Preserve Calavera is a grass-roots, tax-exempt organization of north San Diego county residents and users of the natural open space in the area. We started in 2001 with a focus on the Calavera open space in northeastern Carlsbad. We soon realized that natural lands do not exist as an island, and in order to protect this area we needed to consider the entire watershed, and the wildlife movement corridors that connect this area to the rest of the natural lands in coastal north county. We, therefore, expanded our focus area to include all of coastal north county. While our members are primarily from the surrounding cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad and Vista we have some scattered throughout southern California and even from other states- all of whom care about preserving our priceless local natural lands. We confer with other environmental organizations with respect to habitat preservation and watershed protection issues and other parties of interest such as the adjoining Dawson Reserve.
The members of the Board of Directors include : Diane Nygaard, President; Michael Lichtman, Treasurer; Karen Merrill, Paige DeCino, Secretary; Ellen Bartlett and Anne-Catherine Roch-Levecq. Meetings are held bi-monthly and will be posted on the Calendar when they are scheduled. Meetings are open to subscribers and interested persons, but call first to confirm your attendance at 760-724-3887. Neighborhood organizers, sub-committee, and general meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis.
