Teranga Ranch

Monarchs & Marine Mammals 2022
2022-01-29 07:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Road trip! It’s winter along the California coast!!
Join Teranga Ranch on an educational adventure as we explore the central California coastline and the spectacular native wildlife that can be found there.
Join us on our caravan while we head to Pismo Beach to view the Monarchs (whose numbers are improved this year!!!), Morro Rock to see the Sea Otters, Sea Lions and possibly Harbor Seals, and finally Piedras Blancas to behold more than 10,000 Elephant Seals who are having babies all over the beach!
(If you love taking photos of wildlife in the wild, this is the trip for you!)
We’ll learn about wildlife with a variety of native wildlife educators during the ride and then experience it live right where it belongs, wild and free! Your tour includes 12 hours of personalized, professional guide services, a swag bag with native milkweed and other surprises, and the experience of a lifetime! This tour also plans to feature presentations by awesome experts: John Sanders, from the Delphinus School of Natural History and Betina Loudermilk of Betina’s Butterfly Garden.
Saturday, January 29, 2022
(You must reserve by January 24, 2022)
Leave from: Lowell Park & Ride (3930 Lowell, La Crescenta 91214)
OR (Park N Ride: Park n Ride Blvd. Camarillo, Ca 93010 at 7:30am)
Leave at 7am
Fee: $50 per car Reserve with your payment now!
Paypal: donations@terangaranch.org (Message: Monarchs & Marine Mammals)
You can also mail a check to: Teranga Ranch P.O. Box 4222 Sunland CA 91041
All reservations must be in by January 24
More info: www.terangaranch.org, 818-305-4377 or find us on Facebook

Spotting Foxes on Santa Cruz Island
2021-12-20 08:00 - 17:00
Spend the day with Teranga Ranch and Betina’s Butterfly Garden on an educational adventure as we explore Santa Cruz Island, her foxy inhabitants, and her watery, cetacean-filled surroundings!
Learn the story of an animal that was brought back from the verge of extinction by a dedicated group of humans.
We’ll meet in Ventura. As we cross over the channel to get to the island, and on our way back, we will be on the lookout for whales and dolphins.
On the island we will experience the incredible endemic island foxes, scrub jays, monarchs and more!
The hiking is moderate (about 3 miles..A bit of a hill at one spot..), we can take our time.
Kids over 8 are welcome if they can handle walking and being disconnected for the day.
It’s a picnic lunch, you will need to pack and bring your own food and drinks.
Dress in layers and wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes.
April 30, 2022
7:15am (out of Ventura) – 5pm
$105/per person
Fee includes roundtrip boat ride to and from the island and your personalized guided tour by Urban Wildlife Specialist Dana Stangel with presentations on cetaceans and butterflies by Betina Loudermilk.
Tickets must be purchased by February 28, 2022!
Payments can be made via PayPal (friends and family option, please- you are definitely our friends!): donations@terangaranch.org with the message Santa Cruz Island.
You can also mail a check to Teranga Ranch P.O. Box 4222 Sunland CA 91041
Sorry, no refunds.
www.terangaranch.org

No Live YouTube Program This Week
2021-03-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-03-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-01-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-01-05 08:00 - 08:30, 2020-12-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-12-29 08:00 - 09:00

