PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm EVOLUTION OF VISUAL SYSTEM AND COLOR DIVERSITY IN BIRDS Birds can see an astonishing diversity of colors that span not only the human visible spectrum but into the ultraviolet as well. They can also display these colors in their plumage. This array of hues is...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm A 27 YEAR WILDFLOWER JOURNEY: the making of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Rob Badger and Nita Winter take you behind the scenes on their 27-year journey photo-graphing wildflowers throughout California and the West. It began in the year 1992 when...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm SPECTACULAR JAPAN Varied Tit There is no doubt that Japan is one of the great civilizations of our planet, yet there is another side that one usually doesn’t contemplate, and this is the natural world of Japan. If one word had to sum it up,...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm A BIRDING SAFARI IN KENYA To travel the world looking for small birds is to see everything, for how can you miss an elephant, leopard, historic monument or larger bird? In March and April 2022, Lifetime Naturalist and Conservationist, retired U.S. National Park Ranger, World...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm FROM THE ASHES: LIFE AFTER WILDFIRE IN THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST Bryant Baker What happens in the first days, weeks, and months after a fire comes to our region and leaves nothing but burnt stems and ash behind? What do our local ecosystems look...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm CALIFORNIA’S NATIVE BEES California is home to over 1,600 species of native bees, and they are a vital part of many ecosystems. They are important pollinators and a sign of a healthy garden. Through macro photography you’ll get to know more about these native bees, their...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING CALIFORNIA NATIVES California native plants can make excellent, drought tolerant choices for our gardens, saving water and providing food and shelter for native insects, birds, and other animals, but there’s also a long history of how our local indigenous peoples made use...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm MAY MONTHLY PROGRAM BIRDING THE SPINE OF SOUTH AMERICA: TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE ANDES MOUNTAINS By David Pereksta Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. Photo by David Pereksta The Andes Mountains form the backbone of South America; extending along the entire length of the western side of...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm SEPTEMBER MONTHLY PROGRAM MEMBER SHOW & TELL Each September, our first meeting of the season is dedicated to the birding trips and adventures of our members, so you are invited to show off your recent, or not-so-recent photos. Bring them on either thumb drive or...
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm OCTOBER MONTHLY PROGRAM Friends of the California Condors Wild and Free Presented by Debbie Parisi California condors are a critically-endangered species. In the 1980s, there were as few as 22 birds remaining, but with breeding programs and government protections, the population has rebounded - growing...
NOVEMBER MONTHLY PROGRAM Climate Change Presented by Don Price Don Price is a professional engineer now retired from the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. A graduate of Purdue University, he has over 30 years of experience in the control of air pollution. He has been involved in global climate change education since 2007 and...
DECEMBER MONTHLY PROGRAM 3D Birds Project Presented by Russell Campbell The oBird project is an effort by the Moore Lab of Zoology to digitize bird specimens and the morphological data they possess. Using a technique called photogrammetry, hundreds of photos of a specimen are combined to create a 3D digital model. These models improve public...