A Summary of My Presentations

Below is a list of my presentations, which I can deliver either as illustrated lectures (powerpoints) or talks (without electronic images).  “Secrets of the Oak Woodlands” –– California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, towering redwoods, and rocky shorelines have historically attracted far more attention than its oak woodlands. But a close look at our state’s most widespread and wildlife-rich forests reveals an astonishing array of fascinating organisms and co-evolutionary relationships. As I share stories about some of my favorite species, we will crawl through woodrat houses, undulate in mating balls with newts, gaze at the sky through the third eye of a western fence lizard, and pollinate manzanita in middle C. We might also fight with acorn woodpeckers for breeding vacancies and join … Read more…