Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, June 13th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, July 11th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Now is the time in the life of migratory birds when breeding is over; it’s time to go south to winter range. This trip is designed to take you to a place where we can look for some of those shorebirds as they move down the Pacific Flyway looking for a stopover for rest and […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, August 8th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
All-day trip limited to 12 participants – priority given to those with some birding experience but unfamiliar with common late-summer birds of the Pacific coast and/or with birding at Bodega Bay, a world-class birding location. Harbor mudflats, ocean beach, and rocky headland for pelicans, three species of cormorant, Heermann’s Gulls, Elegant Terns, and shorebirds in […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, September 12th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
California has roughly 40 million acres of rangelands that provide food production, carbon sequestration, water infiltration, and habitat for a wide range of species. However, this historic land use is under threat with an average of 20,000 acres a year being lost to development or crop conversion. Climate change, invasive species, aquifer depletion, and outdated […]
This is the annual Terry Colborn Memorial trip to Pt. Reyes. This is an all-day trip limited to 3 vehicles and no more than 12 participants. Fall migration at Pt. Reyes can be spectacular and makes this area a well-deserved birding hot spot. Depending on the weather, the numbers and diversity of songbirds passing through […]
All-day trip limited to 12 participants – priority given to those with some birding experience but unfamiliar with common late-summer birds of the Pacific coast and/or with birding at Bodega Bay, a world-class birding location. Harbor mudflats, ocean beach, and rocky headland for pelicans, three species of cormorant, Heermann’s Gulls, Elegant Terns, and shorebirds in […]
Fall migration is largely over and the winter birds are settling in. Join Bart Wickel and Zane Pickus for a local jaunt around Yolo County. The challenge: to find as many species of sparrows as possible. To further the fun of this trip, participants will be able to check sparrows off of a bingo card! […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 10th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Why do some species evolve complex cognitive behaviors while others do not? One hypothesis is that social species need more advanced cognitive abilities than asocial species to deal with the unpredictable behavior of other animate beings. Therefore, sociality may co-evolve with cognitive traits that ease navigating social interactions to increase survival and fitness within a […]