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SUMMARY:Snowy Plover Conservation in the Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Snowy Plover Conservation in the Bay Area: Successes and Challenges in a Shifting Landscape \nThe Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) is a federally threatened\, ground-nesting shorebird species that breeds\, roosts\, and forages along the Pacific Coast from Southern Washington down to the tip of Baja California. While their typical habitat across the range is sandy beaches\, within the San Francisco Bay\, where up to 10% of the range-wide breeding population may be found\, Snowy Plovers instead utilize salt panne habitat found within former salt production ponds. Snowy Plovers in the Bay Area face unique challenges to recovery compared to other parts of the range due to their habitat type and location within a large urbanized area. For close to 20 years\, SFBBO has been working closely with federal\, state\, and local agencies to better understand these challenges and help Snowy Plovers meet regional recovery goals. This talk will focus on recent Snowy Plover conservation successes and challenges within the South Bay\, especially within Alameda County\, which annually holds the majority of Snowy Plover breeding in the Bay Area. \nBen Pearl is a science director at SFBBO who specializes in Snowy Plover and Least Tern research and conservation. Ben grew up in San Luis Obispo\, where he attained an early love for nature exploring the nearby tide pools and oak forests. He completed his B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at U.C. Santa Cruz\, and first came to SFBBO while beginning his Masters at San Jose State University. For his Master’s thesis\, he examined how various factors affect plover foraging habitat selection during the winter in the South San Francisco Bay.  \nPlease register – the Zoom link will be sent in the confirmation. If you have any questions\, please contact Sirena Lao\, Environmental Education and Outreach Specialist\, at slao@sfbbo.org. \nThis program is possible thanks to SFBBO donors with additional support from Cargill. To help keep these events going\, we hope you’ll consider making a suggested donation of $5 or more if you can. Your tax-deductible donation helps us make these events available to the public and engage broad audiences with birds\, nature\, science\, and conservation. You may donate in increments of $5 below\, click here to donate a different amount\, or contact us for other ways to donate.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/snowy-plover-conservation-in-the-bay-area/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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SUMMARY:Nature Journaling At Lake Merritt - 10 sessions
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Clay Anderson\n10 sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays\nVenue: Zoom and field trips to Lake Merritt\nCome celebrate nature on Lake Merritt. Our nature journal class spans the myriad issues surrounding Lake Merritt’s natural world and the practice of nature journaling. Come share your love of journaling and commune with others  of like mind. This year-round course charts the evolution of  Lake Merritt’s seasons as the oldest Wildlife Refuge in the United States!\n\n\n\n\n\nIslands created for birds in Lake Merritt\nPhoto by Ilana DeBare\nZoom meetings on the 2nd Thursday evening of each month\, September through June\, with Lake Merritt field trips on the Saturday morning after the lecture. \n\nClasses by Zoom on the second Thursday of each month\, from 7 to 8 p.m.\nField trips at Lake Merritt on the Saturday morning after each Zoom meeting\, from 7 to 8:30 a.m.\n$200 for GGAS members\, $250 for non-members.\n\nThe meeting spot for field trips will be provided during each monthly class. Once this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 12 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/nature-journaling-at-lake-merritt-10-sessions/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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SUMMARY:Birds & Mammals of Tanzania
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Wendy Dreskin \nFamous for having the biggest concentrations of large mammals on the planet\, Tanzania is also an exciting birding destination.  This presentation will feature birds travelers would be likely to see on a safari to Northern Tanzania in the winter\, before migratory birds have left for their breeding grounds\, as well as some of the large mammals. Birds you will meet include the Hammerkop\, a compulsive nest-builder\, the Sacred Ibis\, extirpated from Egypt but easily seen in Tanzania\, the vulnerable Southern Ground Hornbill\, the endangered Saddlebilled Stork and other storks\, Ostriches\, Coursers\, Bee Eaters\, the Secretary Bird\, and a variety of eagles. \nWendy Dreskin is a professional nature educator.  She has been teaching the popular class\, Meandering in Marin\, at College of Marin for over 20 years as well as teaching nature education classes for children. She has been leading trips to Tanzania since 2014.   \nPhotos in the presentation are by William Dreskin\, an award-winning photographer whose photographs have appeared in books and magazines including Marin\, and Bay Nature. He has exhibited in numerous galleries and national exhibitions\, and his photographs are in private and corporate collections.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/birds-mammals-of-tanzania/
LOCATION:Online
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