[EBB Sightings] Close to Home talk Nov 9:Conserving California's Birds

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Subject: 	Close to Home talk Nov 9
Date: 	Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:57:32 -0700
From: 	Cindy Spring 
To: 	Cindy Spring 



Hello Friends,
Our November speaker ties in well with the event that Close to Home just 
coordinated with other East Bay organizations for the International Day 
of Climate Action last Saturday. If you go to
http://www.350.org/about/blogs/human-necklace
you'll see the necklace we made on the mountain.
Bill Monahan has just co-authored a report on the impact of climate 
change on CA birds. Please join us.
Cindy
I'm also attaching the flyer because it's more colorful than this 
announcement.

Close to Home presents a talk and slide presentation...


          Conserving California?s Birds


          in a Changing Climate

* **Monday, Nov 9, 2009 7:30pm *


      Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland

Most local birds are well aware that the Earth?s climate is getting 
warmer. They are moving northward. According to new research from 
Audubon California, up to 110 California native bird species will 
experience significant reductions in their geographic range in the next 
several decades. In addition, all of the state?s bird species will 
experience massive range shifts caused wholly or in part by the effects 
of climate change.

Our presenter, Bill Monahan, is co-author of a recent report that 
combines 40 years of data compiled by volunteers in the Audubon 
Christmas Bird Count with Breeding Bird Survey information and 
geographic climate data. Audubon California has built predictive models 
for 310 California bird species under different climate change 
mitigation scenarios. He?ll also discuss opportunities for conserving 
California?s birds in a changing climate. His talk and slide show will 
include examples from the San Francisco Bay Area.

*William Monahan *received a PhD* *in Integrative Biology from the 
University of California and is now a scientist at Audubon California. 
He uses geographic information systems (GIS) to study the effects of 
past and future climate change on birds and to prioritize lands for 
acquisition and conservation easements.

*Hosted by: Close to Home: Living with Wildlife in the East Bay *

*Co-sponsors:*

    * Ecostewards of Montclair Presbyterian Church
    * Oakland Museum of CA / /Bay Nature/ magazine
    * /Lindsay Wildlife Museum / EarthLight /community

*Donation: $5 (K-12 Free)*

* *

*Montclair Presbyterian Church* is located at 5701Thornhill Rd. in the 
Montclair area of Oakland. Take the Thornhill exit on Highway 13 and go 
east ? mile. Parking available in lot ? block west and on street. For 
more information: Cindy Spring (510) 655-6658 www.close-to-home.org

On Jan 4, 2010*, Mike Moran (EBRPD) *will give a presentation on

*The Water War in the Delta ? Perspective at the Ground Level*

(There is no talk in December)