The Conservation, Science and Education Committee presents programs based on the activities of the other committees of the Club and on any other conservations, scientific or educational material relevant to the interests of the Club.

SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

 

You are cordially invited to attend our ExploraTalk programs. You do not have to be a member of the Obsidians to attend. You need only to bring your interest in the topic and your willingness to enjoy meeting and socializing with people in a lodge nestled among the trees.

ExploraTalk programs are normally held the third Tuesday of each month. They begin at 7:00 p.m. at our lodge.  Directions to lodge.

Questions about ExploraTalk programs?
Contact Joella Ewing 344-9197 scied@obsidians.org

 

ExploraTalk Programs 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010. TBA

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 16, 2010. “Saving Oregon’s Wild Places” by Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild Women
Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Backyard Bugs! Obsidian naturalist, Rick Ahrens will take take us on a tour of our own back yards for the Tuesday, May 18, ExploraTalk put on at the Lodge by the Conservation, Science and Education Committee. Beginning at 7 p.m. Rick will tell us all kinds of interesting things about the creatures we see, and some we may not, as we work in our gardens or just enjoy our personal surroundings. Are the helpful? Are they harmful? Are they natural to this area? And how do they contribute to the web of life?

 

 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Costa Rica Lana Lindstrom will share her photos from her most recent adventure, “Criss-Crossing Costa Rica” from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the volcanoes to the beaches. This small country, with 0.1% of the earth’s surface, has dedicated more of its land to national parks than any other country on the planet. Learn more about this beautiful, environmentally diverse Central American nation from an Obsidian world traveler, whose shows are always popular.

 

Thursday, September 16, 2010. The Kiger Mustangs and Other Natural Wonders of Steens Mountain. Bob Petit, local nature photographer, will talk about his adventures photographing the wild and rugged beauty of Steens Mountain and his special passion for the Kiger Mustangs whose history dates back to the discovery of the New World by the Spanish Conquistadores. They were thought to be extinct for a hundred years but were rediscovered in the 1970s. Their blood line is remarkably pure compared to other wild horses, mainly because they are extremely elusive and live in the remote Steens Mountains of Southeast Oregon.

 

Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Raptor Migration - Rick Ahrens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See you at the Lodge on the third Tuesday evening each month.

 

 

 


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