Schedule of CALIF. DRAGONFLY and Wildlife Pond EVENTS
by Kathy &/or Dave Biggs; Tim Manolis (and others)
including Dragonfly festivals from all around!

April 2, 2008 (Wednesday), 7 p.m.
Dragonfly Talk
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area HQ
Davis, CA
Tim Manolis

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April 8, 2008 (Tuesday), 7:30
San Joaquin Audubon Society meeting
Stockton, CA
Dragonflies of the Central Valley
PowerPoint program by Kathy Biggs
Contact Kasey Foley

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April 21, 2008 (Monday)
Altacal Audubon Society meeting
Chico, CA
See AAS web site for details
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Butte County
Talk by Tim Manolis

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April 26, 2008 (Saturday)
Madrona Marsh Nature Center
Torrance, CA
Dragonflies of Southern California
PowerPoint program by Kathy Biggs

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April 27, 2008 (Sunday)
El Dorado Hills Nature Center
Long Beach, CA
El Dorado's Dazzling Dragonflies
PowerPoint program by Kathy Biggs

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April 29, 2008 (Tuesday)
Palm Springs Library/Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park
Palm Springs, CA
The Dragonflies of Southern California
PowerPoint program by Kathy Biggs

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May 15-18, 2008

The 9th Annual Dragonfly Days
http://www.valleynaturecenter.org/dragonflydays/2008/dragonfly2008.html
Hosted by Estero Llano Grande State Park and the Valley Nature Center, in Weslaco, Texas
May 15-18 -- Keynote speaker - Tim Manolis
The event features speakers, seminars, and a full line-up of field trips
led by local naturalists who will get you close to the odonates of South Texas
The Neotropical Odonata! Headquartered in Weslaco, right in the middle of
the Rio Grande Valley in deep South Texas.
Please visit www.valleynaturecenter.org
or www.worldbirdingcenter.org
for more information about the host parks.
For questions about Weslaco, please contact: Yvonne Chamblin, Marketing
Director,
Weslaco Chamber of Commerce, (956) 968-2102 or www.weslaco.com

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Monday, May 19th, 7:00 pm
Mendocino Coast Audubon, College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg
Dragonflies of California's Northern Coastal Region
Kathy & Dave Biggs

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May 24, 2008
Sacramento Audubon Society
A dragonfly field trip
Details will eventually be available at the Sac. Audubon web site
Tim Manolis

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Sunday, June 8, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Madrone Audubon Society; Mayacamas Sanctuary, East of Healdsburg
Dragonfly Field Trip
Kathy and Dave Biggs will help us find and identify the dragonflies found along Pine Flat Road and on the Mayacamas Sanctuary. Behavior and biology will be explained. We'll visit seeps, springs, ponds, creeks and end at the Russian River. Each habitat should present us with a different Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) fauna. Close focus binoculars are best, 10-power or higher handlens would be helpful. Please wear shoes and clothes that can get wet. Children 12+ OK. NOTE: Any rain cancels this easy hike.
Meet on Pine Flat Road between Red Winery Road and the Sausal Creek Bridge. Pine Flat Road begins + mile past the Jimtown Store on Highway 128 East at the first sharp right hand turn.
Contact Kathy Biggs for further information.

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Saturday, June 14, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Fairfield Osborn Preserve, East of Cotati
Dragonfly Field Trip/workshop
Kathy and Dave Biggs will help us find and identify the dragonflies found in the Preserve. Last year's trip found Kelly Pond swarming with dragonflies. This is a steep moderately stenuous but leisurely hour's hike in.
Registration required (Preserve is closed to public except for scheduled trips)
Contact info for workshop:
FOP office phone: 707-795-5069
FOP office email: fairfield.osborn@sonoma.edu

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August 1-3
2008 Dragonfly Society of the Americas
Annual Meeting, Bend, Oregon
Pre-meeting July30-31, John Day, OR
A pre-meeting trip to the John Day River (Gomphus lynnae, Erpetogomphus
compositus, etc.) and a post-meeting trip to some areas further south in the
Cascades (Ophiogomphus morrisoni, Aeshna walkeri) are planned. Details will
be forthcoming. Feel free to contact Jim Johnson at jt_johnson@comcast.net
or 360-608-9558 if you have any questions.
http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/PageAction.get/name/DSAAnnualMeeting
Post Meeting August 4+

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Weekend of August 9-10
plus day before and after
CalOdes/DSA West Dragonfly Blitz IV
Annual meeting, Weaverville area, Trinity County
Intense survey of this under-censused county, and fun get-together
Contact Kathy Biggs

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August 24, 2008 (Sunday)
Point Reyes Field Seminars
The Dazzling Dragonflies of the Bay Area and Beyond
PowerPoint Program & Field Exploration with Kathy & Dave Biggs
The Red Barn classroom
Registration required. Contact:
Catherine Hunter
Director, Point Reyes Field Seminars
Voice: 415-663-1200 Fax 415-663-8174
Email: FSdirector@ptreyes.org
www.ptreyes.org

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New Mexico Dragonfly Festival
September 6 & 7, 2008

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Roswell, New Mexico
Phone: 505 625-4011
http://www.rt66.com/~kjherman/fbl/df.html