Please join us at one of our meetings! We look forward to seeing you!
Los Angeles Chapter:
The LA Chapter meets on the first Saturday of the month beginning at 6 pm.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SWHS1/
All are welcome!
Founded in 1954 in Orange County, the SWHS has met continuously in a variety of locations over the years. Membership is open to anyone interested in the study & conservation of reptiles & amphibians. Check out our Facebook page!
Update Sept 7th only! The AC isn’t functioning in the ranch house right now please join us at the Stone Barn Nature Center this evening.
Location: Our monthly meetings are the first Saturday of the month at 6 pm at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park 3429 Markridge Road, Glendale 91214. We meet in the Ranch House. Enter the park and drive all the way to the very top of the road (past the Stone Barn Nature Center) until the road dead ends. Turn left and park in front of the Ranch House. In winter months the park closes at 6 pm so make sure you are inside before the gates are locked. Park staff will reopen the gates at 8 pm after our meeting to let us drive out.
September 7:
Join us this Saturday, September 7 at 6 pm – “Herping in the Chiricahuas” by Jackson Gallant, Jordan Landsberg & Dylan Sandoval.
SWHS Members Jordan, Jackson, and Dylan will be presenting their herp findings from their recent trip to the Chiricahua Mountains and surrounding area. Dylan and Jackson with their friends have made this annual trip for the past several years now, and have seen a great deal of unique biodiversity with each season. This year’s trip involved several additional members of our society, some new to the area, and some seasoned. Jordan, one of this year’s newcomers, will be giving some insight on her first experience herping in the Chiricahuas.
Jordan Landsberg is our SWHS BOD President, a veteran herp keeper, and a registered veterinary technician. Jackson Gallant is a longtime SWHS member and officer, lifelong herper and wildlife photographer, with several published works. Dylan Sandoval is a recent graduate from Cal State University Monterey Bay with a BS in Biology who got into field herping several years ago and has never enjoyed anything more!
Guests are welcome to join our meetings!