Zoom Presentations

Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan

August 24, 2023

Sepulveda Basin is a core territory for SFVAS and has been the focus for many of our key conservation and educational activities. This presentation focuses on the mission to develop a long-term strategic plan for the future of the Basin.

Quail and the Effect of Habitat Separation

May 25, 2023

Joseph Curti, a Ph.D. candidate at UCLA, discusses conservation genomic approaches to studying an important game bird species and the state bird of California, the California quail (Callipepla californica).

3 Tales of Divergence in Mexican Birds

April 27, 2023

In this presentation, three students from the Moore Lab of Zoology at Occidental College describe their experiences working with Mexican birds.

Rogue Dog Detection Teams

March 23, 2023

Rogue Dog Detection Teams is a conservation program in Washington state that uses shelter-adopted dogs to help wildlife managers gather data on rare and endangered species. These dogs can detect a variety of wildlife, including mammals, marine life, plants, and birds.

Journey into Forest Bathing with Jackie Kuang

January 23, 2023

Jackie describes exactly what Forest bathing and therapy is and how we can apply it to our lives to experience the benefits.

A World on the Wing with Scott Weidensaul

May 26, 2022

Scott Weidensaul’s book, A World on the Wing, explores global efforts to study and protect vulnerable birds, from lab research to fieldwork in places like China, India, and the Mediterranean, where people are actively working to conserve bird migrations.