The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) is a California registered, non-profit organization founded in 1964 and dedicated to the conservation and management of the desert bighorn sheep.

SCBS has had the longest record of working to restore our desert Bighorn in California. Our ongoing programs with state and federal agencies have had a dramatic and positive effect on the resource.

SCBS is the oldest non-profit conservation organization working to help keep sheep on the mountain.

For over 60 years SCBS has contributed immeasurably to the comeback of this magnificent animal by raising funds and public awareness, seeking grants and financing studies, installing waterholes and wildlife drinkers, improving and enhancing habitat, and spearheading a translocation program to return the Bighorn to its historic ranges in the California desert.

This restoration effort was undertaken by SCBS in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under Memorandums of Understanding and in accordance with the CDFW's Bighorn Management Plan.

Statistics reflect the success of these endeavors. Currently the Bighorn has been restored to approximately fifty percent of its former habitat, and its population has increased by eighty percent.

The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) is a California registered, non-profit organization founded in 1964 and dedicated to the conservation and management of the desert bighorn sheep.

SCBS has had the longest record of working to restore our desert Bighorn in California. Our ongoing programs with state and federal agencies have had a dramatic and positive effect on the resource.

SCBS is the oldest non-profit conservation organization working to help keep sheep on the mountain.

For over 50 years SCBS has contributed immeasurably to the comeback of this magnificent animal by raising funds and public awareness, seeking grants and financing studies, installing waterholes and wildlife drinkers, improving and enhancing habitat, and spearheading a translocation program to return the Bighorn to its historic ranges in the California desert.

This restoration effort was undertaken by SCBS in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under Memorandums of Understanding and in accordance with the CDFW's Bighorn Management Plan.

Statistics reflect the success of these endeavors. Currently the Bighorn has been restored to approximately fifty percent of its former habitat, and its population has increased by eighty percent.

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PO Box 94182
Pasadena, CA 91109
(310) 339-4677

Want to help support our efforts? Please mail donations payable to SCBS to the address above or donate online here. To volunteer, simply include your contact information and choose 'volunteer coordinator' in the department dropdown.

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Many of the water developments that SCBS has created are “replacement” water, that is, the original water source has become unavailable to sheep due to ground water depletion, human occupation, development, or other avenues of encroachment.  Because the sheep are fully dependent on some of these water sources it is imperative that we never let them run dry.  In many instances, the sheep populations has grown beyond that envisioned when the systems were constructed forcing us to haul water by truck to these sites to keep them filled during the hot summer months.  We have installed remote monitoring stations that utilize modern electronics and satellite communications to keep us informed of the amount of water in the tanks without having to dispatch a volunteer to visit the site.  Several of the newest systems also provide us with rainfall data which can indicate the collection efficiency of the system.  Currently, SCBS has two brands of monitoring station, Stevens and Automata.  The following charts are some examples of the data provided from these systems.

Update: We no longer have any Stevens systems, their satellite coverage became too unreliable for our needs. We currently have 16 Automata/McCrometer systems. A log in is required to view data; please contact a board member for a user name and password.