The Fascinating World of Bats | Speaker: Joseph Szewczak
On Saturday, March 25th at 4 pm via Zoom, Dr. Joseph Szewczak discussed his investigations into the extraordinary physiological capabilities of bats...
Category Nature Talk
Vegetable Gardening 101 | Speaker: Loretta O’Brien
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Loretta O’Brien, Co-founder and Director of Pacifica Gardens, who presented a lecture via Zoom on...
Antarctica Travelogue | Speaker: J.R. Blair
J.R. Blair, retired lecturer from San Francisco State University, joined us on Zoom for his “Antarctica Travelogue.” From the comfort of your chairs, travel...
Critically Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles | Speaker: Catherine Kilduff
Catherine Kilduff from the Center for Biological Diversity graciously agreed to join us from the East coast via Zoom and talked to us about the Pacific...
Daylighting springs, creeks, and marshes: 20 years of wetland restoration in the Presidio of SF
On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Lewis Stringer. He discussed the decades long effort to restore the Tennessee Hollow Watershed and Mountain Lake. Topics included ecological design, revegetation, invasive species control, water quality and…
Animal to Human Infectious Disease Transmission: Present & Future | Speaker: Dr. Shannon Bennett
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Shannon Bennett. She joined the California Academy of Sciences in 2011 as the institution’s first-ever...
Manzanitas as a whole ecosystem; their place in the ecology of California | Speaker: Tom Parker
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed back Tom Parker, Professor of Biology, Emeritus, San Francisco State University for his presentation...
Exploring the Night Sky | Speaker: Bing Quock
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed back Bing Quock, amateur astronomer from the California Academy of Sciences. The lecture is entitled...
Mammoth in the Artichokes | Speaker: Mark Hylkema
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed back the very popular Mark Hylkema in the program entitled “Mammoth in the Artichokes.” He...
The Extraordinary Diversity of Beetles | Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Dole
The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Stephanie Dole with a beetle program entitled “The Extraordinary Diversity of Beetles.” All insects...