February Bird WalkWhile winter birds are still abundant in the garden, this month we will be looking for the earliest of our spring migrants: Rufous and Allen's Hummingbirds flying north from Mexico. Rain or shine! We suggest bringing binoculars if you have them, and layers in case it is a chilly morning.Speaker: ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $18 Members
Friday, 02/08/19
The Ethnobotany of Eden: The Colonial Quest for Green Gold in the Humid TropicsThe colonial era witnessed a fevered quest for the healing flora of the equatorial latitudes. Subscribing to ancient Eden notions of plant-people relations, European physicians and scientists were motivated by the belief that God had planted botanical cures for diseases in their places of origin. While many colonial bioprospectors subscribed ...
