Speakers

Drinks and Dessert will be provided!

About Our Speaker

Bob Lewis has taught birding classes in the Bay Area for over 25 years and loves to travel, especially to islands in search of birds.  He is a board member of the Farallon Islands Foundation, created to foster life on islands.  Bob has visited many of the larger islands populated with unique species, including Madagascar, Borneo, Hawaii, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Cuba etc.  The talk will be illustrated with his photos of birds from these places.

Date: Thursday, March 12 @ 7pm

Location: Tamalpais Room @ the David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704

This event will be hybrid (both in-person an online via Zoom) and will be recorded to watch later.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED for attending in-person.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86499042053?pwd=xrOKGippyDfyHVK8Cs3YbH9gLMjYNO.1
Passcode: 969967

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About Our Speaker

Jeff Miller is a naturalist, conservationist, and passionate advocate for wildlife. He has dedicated several decades to championing protection of endangered species and native wildlife habitat in the Bay Area. He’s the founder of the nonprofit Alameda Creek Alliance and a senior conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, spearheading biodiversity and wildlife protection campaigns throughout the Bay Area and California.

The Irreverent Naturalist website.

Date: Thursday, March 19 @ 7pm

Location: Hybrid — Tamalpais Room @ the David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704 and online via Zoom

If you plan to attend in-person, please RSVP at the button below. Otherwise, you can join us via Zoom through the link below.

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Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87377145453?pwd=Jt8aYrFqyD9zTBGl09jH58J5s9gbev.1

Passcode: 052289…

Marilyn Latta will share information about living shoreline efforts in San Francisco Bay led by the State Coastal Conservancy and a diverse mix of partners. Living shorelines utilize natural materials and nature-based and hybrid green-gray approaches to protect shorelines from sea level rise and enhance habitat for fish and wildlife. Marilyn will share updates on how pilot projects since 2012 are providing lessons learned and best practices for the Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in San Francisco Bay Project.  This new effort includes a targeted approach with a coalition of non-profits, landowners, and agencies to collaboratively design and permit ten future living shorelines sites in SF Bay.  Golden Gate Bird Alliance, Marin Audubon Society, Ducks Unlimited, San Francisco Estuary Institute, and many others are engaging in this work with a goal of raising awareness and building capacity for living shorelines in the Central Bay.

About Our Speaker

Marilyn Latta is Project Manager with the California State Coastal Conservancy, a state agency that works to protect and enhance the 1200-mile CA coast.  Marilyn works in the San Francisco Bay Program and manages several regional climate adaptation planning and restoration efforts with a diverse mix of partners and landowners.  These include the Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines Project, Invasive Spartina Project, Subtidal Habitat Goals Project, SF Bay Creosote Removal Projects, and others.  She holds a dual degree in Marine Biology/ Zoology from Humboldt State University and has worked for multiple education and conservation organizations on projects ranging from community-based restoration to planning and implementing large capital projects. 

Date: Thursday, May 21 @ 7pm

Location: Online via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84712073948?pwd=D9NMZaJYdE12XAgi9N33eAANAuKwSd.1

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A billion birds migrate over the Bay Area every year as they journey from wintering grounds to breeding grounds, and back. Most bird species migrate at night, using the stars to navigate. Artificial lights from our cities and towns cause birds to collide with buildings, veer off course, and tire out, making them vulnerable to predators, starvation, and exhaustion. Learn what you can do to help keep birds safe on their migratory route along the Pacific Flyway.

About Our Speaker

Whitney Grover is the Director of Conservation for Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Grover is a life-long coastal Californian, enthusiastic birder, and lover of the Bay Area’s unique ecology. In 2023 she earned a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco, with a concentration in Ecology. She is a long-time volunteer for Golden Gate Bird Alliance, starting as a Field Trip Leader, later Board Member, and the Chair of the San Francisco Conservation Committee. Before joining the GGBA staff in 2022, she worked in healthcare as a Hospital Pharmacy Buyer and served on the Hospital’s Environmental Action Committee. Whitney is a Master Birder, co-founder of the SF Bay chapter of the Feminist Bird Club, gardener, and film buff.

Date: Thursday, January 22 @ 7pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87377145453?pwd=Jt8aYrFqyD9zTBGl09jH58J5s9gbev.1

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Explore the lives of woodpeckers in every season: courtship and nest selection in spring; life in the nest during summer; fledging and gaining independence in autumn; and the challenges of surviving the winter. Take a close look at the most important woodpecker habitats in North America and what we can do to protect them.

This talk draws from Paul’s recently published Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers.

About Our Speaker

Paul Bannick photographs birds to inspire education and conservation. He is best known for several best-selling books on owls, Paul is based in the Pacific Northwest, where he serves as director for Conservation Northwest,  We encourage you to visit his websites https://paulbannick.com/

Date: Thursday, November 20 (7pm)

Location: 55 Frida Kahlo Way, SF — City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus (Room 140 of the Harry Britt Building)

Advanced Registration Required. This event only takes place in-person and will not be recorded.

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