Virtual
Birdy Hour: Watching the Grass Grow – For Over a Decade
David Thomson, founder of San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory's Habitats Program, will discuss upland transition zone strategies and other activities of the Habitats Program during more than a decade of work at SFBBO's latest Birdy Hour.
California Biodiversity Week: "Virtual Habitat Hike" of marshes at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Ranger Miguel Marquez and Olivia Poulosthe, an Associate with the Watershed Watchers anti-pollution program, will lead this virtual tour of marsh habitat near the Don Edwards Refuge's Environmental Education Center in Alviso.
The event is part of a celebration o California Biodiversity Week, September 4-13. More information:
Celebrate California Biodiversity Week and learn about the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge!
California Biodiversity Week: Biodiversity of Tidal Marshes in the South San Francisco Bay: Helping Plants, Animals, and You
Join Don Edwards Refuge Wildlife Biologist Rachel Tertes for a virtual program on South San Francisco Bay salt marsh biodiversity. The event is part of a celebration o California Biodiversity Week, September 4-13. More information:
Celebrate California Biodiversity Week and learn about the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge!
Birdy Hour: Snowy Plover Conservation in the Bay Area - Successes and Challenges in a Shifting Landscape
Join Ben Pearl, an SFBBO science director, for an update on recent Western Snowy Plover conservation efforts in Eden Landing and other parts of Alameda County.
Register here.
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Birdy Hour: The Unique Evolutionary History of Salt Marsh Sparrows in the SF Bay Area and Their Persistence in a Human-dominated Environment
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory's latest Birdy Hour presentation features Dr. Phred Benham, a UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher, discussing how salt marsh sparrows survive in the harsh edge ecologies of coastal salt marsh, exposed to high salinity, daily coastal flooding, and increasing human pressures on coastal habitats.
The free talk is recommended for ages high school and up.
For more information on the talk and Dr. Benham, or to register, see here.
Stakeholder Forum, Nov. 3, 2021
Restoration Project Virtual Science Presentation: An Update on the Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) - Preliminary Results for 2019
Project consulting scientist Brian Fulfrost of Brian Fulfrost & Associates shared information on his latest effort to use satellite imagery to map South Bay habitats. His background information on the project: