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California Chapter of the National Audubon Society Serving the communities of Stockton, Lodi, Tracy, Manteca, Escalon, Ripon, and Lathrop--All of San Joaquin County. |
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Upcoming Field Trips & Programs 2012
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Monthly meetings are September through April
at Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Avenue (across from UOP) in
Stockton, and begin at 7:30 p.m. Plenty of parking. Tuesday, February 14 “Birds and Blooms and........” Please join the San Joaquin Audubon Society for this first Audubon showing of Bob Stahmer's excellent photography. Bob is the guy on our bird walks with the camera that wanders off from the group to take pictures and never comes back with us. You worry about him for awhile then realize he always manages to find his way back. This presentation will be a quick and haphazard nature photo tour from some of the wildly diverse habitats in our state. Seen through the lenses of Bob's cameras, these are a smattering of subjects he finds captivating. From wildflowers to weeds, birds, insects, reptiles, mammals and fungi... all are fair game. Bob Stahmer is a member of San Joaquin Audubon Society, the California Native Plant Society and the Mycological Society of San Francisco. He is newsletter editor of the Stockton subchapter of the California Native Plant Society. Tuesday, March 13 What's the Buzz About? - Solitary Bees in Our Landscapes Did you know that there are about 1500 different species of bees other that the European honey bee in California? Come hear a presentation about the "other" bees and their place in the our landscapes. You’ll learn about the fascinating life cycle of solitary bees, why they are important to the ecology of our landscapes, and how we can attract them to our gardens and public spaces. We'll focus on common backyard bees with a presentation and handouts. You will come away with a basic understanding this important pollinator group and how to help them thrive. It's all about increasing the biodiversity around us and, by the way, knowing about these bees adds a whole new level of entertainment to your outdoor experiences. Julie Serences is an educator with over twenty-five years of experience teaching pre-schoolers to adults. Her workshops for the last six years have focused on teaching people to be land stewards of their own outdoor spaces by learning how to meet the habitat needs of the creatures around us. Former Chair of the Sacramento Audubon Education Committee 2004-2010 and NWF Habitat Ambassador 2009-2010. Completed Xerces Society's Citizen Science Monitoring Training, June 2010. Native Bee Workshop at the CSU Chico Herbarium July 2010, 2011. Currently, she is a Xerces Partner in Pollinator Conservation , a board member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter Native Plant Society and a member of the North American Association for Environmental Education. For the past eight years Julie has been working on her own backyard restoration project. While researching this project, she realized how important honeybees and native bee populations are to the life cycle of plants and other creatures in her garden. As she says," they are the keystone species in our gardens.” With all bee populations in trouble, Julie thinks it is important for gardeners to learn how they can create habitat that is bee friendly. She will tell us about the fascinating native bees in your area .
February 2012
SATURDAY, February 4— Introductory Birding March 2012 SATURDAY, March 3— Introductory Birding
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