Birding for Beginners

(Santa Rosa, California) – Experience the rich diversity of Pepperwood's bird life with a class led by Moe Flannery and Giel Witt on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 8:00 am-2:00 pm at Pepperwood Preserve. Students will enjoy a presentation on the basics of bird identification and use of binoculars followed by carpool drives to birding hotspots and some hiking off-trail. The class is $10.00 and students can register online at http://www.pepperwoodpreserve.org.

Presenter Moe Flannery is collections manager for the department of Ornithology and Mammalogy at the California Academy of Sciences. She has been teaching birding classes at Pepperwood for many years. Presenter Giel Witt is a veteran Pepperwood steward since 2007 and is a leader in avian breeding population monitoring at Pepperwood.

 Pepperwood is an ecological institute dedicated to educating, engaging, and inspiring its community through science-based conservation, leading-edge research, and multidisciplinary educational programs. Dedicated to the protection of the region's rich biodiversity represented within its 3,200 acres, Pepperwood provides unique open-space access to nature lovers, volunteers, students, and scientists from the Bay Area and beyond. The Preserve is located at 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road, off Franz Valley Road, approximately midway between the towns of Santa Rosa and Calistoga, and adjacent to Safari West.  To find directions and more information about Pepperwood Preserve and its programs, visit http://www.pepperwoodpreserve.org.