Thursday, March 13th 7:00pm - 9:00pm Speaker: Heidi Perryman Register HERE for this Speaker Series Topic: Beavers and their dams create wetlands, store and filter water, augment fish populations, raise the number of migratory and songbirds, and have a dramatic positive impact on biodiversity. Dr. Perryman will discuss how working to help people understand and coexist with this single species will continue to have a beneficial trickle-down impact on both humans and wildlife and improve resilience to ongoing climate changes. Speaker Bio: Heidi Perryman, Ph.D., is a child psychologist who became an accidental beaver advocate when beavers moved into her hometown in 2006. She started the organization “Worth A Dam” to coordinate solutions and educate others about their value in the watershed. She has helped coordinate information and network support with other beaver advocates across North America and Europe, and her website martinezbeavers.org is an important source of information and advocacy for the species.

Thursday, April 10, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Speaker: Pete Warzybok - Point Blue Conservation Science Register HERE for this Speaker Series Topic: Take a deep dive into the Farallon Islands, where Point Blue biologists have spent more than 58 years living and working on the islands.  Learn about the 500 thousand seabirds, tens of thousands of pinnipeds, and other wildlife who call these islands home and hear about the threats they face living in an ever-changing environment and some conservation success stories. Speaker Bio: Pete Warzybok is a Principal Scientist and Farallon Program Leader with Point Blue Conservation Science.  Pete’s work focuses on the ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems, overseeing research activities at Point Blue’s long-term research station on Southeast Farallon Island.  Pete has been with the Farallon Program since 2000, and his current research interests include the study of seabird diet and foraging ecology and the impact of ecosystem variability on breeding success and population dynamics of Farallon seabirds and pinnipeds.