Dear Biosystematists,
I have gotten RSVPs from 6 people for this event so far. Thank you
for your interest!
If you have not done so yet, please let me know if you are planning
on coming. If we don't get at least 15 people by Monday March 26 we
may be forced to cancel this event, which would be very unfortunate.
If you can't come, but know of someone who would be interested,
please let them know.
take care, Nathan
Bay Area Biosystematists Meeting: Saturday, 31 March, 2012
at Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Sonoma State University
Capturing Biological Diversity at Northern California
Nature Preserves
Northern California is a biologically rich environment where
many lineages of organisms from diverse origins have come together
and have rapidly diversified. It is also a populated region with
diverse land uses, an environment-conscious population, and many
invasive species that threaten native ecological communities.
Environmental change models offer differing predictions about future
conditions in the region. Our speakers will describe the coverage of
topographic and biological diversity found in the North Coast region,
especially in nature preserves. They will also describe current
efforts to document long-term changes in the environment.
Program organized by Nathan Rank and Claudia Luke of Sonoma State University.
Speakers:
Claudia Luke, Sonoma State University Nature Preserves- Introduction
to topic and speakers.
Lisa Micheli, Pepperwood Preserve- Ground up development of a network
to quantify biotic and environmental change in the North Coast region.
Stuart Weiss, Creekside Center for Earth Observation, Think Big,
Connect More: The Bay Area Conservation Lands Network.
Schedule and venue:
2:00 - Guided tour of Preserve trails. We will explore ponds and
creeks and visit an overlook with chapparal vegetation. We will also
observe invertebrate and amphibian diversity in Preserve wetland
habitats.
5:30 - Pizza, salad, and beverages at Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Education Center (6544 Lichau Road, Penngrove CA) cost approx. $12.
6:30 - talks followed by discussion.
Please email RSVP to Nathan Rank, [email protected] by Sunday Mar 25.
Please specify whether you wish to come on the Preserves guided tour
at 2:00 or just to the pizza and talks.
For directions, enter the address above into Google Maps or download
directions at
(http://www.sonoma.edu/preserves/docs/application/osborn_directions.pdf).
Parking is free, carpooling encouraged.
All are welcome, members or not. If you want to join the
Biosystematists, a venerable yet exceptionally lively group that
provides the only inter-institutional seminar/discussion forum
addressing evolutionary topics in the Bay Area, visit our website at:
http://www.biosystematists.org/ to sign up for our mailing list.
