Interested in learning more about burrowing owls and burrowing owl conservation.  The California Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting will be held in Livermore, CA on Saturday, February 6th. Not only will I be in attendance, but I am scheduled to deliver a presentation regarding the Antioch burrowing owls and our current actions to change CDFG eviction policies.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone there!

DATE: February 6, 2010
TIME: 9AM Doors, 10AM – 2:45PM Speaker Presentations

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:
10AM - Dee Vieira – City of Antioch Prewett Family Water Park Burrowing Owl Habitat
10:30 AM - David Cook – SCVAS: Dicing ordinance monitoring and enforcement, Mt View advocacy
Shani Kleinhaus –SCVAS – Burrowing Owl advocacy: Shoreline at Mountain View
11 AM - Troy Rahmig – Habitat Conservation Planning Meeting Future Habitat Needs
11:30 AM- Douglas A. Bell, Ph.D – K. Shawn Smallwood, Lee Neher and Douglas A. Bell, Map-based repowering and reorganization of a wind farm to minimize burrowing owl fatalities.
Noon Lunch break
1 PM - William Boarman Ph.D – Updating California Conservation Strategy for Burrowing Owls
1:30 PM – Jack Barclay and Sandra Menzel –Owl status at Camp Parks, Dublin and Polygynous Nesting in 2009
2:00 PM – Bob Wilkerson – Results from the 2006-2007 California Breeding Burrowing Owl Survey
2:30 PM – Jeff Miller – Center for Biological Diversity – Petitioning for State Listing of Burrowing Owl
2:45 – Scott Artis – City of Antioch:  Development Plans and Owl Evictions

COST: $30 walk in, $25 in advance. To register in advance mail a check to:

 Alameda Creek Alliance c/o Rich Cimino

1281 Ridgewood Rd.

Pleasanton, CA 94566

Fee includes coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served from 9AM to 10AM and a buffet lunch.
No refunds after Jan 29th.

LOCATION: Martinelli Event Center, 3585 Greenville Rd., Livermore, CA 94550
DIRECTIONS: Conveniently located off of HWY 580 East. Exit North Greenville Rd. Make a left off the exit. Turn right onto Greenville and go up about 2.5 miles. Center is on the right just after you pass the winery’s laboratory. Wrought iron gates and large palm trees mark the entrance.

*Sponsored by the Alameda Creak Alliance and Ohlone Audubon Society of Alameda County

Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Burrowing Owl Consortium, Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting

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