GOALS

Goals of the CVBC include:

• Promote interest in Central Valley (CV) birdlife.
• Provide opportunities to lean more about the birds of the CV.
• Foster collection and dissemination of information about birds in the CV.
• Team with conservation organizations and agencies to conserve CV birdlife.

VALLEY BOUNDARY

The CVBC encourages and promotes the discussion of bird-related issues well beyond the confines of the Valley floor. For most of the goals mentioned, there is no need for any specific boundary delineation. However, when it comes to the official CV bird list or some type of birding competition or event, the CVBC has an official boundary. As the term Valley is a geologic term, the club bases its official boundary on the 2000 California Geologic Survey Soil Map. This map determines the separation of where valley sedimentary soils end and mountainous igneous and metamorphic soils begin. The boundary includes areas that are contiguous with the rest of the Valley, any geologic feature found within the boundary (, i.e., Sutter Buttes) as well as adjoining river drainage basins that are filled with alluvial soils {i,e., Panoche Valley).

HABITATS

The natural plant communities and manmade habitats found within the Valley include the following:

• Valley Riparian Woodland
• Blue Oak/Foothill Pine Woodland
• Valley Oak Woodland
• Annual Grasslands
• Valley Foothill Riparian
• Emergent Freshwater Wetland
• Alkali Desert Scrub
• Mixed Chaparral
• Emergent Freshwater Wetland
• Estuarine (brackish) Wetland
• Mud Flats (Includes STP edges)
• Riverine (flowing stream)
• Lacustrine (Open Water – includes Sewage Treatment Ponds)
• Urban Woodland
• Pasture
• Cropland (flooded crop fields)