Meet the Sky Valley Volunteers!
2021-02-10 19:00 - 20:00
John Luker and Wendi Gladstone, officers on the Board of Directors of SSMPA, have repurposed Save Chatsworth, Inc. a 501(c)(3) Charitable Non-Profit. Our new Mission statement is “to promote healthy and positive stewardship of the local mountains and regional open space through education and habitat restoration”. We have gathered a number of wonderful like-minded lunatics to serve on our Board and field crew. We are a strong and dedicated team.
The Sky Valley Volunteers are identified in one of two ways, depending on who you talk to. Either we are a ragtag group of misfits, fighting overwhelming odds against an implacable foe, in order to save the world… OR… We’re a dedicated group of local stakeholders planting forests in order to protect our little corner of the world… Maybe we are a bit of both? We’ve also been viewed as, “little ants carrying watermelon”.
“We gather acorns, stratify and germinate them, pot and plant the sprouts. We have a very dedicated watering crew who are braving the heat twice a week, keeping the thirsty babies alive. Our team is an incredible and eclectic group of individuals with a common goal in mind: to restore local forests and promote habitat restoration in the wider community.
It is estimated the drought has killed over 111,000 trees in the Santa Monica mountains alone.Twenty six million trees in the western Sierra are dead. Sixteen million trees in Southern California…dead. The extended drought has weakened our trees and made them more susceptible to pests and disease.
We have mountains to heal, come join us!”

Eliot Science Night- 4 Short Presentations
2021-02-03 17:30 - 20:00
We’re coming at you LIVE from Eliot Science Night!
4 presentations in 2 hours! You want coyotes? We have coyotes! You want pollinators? We have pollinators!
Whether you love our tried and true Coyote presentation or are more interested in our brand new Preparing for Pollinators presentation- we’ve got it all! Short form! Stay for an hour and see both! Stay for 2 hours and see what else this amazing night has to offer!!!!!!

No Live YouTube Program This Week
2020-12-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-12-22 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-11-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-24 08:00 - 09:00
Have a wonderful holiday!

LIVE with Poison Free Malibu!
2020-12-16 11:00 - 12:00
Consider this our holiday gift to you!!!
No matter where you live- Poison Free Malibu has advice for you!
We are so excited to welcome Joel and Kian from the original anti-rodenticide group in SoCal- Poison Free Malibu… If you know and love them- join us to share new projects and information. If you have never heard of them- you’ll be wowed by their stories and successes! poisonfreemalibu.org
Don’t miss this one!
Wed. Dec. 16
7pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Wildlife of the California Desert
2020-12-15 08:00 - 08:30
Who says there’s no life in the desert?
Join us while we talk about who you can find in the California desert and why these animals are so cool! These adaptations for survival are not to be missed!
Tues. Dec. 15
4pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Cougars & Cocktails with Korinna Domingo
2020-12-09 11:00 - 12:00
Bring your cocktails, and get ready for stories and laughs with Korinna and Dana….
We are so excited to welcome Korinna Domingo of the Cougar Conservancy to our program!!
Korinna is a longtime friend of ours and steadfast supporter of local native wildlife, especially cougars. She has so many stories to tell, from scrambling through the field with binoculars and a camera to walking the halls of Sacramento with a bill- she’s done it all!
We’ll learn about her newest project, why her organization has been in the news and how you can get involved!
www.cougarconservancy.org
Wed. Dec.9
7pm PST
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Live from Betina's Butterfly Garden!
2020-12-08 08:00 - 09:00
We are so excited to join Betina Loudermilk virtually- live from her amazing garden in northeast Los Angeles. We’ll talk about the plants in her garden, the butterfly life cycle, how butterflies use plants and easy ways to promote pollinators.
Tues. Dec. 8
4pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

3rd Rock Hip Hop! What they're doing for Kids, Science and Watts!
2020-12-02 11:00 - 12:00
Who is 3rd Rock Hip Hop? What are they up to? We are absolutely loving their music and their message. Join us for an uplifting interview!

Kids Program- 3rd Rock Hip Hop Performance!
2020-12-01 08:00 - 08:30
You’ve seen them at P-22 day and all around Los Angeles. You’ve heard their new P22 song, “On the Move Again”. They’ve been keeping sustainability COOL since 2006!
It’s 3rd Rock Hip Hop coming to you at home!
They’ll be singing some songs and answering some questions!
We can’t wait for this super FUN event!
Tues. Dec. 1
4pm PST
Live on YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Salton Sea Slides- A Fireside Chat
2020-11-18 11:00 - 11:30
I recently discovered the Salton Sea!
Join me on a photo journey of an incredible destination in Southern California. There will be wildlife. There will be art.
Nov. 18, 7pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Monarchs & Marine Mammals- Virtually!
2020-11-17 08:00 - 08:30
Monarchs & Marine Mammals- Virtually!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
4pm PST
LIVE on our YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg
It’s winter on the California Coast!
Join us as we explore the central California coastline and the spectacular native wildlife that can be found there- through photos and videos of past field trips.
We’ll see the Monarchs of Pismo Beach, Sea Otters of Morro Rock, Sea Lions, and finally Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas!
(We are hoping to do a live virtual trip in January)!

