Birds of Papua New Guniea (PNG) with a Brief but Complex History of the Region and a Sprinkling of Australian Birds

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

Presented by Chris Conard In August 2022, Chris joined a group largely composed of Sacramento/San Joaquin-based birders to Papua New Guinea (PNG), which comprises the eastern half of the world's second largest island. We had a wonderful time viewing and listening to perhaps the most spectacular avifauna on earth, including the incomparable birds of paradise, bowerbirds, crowned… Read More »Birds of Papua New Guniea (PNG) with a Brief but Complex History of the Region and a Sprinkling of Australian Birds

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Water Harvest – Water, its history, location and use

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

By  Nancy E. Muleady-Mecham, Ph.D Doc Nancy is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College and Northern Arizona University with a Ph.D. in Biology. She teaches subjects in biology, anatomy and physiology and medicine, pathology, astronomy, and forestry and conduct research on Giant Sequoia ecology. She is a Fulbright Scholar, having taught and conducted research in… Read More »Water Harvest – Water, its history, location and use

Gardening for Native Pollinators in the Central Valley

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

By Amy Weiser and Doug Weiser This presentation will discuss gardening for native pollinators.  When we bought our current house in Stockton, we had a strong interest in fruit and vegetable gardening.  As a result, we became very interested in encouraging pollinators to increase the yield from our small suburban yard.  We converted our front… Read More »Gardening for Native Pollinators in the Central Valley