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  • KEEP LOOKING UP: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching

    KEEP LOOKING UP: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching

    Presented by Tammah Watts
    Date: September 17, 2026
    Time and Location: September 17 online via Zoom

    Tammah Watts will share about her journey of living with chronic pain by connecting with birds. Tammah Watts (she/her) is a Best-selling Author, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, birder, and an advocate for the equitable accessibility of nature, health, and mental health for all. She has served communities for…

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How to Create a Bird-Safe Backyard

by Matthew Hildebrandt As spring rolls in, bird migration ramps up, and birds begin flying north through one of the most important migration corridors, the Pacific Flyway. Each spring and fall, roughly 1 billion birds travel through this route, passing through our homes and making the greater San Francisco Bay Area an important stop along…
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