Join us and our friends across the South Bay as we celebrate 100 Years of Conservation & Community! This free festival will celebrate conservation work across Santa Clara County, feature speakers from environmental organizations involved with everything from bird monitoring to habitat restoration, and give you the opportunity to learn more about our amazing wildlife from the experts! NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Activities:
10:00-11:00 Nature Journaling with Leena Khanzode - Learn more!
10:00- 11:00 Young Birder’s Club nature walk
11:00-12:00 Native Plant Garden tour with West Valley Interns
12:00-1:00 California Snakes with Author and CalPoly professor Emily Taylor
12:00-1:00 Birds in Watercolor with Floy Zittin - Register to reserve your spot!
12:00-1:00 Young Birder’s Club with Kenn Kauffman nature walk
1:00-3:00 Campus Bioblitz with Bioblitz Club
1:00-2:00 Book Signing and Q & A with Kenn Kaufman
All Day Build a nest box with Chuck Wade and Girl Scouts
Speakers:
10 - 11 AM: The Power of People, Technology, and Birds to Change Science and Conservation - with Brian Sullivan of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
11:15 AM -12:15 PM: Panel Discussion: Biodiversity & Conservation - with speakers from CNPS, SCVBA, the City of San Jose, and the Sierra Club
12:15-12:25 PM County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga proclamation
1 -2 PM: Lightning Talks: Birds in Action - with speakers from iNaturalist, TALON, Re-oaking Silicon Valley, and West Valley College
2:15 -3:15 PM: Connections: Linking Landscapes, Communities, And the Future of Conservation - with Andrea Mackenzie and David Mauk from Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Tabling Partners:
Vendors:
Bosma Optics
Cheeseman’s Wildlife Safari Tours
Emily Chin’s Pressed Flowers
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance
California Native Seeds
Los Gatos Birdwatcher
Down by the Bay Nursery
Simple Wealth
Central Coast Snakes