6:30 PM Doors Open
7:00 PM Announcements
7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle
7:30 PM Main Program: California Condors
*as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug for coffee or tea

After a century, California condors have started to return to the Mount Diablo region. Why are condors so special? Why are they in trouble and what has been done to help them? What might the future of condors hold? Why is their return to Mount Diablo so exciting and what can you do to make it a reality? If you want to know the answers to these questions, this talk is for you!

Juan Pablo Galván Martínez is a professional conservationist who loves being able to have a career focused on studying, protecting and restoring wildlife and nature. Even before he graduated from UC San Diego with a BS in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, he was already engaged in bird research and conservation. Receiving an MS in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland College Park increased his opportunities. When he is not working as the Senior Land Use Manager of Save Mount Diablo, he volunteers as the Conservation Chair of Mount Diablo Bird Alliance, hikes and birds the Mount Diablo region, contributes data as a certified California Naturalist, assists conservation efforts in Mexico and tries to apply what he’s learned as a certified California Climate Steward.

Condor flock at Pinnacles National Park. Two of the birds in this picture, the ones in the middle with numbers 12 and 86 on their tags, were among those who flew to the Mount Diablo foothills on August 18, 2024. Photo: Joseph Belli