Prepping for Pollinators
2020-11-11 11:00 - 11:30
Winter is coming!
What kinds of things can we do now to prepare for the pollinators of Spring?
We’ll talk about providing water, when to trim, planting natives, using pesticides, and implementing rain gardens and bioswales!
Wed. Nov 11 7pm
Live on our YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Pollinator Project! Kids Program
2020-11-10 08:00 - 09:00
Pollinator Project!
Kids Program
November 10, 2020
4pm
Live on YouTube!
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg
Let’s make a cheap and fun waterer for pollinators together!
You bring: a bowl, some rocks and your favorite stickers. I will, too!
Then, we’ll talk pollinators and make a waterer for our locals.

No Live YouTube Program This Week
2020-11-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-03 08:00 - 09:00
We’re taking election week off.

Camera Trap! Denis Callet, Paul Faulstich and Janet Pesaturo
2020-10-28 12:00 - 13:00
Camera Trap! Denis Callet, Paul Faulstich and Janet Pesaturo
Have you seen the amazing photos of wildlife on the trail in the middle of the night?
Have you wondered how someone got such cool and candid photographs?
We’ll meet these super cool people and learn more about what they do and how they do it!

Denis Callet

Paul Faulstich

Janet Pesaturo

Bats in the Summer Sky
2020-10-27 11:00 - 11:15
Bats in the Summer Sky
Teranga Ranch, in conjunction with the City of Glendale’s Community Services & Parks, Trails & Open Space program present:
Bats in the summer sky virtual nature program.
Join us to learn about native bats! Did you know that bats are the ONLY mammal capable of true flight? Which bats live in our area? How do they communicate? What do they eat? What’s White-Nose syndrome and has it made it to Southern California? How can you encourage bats in your own yard? We’ll even see if we can hear them with our special super high tech bat detector!
You can watch online on Facebook or Instagram
(@myglendaleparks) or at trailopenspace@glendaleca.gov
Tuesday 6pm 10-27-2020

Kids Program: Halloween Special! Celebrating Cool and Spooky Creatures: Widows, Crows and Ravens
2020-10-27 09:00 - 09:30
Kids Program: Halloween Special! Celebrating Cool and Spooky Creatures: Widows, Crows and Ravens
What’s up with widows, anyway? Are they black or brown? Should I be afraid of them? How can I tell the difference between a crow and a raven? Are the stories about them true? Do they use tools? We’ll talk about all of this and more! This is part of our regular Tuesday program for kids.
We’ll be live on our YouTube channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg
Tuesday 4pm 10-27-2020

Coyotes Among Us- P22 Day Talk
2020-10-24 08:00 - 08:30
It’s P-22 Day!
We’re celebrating native wildlife!
Do you have questions about coyotes? Have you been concerned about the way they look at you? Do you remember experiencing them while you were growing up? Do you wonder why they yip in unison? Will your fence keep them out?
We’ll explore the natural history of the urban coyote and we’ll talk about the current situation regarding coyotes, pets and backyards. We’ll also demonstrate various humane hazing techniques and we’ll have some backyard wildlife deterrents on hand for show and tell.
Join Wildlife Educator Dana Stangel of Teranga Ranch as we learn more about our coyote neighbors.
Get pre-registered now at P22Wonderland.org !
(Thanks to Denis Callet for this awesome photo of a local coyote!)
