Even though the cut-off date for public comments about preserving the Chatsworth Reservoir was November 15, the office is still accepting correspondence. Apparently, some facets of the community were not informed in a timely manner about the public comment period. In fact, the Southwestern Herpetologists Society (SWHS) only learned about this plan less than two weeks ago.

So, keep the correspondence flowing. The posting information and phone number, along with the sample letter can be found in the here.

I had the opportunity to see the land in question for myself; thanks to SWHS's Rande Gallant and Jarrod Lucas for the summary information about the reservoir and also what it means to SWHS and the community! It saddens me to think that this last area of the San Fernando Valley's untouched wetlands has the potential to be flattened and "restored". We all know that it's never quite the same after that, especially for the indigenous plants and animal life!

I haven't had the chance to review and process all my photos yet, but SWHS's Diana Sprout has graciously provided some photos to give you an insight to the animal life there -- you can see them under the jump.