SUPPORT
This painting by Bakersfield College art professor Chalita Brossett Robinson is a perfect illustration of the volunteerism that brought Panorama Vista Preserve into existence. In 1997, Chalita created this image of the Panorama Bluffs and the area below as a way to help raise funds for the purchase of the property from Arco. Thank you, Chalita!
The Kern River Corridor Endowment and Holding Co. owns the land now as a non-profit 501 (3) c entity. The Endowment's directors and staff are all volunteers and if you visit the Preserve and happen to see someone wielding a rake, shovel, or water hose, that person is a volunteer too. Help is always welcomed, especially in revegetation projects. Various chores may include weeding around the plantings, spreading mulch, picking up litter, chopping tumbleweeds, maintaining the drip lines, and in season, taking cuttings and gathering seeds.
It will take time and money to restore the native habitat and to otherwise maintain the Preserve. Hikers, horse people, birders, bicycle riders, and other members of our community are already enjoying the tranquility of the place. The Preseve is an important oasis today; it will only become more important in the future.
