USA, California, Santa Catalina Island
Start Date: Year 1972
Aims and Goals:
The Conservancy works actively to keep Catalina wild by engaging in conservation and restoration efforts that have roots in science. The Conservancy provides lifelong learning opportunities to help children and adults discover and understand their connections to nature. It supports recreational experiences on the Island that are a model for balancing human uses with nature’s needs. By inspiring visitors to become responsible stewards of the living Earth, the Conservancy helps to ensure that today’s children and future generations will be able to enjoy Catalina Island’s abundance of natural beauty.
Background: 
Many millions of years ago, the formation of the island began with volcanic activity on the ocean floor. Subsequent geologic uplifting and subsidence, tectonic plate movement, sedimentation and metamorphic activity along with weathering, erosion and climatic change all worked together and played off each other to create the topography of Santa Catalina Island as we know it today. Today, the island ecosystem includes a unique variety of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mammals, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fungi, lichens, and other forms of life. Some are found only on Santa Catalina Island, while others are widespread. But there are also 76 invasive plant species on the island. The Catalina Island Conservancy was established as an independent, non-profit organisation in year 1972 for the conservation of the island.
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