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  • Life on the edge: the amazingly adaptable Savannah Sparrow and its persistence in a changing world

    Life on the edge: the amazingly adaptable Savannah Sparrow and its persistence in a changing world

    Presented by Phred M. Benham
    Date: November 19, 2026
    Time and Location: 7pm online via Zoom

    The Savannah Sparrow is one of North America’s most widespread and adaptable species. It is found in grasslands everywhere from the Alaskan tundra to salt marshes in Mexico. Phred will discuss how this species has adapted to such a diversity of environments, including the salt marshes of California, how Savannah Sparrows have responded to the past century of habitat and environmental changes in California and their prospects to respond to the next century of change.

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No on prop 45

In November, Californians will make an important decision: Continue to protect birds, other wildlife and human communities through the state’s most important environmental law OR… strip the law of its power and let corporate polluters off the hook. Prop 45 is a major threat to California birds and ecosystems
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Proposition 45: Bad for Birds

By Whitney Grover and Jeff Manker. Golden Gate Bird Alliance is asking you to vote NO on Proposition 45 this November. Last month we wrote about the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and how it protects birds and their habitat. But what is Prop 45 and how will it change the CEQA process? What will…
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