Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary:
13003 Wildcat Canyon Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
(619) 443-2998
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If you share our goals:
We invite your contributions. All donations are tax deductible. Memorial gifts will be acknowledged with an appropriate card. Gifts can be directed toward the endowment fund, or other special uses.
Please make all checks payable to the San Diego Audubon Society, and mail to:
San Diego Audubon Society
4010 Morena Blvd, Suite #100
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 273-7800
December 2007
October 2003
Photos by Pete Nelson, Phil Pryce, Phil Lambert, & Chris Redfern
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Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary
Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary Reopens
Silverwood has recovered remarkably well from the 2003 Cedar fire, and in May 2007 unescorted hiking on the six reconstructed trails was resumed. The Sanctuary is open to visitors from 9 to 4 on Sundays. Guided walking tours are offered every Sunday at 10 AM and 1:30 PM, except from July through September due to summer heat. Bring water and sun protection whenever you come out for a visit.
At those times when the Sanctuary is open to public visitation, our new Frank Gander Nature Education Center will also be open. Come out and see the new displays we have in it so far; more will be added in the months ahead.
  
As these photos show, re-growth is occurring rapidly among our chaparral plants and various species of oaks. Wildflowers are once again profuse in winter and spring. Each spring, we look forward to a large variety of breeding birds, including bluebirds, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, flycatchers, towhees, wrens, goldfinches, phainopeplas, and many other songbirds. Additionally, a wide variety of butterflies, mammals, reptiles, and other wildlife have returned to roughly pre-fire levels. Come out some Sunday and enjoy the show.
The James Hubbell designed entrance gate, January 2010
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About Silverwood |
 PURPOSE -- The unswerving purpose of Silverwood is to preserve, in as complete and natural a state as possible, a prime swath of one of the country's most critically endangered ecosystems: California's coastal chaparral. Central to the long- term success of this preservation effort is education. At Silverwood the earth and its creatures are our teachers.
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| A Few Simple Rules |
No Pets Please
It is important to sign the register before venturing out on the trails. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the safety information, which is available along with trail maps at the register stand, and should carefully note and follow all trail signs
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