Speakers

Featuring Noreen Weeden and Eddie Bartley
Thursday, January 20  — 7 p.m. via Zoom

You can have a beautiful native plant garden that attracts amazing birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Learn about the benefits of local, native plants and some of the wonderful birds that are drawn to this place and to these plants. Noreen Weeden and Eddie Bartley will discuss what migrating and resident birds need and how to provide what the birds are seeking.  Learn which native plants attract which bird species and why they are attracted to them. This presentation will cover what to think about in designing your backyard and when to plant.

About Our Speakers

Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden are both active volunteers with the Golden Gate Bird Alliance, California Native Plant Society (CNPS), and the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory. Eddie is President of the Yerba Buena chapter of CNPS and the Farallon Islands Foundation. He is an avian researcher and instructor for the California Academy of Sciences and Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Noreen Weeden was formerly Volunteer Director with Golden Gate Bird Alliance and is currently project managing a habitat restoration project. She is on the board of Yerba Buena CNPS.

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