QR Code to the Petition to Oppose Delisting If you're new to the site, please review our initial post (Aug 2) about the Building industry petition to delist Swainson's Hawk as a threatened species in California. This post is an update with new information. This week experts and environmental advocates held a meeting under the leadership of Audubon California to discuss the status of Swainson's Hawks in California. The consensus was that the population has grown during 40 years of legal...

Thanks to Michael Lopez for the image. The California Building Industry Association has filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to delist the Swainson's Hawk under the California Endangered Species Act. The Commission is expected to review the petition at its December meeting. It will review a California Department of Fish and Wildlife scientific evaulation of the evidence presented by the BIA for 30 days before the hearing. The public can comment up to December 1.. To...

Environmental Council of Sacramento In Association with Garden Highway Community Association and Friends of the Swainson's Hawk Represented by Patrick Soluri, Soluri Meserve Sacramento, California, July 16, 2026 Media Advisory. For Immediate Release Contacts: Patrick Soluri, Soluri Meserve, 916-599-0474, patrick@semlawyers.com Heather Fargo, President, Environmental Council of Sacramento 916-600-6615 Ryan Friedman, President, Garden Highway Community Association,...