Los Angeles, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Fifth District
Authorization to Hold Mitigation Lands and Endowments 2011
California Department of Fish & Game
Affiliations & memberships
Land Trust Alliance 2006
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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The preservation of functioning wildlife connectivity is a large goal, but our influence on regional planning and a proliferation of regional preservation projects is making this attainable. The Conservancy also preserves specific habitat types and specific critically important sites, many of which are watershed resources.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Antelope Valley Conservancy preserves lands three ways: We acquire lands with grant funding, we accept donations of land, and we operate a mitigation fulfillment program, satisfying government required mitigation that compensates the public for loss of resources to development. Fulfilling the Land Trust Standards and Practices and our motto -- "biological integrity, fiscal accountability, and community transparency" -- are the proven strategies to achieve our mission, proven by thousands of land trusts across America.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We like to say that we are small but mighty, and that is thanks to the community and regional professionals who step forward to move AVC's work forward. We have biologists who advise on preservation planning, some of whom are the renown experts in their area and species.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
AVC's progress is evident in its increasing preserved acreage, improved board processes such as board training program, more streamlined efficiency in processing offers of donated lands and Applications for Mitigation Evaluation,, and the approval of the Rift Zone CAPP. We have doubled the acreage of our burrowing owl preserve, where a desert tortoise was found nesting, and we have embarked on the studies and funding to establish a new Joshua Tree Woodland Preserve.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Antelope Valley Conservancy
Board of directorsas of 01/20/2023
Wendal Reed
Yvonne Malikowski
Yvonne Malikowski
Wendal Reed
Lockheed Martin
Christina Andrews
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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