Catalina Island Conservancy is thrilled to enter into a new year with a new look to celebrate the non-profit’s 50th Anniversary. For the last half century and counting, the Conservancy has been preserving Catalina Island’s timeless nature.
In 1972, members of the Wrigley and Offield families established the Catalina Island Conservancy as a nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration and protection of Catalina’s wildlands. Later, Helen and Philip K. Wrigley along with Dorothy Wrigley Offield, through Santa Catalina Island Company, signed the paperwork that deeded more than 42,000 acres of Catalina to the Catalina Island Conservancy. Today the Conservancy preserves the Island’s wildlands and wildlife, helps the public enjoy Catalina’s natural offerings and promotes learning about Catalina Island and conservation.
In the past 50 years, the Conservancy has made instrumental strides in protecting the Island’s crucial flora and fauna, including the recovery of bald eagles and endemic Catalina Island foxes. The Conservancy has educated and engaged hundreds of thousands of children and adults about the uniqueness of Catalina Island and the importance of nature and has provided crucial access to nature to inspire wonderment and encourage healthy minds and bodies.
For its golden anniversary, the Conservancy launched a new look complete with a refreshed logo and branding special just for this year. The logo includes beautiful Island sunset colors to help celebrate this truly special occasion. The creative team that helped with this rebranding, 62 ABOVE, also worked on the Love Catalina rebranding.
The Conservancy will be celebrating its anniversary with events including the iconic Annual Conservancy Ball on April 23, 2022. With your help, the organization cannot wait to continue this important work into the future for another 50 years and beyond.
