Wildlife Care, Bee Hotels, Birds of the Delta
About this Event
Want to help create suitable habitat for bees in your yard? Interested in how a local organization saves 9,000 animals a year? Excited to hear about our local delta bird population? Then welcome to this month's Nature Nerds!
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!
The Ins and Outs of Bee Hotel Management
So you know that "save the bees" doesn't mean those dang invasive honeybees. You're on board to save native bees, but how? You've planted native plants and creating a bee hotel in your yard for native bees might seem like the right thing to do, but what if you're causing more damage than good? Come get details on how to properly provide accommodation to our small pollinator friends.
Abigail Lehner is an entomologist, science communicator, and STEMinist based at the University of California, Davis. She is pursuing her PhD, and studies how blue orchard bees are impacted by global change. In her spare time, you can find her reading books, trying local restaurants, crafting, or traveling with her husband.
IG: @entomologyabby
Lexie Martin is an Entomology PhD Candidate at the University of California, Davis in Dr. Rachel Vannette’s Lab. She studies the impacts of environmentally acquired microbes on the health of bumblebees and blue orchard bees, but is broadly interested in bee gut microbiomes and bee-flower-microbe interactions. When she is not in the lab, she likes cooking, reading romance novels, and playing with her two (very loud and very naughty) pomeranians.
IG: @entomolexie
More Than Just Cute Baby Skunk Content!
Hold on. If you’re not already following @wcaofsacramento on social media, you can just take a sec and do yourself a favor and go look at a bunch of adorable baby wildlife photos. But to be clear, the Wildlife Care Association is doing some serious work! What does it take to care for over 9,000 sick, orphaned, and injured animals annually? Come hear about what happens behind the scenes with the dedicated staff and volunteers who are rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in our region.
Wildlife Care Association (WCA) is a Sacramento-based, nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization permitted by state and federal agencies to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife. Founded in 1975 and officially incorporated in 1978, WCA provides medical treatment and releases animals back into the wild once they’re ready. Partnering with public agencies and organizations that lack wildlife care resources, WCA plays a vital role in the community.
IG: wcaofsacramento
Birds of the Delta
We live in one of the most special places in the world! The floristic provence of California is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. And our Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is unlike any other place in California! All that, and it’s right down the road. Come hear some tales from a lifelong birder about a few of the characteristic birds you can find around this wonderfully unique, nearby ecoregion.
Aaron N.K. Haiman volunteered from a young age with bird research organizations before receiving a BS in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley as well as MS degrees in Avian Science and Animal Behavior from UC Davis. Aaron guides bird walks, mentors high school students in ecology and sustainability, leads a youth bird-a-thon team, and gives presentations on birds and habitat restoration. He works for the State of California and lives in West Sacramento.
IG: @abirdingnaturalist
Copies of Aaron’s book, Birds of the California Delta will be available on site for purchase from our friends, Beer’s Books!
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
🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:15 PM
Arrive!
Info: Gates close at 8:15pm. *** Sorry, NO LATE ADMITTANCE! ***
🕑: 08:15 PM
Show starts
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🕑: 05:30 PM
California Native Plants for Sale and Free Native Seed Swap
Where is it happening?
USD 11.44 to USD 37.05
