Schedule of 2013
by Kathy &/or Dave Biggs; Tim Manolis; Sandra Hunt-von Arb and others
including the DSA annual meeting,
and Dragonfly festivals from all around!
Events are free unless otherwise indicated.
2013
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Wednesday March 6, 2013, 7-9pm
Dragonflies of
Joan E. Ball Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley
Environmental Science,
Policy & Management
This program is geared toward the general public. Half
the talk will be basic information on dragonflies and how freshwater habitat
has changed in
Please see
link for more details: http://bnhm.berkeley.edu/
Joanie Ball is researching the changes in Odonata
populations since the time of Clarence Kennedy at the dawn of the 20th century.
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Saturday, April 13, Spring 2013,
Insecta Palooza
Darwin Hall,
Frederique Lavoipierre
for more information
FREE
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Sunday, April 27, 2013, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival
Dragonflies of Five Brooks
Sandra Hunt-Von Arb
Join dragonfly biologist Sandra
Hunt-von Arb in exploring Five Brooks in Point Reyes National Seashore for
spring examples of our colorful and fascinating dragonflies and damselflies. If
the day is warm, the group will see such wonderful creatures as the blue eyed
darner, pacific forktail, western pondhawk and the cardinal meadowhawk! Learn
the difference between dragonflies and damselflies, where to go see them, and
how to identify individual species. Find out why dragonflies are the Next Big
Thing!! Easy walking. This program will begin with an indoor presentation on
the area’s dragonflies. http://www.pointreyesbirdingfestival.org/site/schedule2013/
Cost: $35 per person
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 7pm – 8:30pm
Building a Pond for Native Plants and Wildlife
Kathy Biggs
CNPS & Saratoga Library
Learn the philosophy behind and
techniques for creating a pond that will attract wildlife and how this approach
differs from building a pond for exotic koi or tropical lilies. Learn how to
control algae and mosquitoes while discovering various approaches to ensure the
success of your wetland and to encourage visits by local fauna.
FREE
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May 11, 2013, 12:00pm until 2:00pm
"how to draw bugs" or something like that!
Wild
Tim Manolis
http://wildoakland.org/ai1ec_event/insect-illustration-with-tim-manolis/?instance_id=116
FREE
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May date tba
Dragonfly Field Trip
Tim Manolis
FREE
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June 21, 2013
Messengers of
Summer: Sonoma County's Dazzling Dragonflies
Workshop with dragonfly expert and
author, Kathy Biggs
Friday, June 21, 9am-3:30pm
Location: Heron Hall, Laguna
Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
$55 ($45 for Laguna Foundation
members). Pre-registration required.
Welcome the summer solstice with this delightful
workshop about dragonflies, the "messengers of summer and heralds of the
sun" (as poet and zoologist H. Lons calls them).
Join Kathy Biggs for a morning presentation in Heron
Hall, lunch by the dragonfly-rich pond at the
Kathy will share the biology, life cycle, and ecology
of Odonata (the family to which dragonflies and damselflies belong).
Identification marks for the most common species in
The afternoon
field trip will be an opportunity to practice identification skills and to make
sense of the unusual and fascinating behaviors of dragonflies.
Bring your own sack lunch. Coffee, tea and snacks
will be provided.
Rain/fog cancels only
outdoor portion of program – video
instead!
Click here to
go to the Laguna website
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Saturday, June 29, 9am-3pm
Understanding and
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Pepperwood Preserve,
A morning Powerpoint presentation will teach the biology, life cycle and
ecology of the Odonata
(the family to which the dragonflies and
damselflies belong).
Identification marks for the most common species in the
In the afternoon we will go out into the field to practice identification
skills and to make sense of their unusual behaviors.
Bring a lunch to eat while in the field &/or being driven to the Preserve's
ponds
The Biggs' field guides and coloring books will be offered at a discounted
price at the workshop.
$25.00 - open to limited #s, registration required. See info in SRJC's catalog
or go to this website:
CATALOG not yet available, please check back
soon.
