Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation

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Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation

Since the conception of the Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation in May of 2000 we have taken stewardship of nearly 4,000 acres.

Our foundation's goal is to protect the natural, scenic, agricultural and historic lands of the Kern River Valley through stewardship, restoration and education. Starting with the protection, stewardship and development of the Bob Powers Gateway Preserve. A 19 acre preserve where we have developed two seasonal wetland ponds that are enjoyed by many different species of waterfowl. Also at the Bob P

owers Preserve, we have been monitoring and protecting the Alkali Mariposa Lily, a plant of special concern. Acquisition of the Hot Springs Valley Wetlands, a 189 acre preserve adjacent to the Bob Powers Gateway Preserve was accomplished in January of 2017. This preserve offers us opportunities to conserve and protect many natural features and historic activities. The protection and enhancement of the wetlands, the continued cattle grazing and the recent addition of a multi-use path for the community to enjoy are just a sampling of our efforts on this unique landscape. Our Brown Flat Ecological Preserve was acquired in June of 2019. This open space of over 250 acres will offer us opportunities of wildlife habitat enhancement and cattle grazing with a appropriate management plan. In June of 2020 we celebrated the acquisition of our Hanning Flat Preserve. This 3,000 acre preserve is rich with history dating back to Native Americans living throughout the valley and more recent ranchers, who grazed this natural spring fed landscape.

09/04/2026

Our new sign is up at our preserve at Hanning Flat with help from a grant by California Water Service! Thank you for your continued support!

08/22/2026

August 13, 2026 board directors from the Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation along with the help from Edwin Jacob in partnership with the Audubon Society delivered 2 tons of pea gravel to the existing entrance ways to the Burrowing Owls artificial burrows. By doing this we are able to create a clear pathway for the owls to navigate without any w**ds, see potential approaching predators, and reduce the erosion by seasonal rains and cattle that graze the lands. Along with this, it also allows us to observe the owls clearly.

Stay tuned for an upcoming volunteer opportunity to install these w**d barriers late September/early October.

08/02/2026

The KRV Heritage Foundation recently installed six interpretive signs along the 1/4 mile path in Lake Isabella. These were made possible through a generous grant from the Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation. The topics covered on the signs include: the bioregions of the Kern River Valley, rare plant and animal species, fire ecology, the North Fork of the Kern River, the importance of wetlands, a bit of the history of the hot springs, and our stewardship project. Come check them out!

07/08/2026

Frames for the new signage were installed this morning! In the near future we will have the new signs up for your viewing pleasure!

07/02/2026

Frames for the new signs for the Hot Springs Wetlands Walkway were delivered today with the help from Edwin Jacob and Richardo Cavajal. Currently setting up a time and date when they will be installed. Stay Tuned!

05/23/2026

The annual count of the rare plant, alkali mariposa lily, was completed today at Hot Springs Valley Wetlands and Bob Powers Gateway Preserve in Lake Isabella. Over 15,000 of these beautiful plants were counted!

05/22/2026

It’s expected that this growing family of burrowing owls will start to spread out to nearby burrows. It’s hard not to wonder if the early morning skunk visit to the “nest burrow” (Set #12) was a factor in the timing. The owl pictures were taken by another cellular camera from Burrow Set #13, just to the N of Set #12.

05/19/2026

Burrowing owl pics of the day!

05/15/2026

From our grazing partner Hafenfeld Ranch. The have BAOW boxes on Kelso Valley Road alfalfa fields.

05/14/2026

The burrowing owl family keeps growing!

Address

5645 Lake Isabella Boulevard
Lake Isabella, CA
CALIFORNIA,93240USA

Website

http://www.krvhf.org/

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