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2010 Sagehen Summer Speaker Series:

July 8 -August 26, 2010

Sagehen Creek Field Station & the Truckee River Watershed Council have lined up another roster of interesting summer speakers & topics.

We pride ourselves on recruiting some of the top folks in the country to come and share their knowledge with the public. This year, some of the dates may also include an afternoon field trip. We'll post information on the speakers & topics as it becomes available.

Watch a video of one of the past presentations, including:

• Speaker Series #10: Professor Richard Karban discussing his mind-boggling investigations into plant communication.
• Speaker Series #19: Wildlife Biologist Sandra Jacobson introduces road ecology & the Highway-89 Stewardship Team
• Speaker Series #21: Professor John Battles on building forest resiliency & SPLAT research at Sagehen.
• Speaker Series #26: Dr. Malcolm North presents on sustainable management of fire-dependent Sierran forests.

A few requirements:

1. Kids welcome!
2. We will have trash receptacles in the meeting area.
3. No pets beyond the main gate--no exceptions!
4. We will have folks to assist you in parking; carpooling is a good thing!
5. No fires!
6. Folks with special access needs are asked to contact the station several days in advance so that we can make arrangements to accomodate these needs.

Directions to the station are available here, or download a printable information sheet

Map and directions (286K). 11-30-02   Information Sheet (323K). 5-20-03

The station opens to the public at 4:30pm (2:30 for field trips). We invite you to come in and bring a picnic dinner. The talks begin at 6:00pm & run until around 8:00pm.

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Kidzone Family Camp

Dates TBA

This summer, the Kidzone Museum in Truckee, California will offer a family camp and several kids' camps. Kidzone Family Camp at Lake Tahoe/Truckee - Kidzone Museum programs fill-up quickly, so early registration could be important.

Family Camp will take place August 14 - 16, at the University of California, Berkeley facility, in Truckee, CA, known as Sagehen Creek Field Station. Activities will include: hiking, bugology, fishology, watersheds, camping, making friends, arts and yummy foods. For the second year, Kidzone family camp with feature Micheal Ross as guest educator. Micheal has the amazing gift of being able to teach natural history to adults, as well as young children. He is a prolific author of books about teaching children in nature. Kidzone Family Camp is open to kids of all ages, with their parents. The price for a family of 4 is $350. One parent and one child can attend for $125. An additional person with a family pays $70 to attend.

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Carex Identification & Ecology Workshop

Dates TBA

Peter Zika, Jepson Herbarium. It is nice to know your grasses and rushes, but you must master sedges to understand California's meadows, many of which are dominated by the genus Carex. Come to the Sierra and sample its rich spectrum of Carex diversity. With ample fresh material, we will learn the groups of Carex, using existing keys and some new materials. Several species not included in The Jepson Manual will be included. We will study the plants in the field, with dissecting scopes in the lab, and encourage students to bring fresh or pressed sedges from other parts of the state. Course fee ($360/$385) includes transportation (12-passenger van), meals, and accommodations from Friday evening through Sunday lunch. Lodging is at Sagehen Creek Field Station with dormitory-style bunk beds. Facilities include potable water, flush toilets, and showers. More information.

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Why take this course?

River restoration has become big business in the US, with well over $17b spent on over 40 thousand projects since 1990. Despite strong public support and the magnitude of the investment, the field has not advanced as quickly as one might expect, because learning through post-project evaluation is rare, and insights from current research are often not effectively incorporated in planning and design. Not surprisingly, many restoration projects are ecologically ineffective or have washed out, although the extent of failure is hidden by the lack of post project evaluation. River restoration can be more effective when it is designed with an understanding of processes and the larger context, when it benefits from systematic learning from previous built projects, and when it is based on predictive connections between objectives and actions.

 This shortcourse emphasizes sustainable river restoration through:

Photos from 2006 Summer Shortcourse in Lake Tahoe, California:

Registration & More information:

See this link for more information & contacts.

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Bat Ecology and Field Techniques Workshop: Dates TBA

Instructors: Dave Johnston, Stephanie Remington, and Joe Szewczak

Coordinator: Cynthia Perrine, csgperrine@yahoo. com

Description: Workshop participants will be introduced to thecology and conservation of California bats through lectures and demonstrations on species accounts, physiology, anatomy, behavioral ecology, conservation issues, and mitigation strategies. Field techniques of mist-netting, assessing species presence or absence, & acoustic monitoring will be demonstrated with participants assisting in set-up and analysis. Evening field exercises should allow capture of several bat species and give participants practice in recording data from captured individuals. Participants must furnish proof of rabies vaccination to handle bats. All participants will participate in field techniques of mist-net set-up and acoustic monitoring. 20 participants maximum!

Registration: More information coming soon.

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