Rain cancels only outdoor
portion of program
Scroll
down Pepperwood’s catalog to see the Dragonfly class listing
fee
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Sunday, June tba
Madrone Audubon's Mayacamas Hike - Dragonflies
Kathy & Dave Biggs
We will help you find and identify the dragonflies along Pine Flat Road and
through the Mayacamas Sanctuary.
Behavior and biology will be explained. We'll visit seeps, springs, ponds,
creeks and end at the
Each habitat should present us with a different Odonata (Dragonflies and
Damselflies) fauna.
Close focus binoculars are best. A ten-power or higher hand lens would be
helpful.
Please wear shoes and clothes that can get wet. Children 12+ OK. Note: any rain
cancels this easy hike.
SORRY - CANCELLED this year.
FREE
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July, 13, 2013
Dragonfly Field Trip to Bear Creek @ HWY 20
Tim Manolis
FREE
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July, 12-14, 2013
Dragonfly Society of the
http://sspb.ca/DSA2013/Welcome_1.html
FREE
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Monday, July 15, 2013 7- 8pm
Dragonflies of the Siskiyou Area
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Callahan Rock Garden Club
FIELD TRIP the next morning 10-12
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Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28
Dragonflies of the State of Jefferson class
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Siskiyou Field Institute, Selma, OR (near Cave Junction,
west of Grants Pass)
Day One introduces students to the fascinating world of dragonflies:
their biology, life cycles and the identification marks of the Skimmers,
Darners & Pond Damsels.
Day Two introduces species of dragonflies not commonly found on lowland ponds
and lakes, including the Emeralds, Clubtails, Petaltail, Spiketail, Cruiser and
the Spreadwing and
Broad-winged Damselflies. The late morning will be spent visiting nearby
streams and rivers, and in the afternoon we will carpool to a high mountain
lake.
Sign up for just the introductory class (day 1), just the intermediate level
class (day 2), or both classes.
(541) 597-8530 ext. 309
http://www.thesfi.org/Page.asp?NavID=635
- Find them on Facebook! THIS IS A FABULOUS PLACE!!
$50 for one day (either day) or $100 for both days
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Saturday, August 11, 2013
Point Reyes Field Seminar
The Bay Area's Dazzling Dragonflies
Sandra Hunt-von Arb will present a PowerPoint program and then lead a field
trip focused on dragonflies and damselflies.
9:45 am to 4 pm
Meeting place for attendees: Red Barn
http://www.ptreyes.org/fieldinstitute/classlistnaturalworld.shtml
$50
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
“Close to Home”
A field trip to learn about
Dragonflies
Possibly at
Kathy and Dave Biggs
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Saturday and Sunday, September 7 & 8, 2013
Bitterlake National Wildlife Refuge
Website: http://www.friendsofbitterlake.com/2013-dragonfly-festival/
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San Pedro Valley Park
October 5, 2013 - 5 pm
A PowerPoint presentation by Kathy
Biggs
This event is hosted in the park by the
Friends of San Pedro Valley Park. Meet at the San Pedro Valley Park Visitor
Center.
Kathy and Dave Biggs
free
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Friday-Monday, October 4-6
2013 CalOdes/DSA California/Arizona Dragonfly Blitz
Imperial Wetlands,
Every year, the California Dragonfly
group picks one of the most under-surveyed counties/counties with uncommon
species &/or potential for new state record and conducts a Blitz there.
Sure to be a fun & informative,
and there will be some new friends to be made.
The focus will be to document species presence
of all Odes (Dragonflies and Damselflies) using cameras and insect nets.
Beginners welcome.
Bob Miller is acting as the "local host" of the Imperial/Yuma
Dragonfly Blitz- for more information you can contact either
Kathy Biggs or Bob Miller for more information.
This event will probably involve
staying in a motel.
FREE
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All the programs listed are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted.
If you are interested in attending any of these programs and need more
information, including location & directions, please contact the group
giving the program, or email Kathy.
...
If you know of a dragonfly or wildlife pond related event not listed above,
please email Kathy to have it included
here.
Thanks!