Virtual

Birdy Hour: Designing More Equitable Climate Solutions

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Join San Jose State University Professor Dr. Costanza Rampini for a discussion on whose values and voices are prioritized in climate change solutions. Dr. Rampini, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, will inquire into who will benefit, who will lose, and who will be left out as different countries, regions, cities, and communities try to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and implement strategies to cope with the impacts of climate change.

Stakeholder Forum & Public Meeting

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Screenshot of Zoom meeting participants

More than 70 members of the Stakeholder Forum and the public participated in this periodic public meeting to inform and dialogue about the Restoration Project's latest construction work and science.  

The event began with a half-hour pre-meeting mixer for casual conversation. The formal portion of the meeting took place from 9:30 a.m. to Noon, ending with an optional open house to allow time for remaining questions and comments. 

Birdy Hour: From Mono Lake to Mar Chiquita - A Future for Phalaropes and Saline Lakes

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Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes are tiny but charismatic shorebirds that rely on saline lakes like Mono Lake and Owens Lake as their most critical gas stations on their epic migration to South America. Saline lakes are threatened worldwide by water diversion and climate change, and presumably phalaropes are threatened along with them.

Restoration Project Virtual Science Presentation: Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) Decadal Update 2019 & 2021 Final Results

Map of HEMP2 study area restoration units. Credit: Brian Fulfrost & Associates
Map of HEMP2 study area restoration units. Credit: Brian Fulfrost & Associates

As part of its Adaptive Management Plan, the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project tracks habitat evolution and change in South San Francisco Bay, with particular focus on changes to marsh vegetation and mudflat acreages.

Birdy Hour: The Bird Genoscape Project: Harnessing the Power of Genomics for Migratory Bird Conservation

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Dr. Kristen Ruegg will discuss her work to map migratory bird population challenges at this free virtual event. Most populations of migratory birds are now threatened. It is estimated that the populations of 1 out of every 2 songbirds are declining in the Western Hemisphere with impacts predicted to worsen with climate change. However, because migratory birds have breeding, migratory, and wintering areas and may move vast distances between them, understanding where the steepest population declines are occurring has been difficult or impossible.

Birdy Hour: Identification of Shorebirds with a Focus on Calidris

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Shorebirds are an exciting yet vexing group for birders to identify. At this free virtual event, Jon Dunn and Lara Tseng will discuss sandpipers: not only their identification, but also plumages, structure, molts, behavior, status and distribution. They will also talk about how to look at and study shorebirds – doing so requires some memorization but more importantly patience, love, and understanding of the many varied species in these families.