Nature Talks

Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada: Botanical Encounters off the Beaten Path – Speaker: Tanya Baxter

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome Tanya Baxter, botanist and ecologist. On a Zoom webinar, she will present her lecture...

The Secret Lives of Snakes with Dr. Emily Taylor 

The Friends welcome Dr. Emily Taylor from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She is the author of California Snakes and How to...

Keep ‘Em Flying – Helping Raptors in the Human Environment – Speaker: Craig Nikitas

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome back Craig Nikitas, who will present a Zoom lecture entitled “Keep ‘Em Flying...

Great White Sharks – Speaker: Dr. Salvador Jorgensen

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 7 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome Dr. Salvador Jorgensen, Marine Ecologist...

An Overview of Southern Sea Otters in California – Colleen Young

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Colleen Young, an environmental scientist and sea otter biologist from the CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife...

Amphibians – Pacifica and Globally – Dr. Carlos Davidson

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Carlos Davidson, herpetologist, an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies at San Francisco...

Pollination, Seeds, and Fruits – J.R. Blair

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed J.R. Blair, retired lecturer from San Francisco State University.  He presented a lecture via Zoom entitled...

Beavers: Return of the Engineer – Heidi Perryman

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Heidi Perryman, Ph.D., a child psychologist who became an accidental beaver advocate when she started...

The Spectacular Plant Diversity of San Pedro Valley Park – Morgan Stickrod

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Morgan Stickrod, a botanist and plant ecologist with over 10 years of experience doing research and field...

A Year with the Urban Gray Fox – Bill Leikam

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Bill Leikam, a researcher and author of a book on foxes “Road to Fox Hollow.” He presented a lecture via...