Speakers

How Birds are Responding to Climate Change

How Birds are Responding to Climate Change

Date Thursday, October 12, 2023

Location: Zoom

Description: When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Across the world, species are shifting their geographic distributions, shifting the timing of life history events, and even shifting their body shapes and sizes. Integrating field research and citizen science over decades to centuries, the research presented in this talk demonstrates the complex ways that species are responding to a changing climate.

About Our Speaker

Morgan Tingley joined the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020, after previously serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut and as a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to this, he received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.Sc. from Oxford University.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86849685738?pwd=N3lXcG0vSW9mQlVNR3FaMmxKRFo3UT09

Passcode: 608623…

Prey-go-neesh Nes-kwe-chohl: California Condors Return to Yurok Country

Prey-go-neesh Nes-kwe-chohl: California Condors Return to Yurok Country

Tiana Williams-Claussen, Director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, will join us and provide an update on the newly released population of California condor in Yurok country in far northern California, after conclusion of the first year of initial releases. She will also discuss biology of the birds, their cultural importance to the Yurok people, and next steps for condor reintroduction in the Pacific Northwest.
Offshore Wind and Seabirds in California

Offshore Wind and Seabirds in California

When: Thursday July 20 7pm
Where: Zoom

Description: Offshore wind is an important part of the solution to meet California’s clean renewable energy goals, reduce our carbon pollution, and mitigate the worst outcomes of climate change. But offshore wind energy infrastructure may have negative
impacts on the marine environment, including seabird collision. Seabirds already face many challenges and we have the opportunity to plan ahead for California’s first two offshore wind projects to prevent collisions and protect our incredible diversity of seabirds. We’ll look at which seabirds are most vulnerable to collisions, what the risk of collision is based on offshore wind
farms around the world, and how we can prevent the worst impacts.

About Our Speaker

Whitney Grover, Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s Deputy Director, recently earned an M.S. inEnvironmental Management from USF with a concentration in Ecology. Her final Master’s Project, Offshore Wind Energy and Seabird Collision Vulnerability in California, reviewed and synthesized the current scientific literature, applying lessons learned from U.K. projects to California.

Photo: Keith Maley…

Building a Bird Friendly City

Building a Bird Friendly City

When: Thursday, August 17 @ 7pm

Where: David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way Berkeley) and Zoom

Description: On June 6, Berkeley’s City Council approved the Bay Area’s newest and strongest bird-safe building ordinance. Find out what this new ordinance means for buildings in Berkeley and learn how to make your home safer for birds.

About Our Speaker

Glenn Phillips, Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s Executive Director holds a masters in UrbanSustainability and Science Education from the CityUniversity of New York and is a co-author of the Bird Friendly Building Guide published by the American Bird Conservancy. He has worked on Bird-safe Buildings since 2007

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82462896570?pwd=S3FFY1BnNmx5MTZJdC9HQS9tWWMrdz09
Passcode: 629023

 

Photo: Jeremy Huang / Unsplash…