Schedule of 2010 CALIF. DRAGONFLY and Wildlife Pond EVENTS
by Kathy &/or Dave Biggs; Tim Manolis (and others)
includingthe DSA annual meeting, and Dragonfly festivals from all around!

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November 7, 2010 (Sunday)
Sandhill Crane Festival, Lodi
TWO PROGRAMS
Kathy & Dave Biggs - Dazzling Dragonflies of the Central Valley: 1:30
Kathy & Dave Biggs - Build a Pond for Wildlife, not Koi: 2:30
Crete Hall, 125 S. Hutchins Street, Lodi: directions
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November 16, 2010 (Tuesday)
Berkeley Garden Club
Kathy & Dave Biggs - Building a Pond for Dragonflies and other Wildlife
2:00, Epwork United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St.
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COMING UP NEXT YEAR (2011):

Saturday, April 6, 2011
Diablo County Club's Women's Gardening Club
Kathy & Dave Biggs will presesnt a powerpoint program on dragonflies and damselflies.
Contact Ellen Sanchez 925-838-9173 for more information
More information upcoming...
Free
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
2011 Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival
Kathy & Dave Biggs will lead a field trip focused on dragonflies and damselflies.
1 to 4 pm
Meeting place for attendees: Dance Palace
The Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival will be open for registration early in 2011. If you want to receive a notice when registration opens, please send an email to Amaroq Weiss at aweiss@eacmarin.org and she will put you on the notification list.
Fee
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Understanding and Identifying the Bay Area's Dazzling Dragonflies
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Tilden Regional Parks Botanic Garden
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 Bay Area will be introduced.
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 watching dragonflies at the garden's pond.
The Biggs' field guides and coloring books will be offered at a discounted price at the workshop.
Fee/registratioin required
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Developing Ponds for Wildlife
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Pepperwood Preserve, Santa Rosa
A Powerpoint presentation on building ponds for wildlife
Learn how a pond built to attract wildlife differs from a pond for exotic Koi, Goldfish or Lilies.
Powerpoint in the morning, followed by a visit to the Pepperwood's natural pond(s) to see the wildlife there, and to help us understand the principles of a wildlife pond.
The Biggs' CD Build a Pond for Wildlife and their dragonfly field guides and coloring books will be offered at a discounted price at the workshop.
Free but limited #s accepted; preregistration required. See info in SRJC's catalog.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Understanding and Identifying Sonoma County's Amazing Dragonflies
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Pepperwood Preserve, Santa Rosa
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 North Bay will be introduced.
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.
Free, but open to limited #s/registratioin required. See info in SRJC's catalog.
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July 8-11, 2011 (with pre and post meeting field trips available)
DSA (Dragonfly Society of the Americas) Annual Meeting
Many presenters
Fort Collins, Colorado
For more information:
http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/PageAction.get/name/DSAAnnualMeeting
Find them on Facebook!
FREE
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Friday evening, July 22, 2011
Wildlife Ponds and Dragonflies
Kathy and Dave Biggs
Siskiyou Field Institute
PO Box 207
Selma, OR 97538
(541) 597-8530 ext. 309
www.thesfi.org
Find them on Facebook!
FREE
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Saturday & Sunday, July 23 &/or 24, 2011
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.
(541) 597-8530 ext. 309
www.thesfi.org - Find them on Facebook!
$50 for one day (either day) or $100 for both days
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Point Reyes Field Seminar
The Bay Area's Dazzling Dragonflies
Kathy & Dave Biggs will present a powerpoint program and then lead a field trip focused on dragonflies and damselflies.
10:00 am to 4 pm
Meeting place for attendees: Red Barn
Fee
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All the programs listed are open to the public and attendance is 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.

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IF you know of a dragonfly or wildlife pond related event not listed above,
please email Kathy to have it included here.
Thanks!