Jack Forbes, UC Davis Professor Emeritus, Native American Studies
July 17: Putah Creek Flyers: Birding the Nestbox Trail
Melanie Truan, UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology
Aug 21: Got Bugs? The spectacular invertebrates of Putah Creek
Ken Davis, Wildlife Survey & Photo Service
Sept18: The Gift Where We Live: A One Act Play Highlighting Recreation and Exploration in Our Backyard
Jeff Falyn, Lyndsay Dawkins, and Nature’s Theater
Oct 16: The Changing Fall with Native Plants
Michael Barbour, UC Davis Plant Ecologist
All presentations will be held at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Avenue, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month, May through October 2008. For more information on an individual talk, please see Upcoming Events.
CREEK SPEAK! is presented by Putah Creek Council, City of Winters, Putah Creek Discovery Corridor Cooperative, and UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment
Learn how to propagate native plant and grass species by volunteering with the Lower Putah Creek Coordianting Committee (LPCCC) at the CDF facility in Davis. This is an opportunity to help transplant species, learn how to propagate and care for plants, and to be involved in the step-by-step process to raise species from seed to restoration planting.
If you are interested in volunteering at the CDF facility with Rich Marovich of the LPCCC, please e-mail or call Dawn Calciano at dawn@putahcreekcouncil.org;
(530) 795-3006.
We will be setting up a group of volunteers to help with various aspects of greenhouse work. 08/14/08
Read updates on the Putah Creek Nestbox Project through "Riding the Nestbox Trail". The updates are very interesting reading and great photos are included. As new updates are received they will be posted under "News" on the PCC website.
The updates are written by Bobby Walsh who is a grad student who is basing his doctoral research on the nestbox project. He is assisted by Shawn Lockwood (undergrad in Wildlife, Fish & Conservation) and Dr. Jonathan Widdicombe (professor of human physiology) under the directorship of Andy Engilis and Melanie Truan.
As part of the Nestbox program, the birds are banded to keep track of them in the field and to participate in national conservation efforts. Keeping track of upcoming banding needs is a major undertaking! Bobby is also performing specialized data collection on chick diet as part of his research. 06/23/08
Explore the natural beauty of Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve through interactive and experiential nature outings.
In addition to Stebbins Cold Canyon, outings will take place at Lake Solano, Bobcat Ranch, the Cahill Property, and the Sagehen Creek Field Station.
Look at Nature’s Theater for Kid’s Events! Theme-based outings enable children to explore and learn in and about the environment.
Outings are offered free of charge (except for the overnighter). Please RSVP for each outing you are interested in attending.
Note: Participants for the Kayak, Geology, and Sagehen outings will be selected at random from the list of RSVP’s for each event. This allows those who learn about the outings later to still have a chance to attend.
RSVP via e-mail: jfalyn@ucdavis.edu. Include your name, address, presentation date, phone number and/or e-mail address. Also, indicate whether you need directions.
A full listing of outings and a downloadable version is available by clicking on the title link.
02/12/08
