San Francisco

Canary in a Coal Mine: Climate change, birds and conservation

Name: Canary in a Coal Mine: Climate change, birds and conservation
Start: 2010-02-24T20:30:00
End: 2010-02-24T20:30:00
Location: SPUR Urban Center

Lunchtime Forum

12:30 p.m. | Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Founded in 1965, the Point Reyes Bird Observatory is the science think tank behind some of the nation's most innovative conservation tools and programs. Directly responsible for protecting great white sharks, Mono Lake, marine reserves off the California coast and for publishing over 1000 papers in scientific journals, PRBO has recently turned its attention to the impacts of climate change. Join Executive Director Ellie Cohen for an exploration of climate change on birds, the ocean and a necessary new paradigm for conservation.

Location

SPUR Urban Center

654 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Admission

Free to members
$5 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch

02.24.2010 Climate Change, Birds, and Conservation - Ellie Cohen

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Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

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