SOLD OUT: Endangered Frogs, Ecotherapy, and Oaks
About this Event
Sorry this event is SOLD OUT. No tickets are available at the door.
Folks showing up without tickets will be turned away. Thanks for understanding!
Keystone trees, endangered frogs, and reflecting on nature-based therapies. If any of these topics are interesting to you, then you're probably a Nature Nerd.
If this is your first Nature Nerds program, please read this:
Nature Nerds is an informal educational event for grown-ups.
We swear sometimes. Jokes are made that are not intended for kids. Pretty much every biologist who gets on stage talks about sex. This program is not for the haughty or for youths. It is... a good time!
What the Frog?!
Why are the foothill yellow-legged frogs endangered and what can be done to help? Rana boylii is found only in California and Oregon. These frogs evolved to live in a wide range of streams and living conditions. So why is the population half of what it used to be? Come find out more about these special amphibians and what is being done to help keep them around.
Ryan Peek finished a PhD in Ecology at UC Davis in 2018 studying frogs using genetics, and is currently a senior environmental scientist with California’s Department of Fish & Wildlife. He is also a rafting guide, soccer player, beard-wearer, quasi-musician, professional double-dad, and chocolate/coffee lover. He prefers being outside in flowing water over most any other environment, and he studies among many things, frogs.
Ryanpeek.org
Are we nature? Exploring the field of ecotherapy
Research continues to demonstrate the physiological and psychological benefits of nature therapies. Reduce cortisol, boost dopamine, improve mood, and more. But what even is “nature”? And as eco therapy becomes mainstream, is “wellness” just another thing humans are extracting from the earth?
Kelsey Long Polillo is a california naturalist and clinical community social worker in Oak Park. She serves as the Women's Wellness Coordinator at Wellspring Women's Center where she offers nature therapy to marginalized women.
We love Oaks!
The Narture Nerds mascot is Quercus lobata, the Valley Oak. We arrange our seating to accommodate the growth of our oak trees. It’s easy to say we are big fans.
Healthy oak ecosystems provide habitats for more than 300 vertebrate species and more than 600 invertebrate species. Come learn more about what makes these keystone species so special and what we can be doing to support them.
Zarah Wyly is an Oak woodland ecologist, ISA certified arborist, and nonprofit professional. For the last 20 years, she has developed and managed multiple oak-centered projects, including a community science-based acorn harvesting program serving the northern Sacramento Valley and a native tree propagation program growing genetically appropriate native trees (mostly oaks) for reforestation projects. She now leads a youth and family nature education and outdoor learning program called Learning Among the Oaks with California’s amazing oak woodlands as our study ecosystem.
IG: @nuttyacorngirl
ABOUT TICKET PRICES:
$33 tickets are for you if you own your home, can travel internationally for fun, have savings and investments. This price directly offsets lower prices for folks that could use support.
$19 tickets are for you if you can meet your basic needs.
$9 tickets are if you're a single parent, you use EBT, cannot afford to take time off without financial burden, are an unpaid community organizer.
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:40 PM
Arrive!
Info: Gates close at 7:40pm. *** Sorry, NO LATE ADMITTANCE! ***
🕑: 07:45 PM - 09:30 PM
Show starts
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🕑: 05:30 PM
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Where is it happening?
USD 11.44 to USD 37.05
