Get to know Napa County’s wild creatures with our monthly lecture series
When: 2nd Wednesdays, 7 pm
Where: Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa
Cost: Free. Please note that voluntary donations are solicited at the talks via a donation basket. All donation gathered at WILD NAPA go towards speaker fees and coordination time associated with WILD NAPA.
Sponsors: RCD, Friends of the Napa River, Watershed Information & Conservation Council, Napa Valley Vintners, Carolyn Parr Nature Center, and Napa County Library
March 9 – Big Year of Birding
Wendy Schackwitz, Napa-Solano Audubon
Inspired by books like The Big Year and Kingbird Highway, Napa residents Wendy and Mike Schackwitz attempted their own Big Year in 2015. Their efforts took them from San Diego to New Brunswick, from the Florida Keys to Nome, Alaska, and almost everywhere in between. Wendy will talk about the triumphs, trials, and tribulations of doing a big year, and what they learned along the way.
Up Next –
April 13 Owls, with Suzanne Mirviss, Hungry Owl Project
May 11 Bats, with Corky Quirk, Northern California Bats
June 8 Western Pond Turtle, with Matthew Bettelheim
Previous Lectures
August 12 – River otters
Megan Isadore, The River Otter Ecology Project
September 9 – Beavers
Kate Lundquist, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
October 14 – Mountain Lions
Zara McDonald, Felidae Conservation Fund
November 18 – Raptors
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County
December 10 – Steelhead & Salmon
Jonathan Koehler, Napa County RCD
January 13 – Where the Wild Things Are
Michelle Halbur, Pepperwood Preserve
February 10 – Manzanitas, Animals, and Fire
Tom Parker, San Francisco State University