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San Francisco Naturalist Society Lecture Series

1999

Dana Knepper

 Wildlife Management

 

Mike Boom

 Mushrooms

Tom Chester

 Beekeeping

Dr. Greg Spicer

 Fruit Fly Genetics

Dr. Carole Toebe

 Malaria Research

George Bristol

 Falconry

Denise King

 Mojave Kangaroo Rats

Chris Feldman

 Biology of Snakes

Toni Piaggio

 Biology of Bats

Quinn McFrederick

 Edible Insects
Lori Komejan Wolves and Moose in Michigan
2000

Craig Reading

 San Francisco Significant Natural Areas

Steve Waldron

 Poison Dart Frog Natural History

Debbie Green

 Harbor Seals of San Francisco Bay  

Regan Rostain

 Bay Area River Otters

Peter D'Amato

 Carnivorous Plants

Darcy O'Brian

 Orangutan Conservation

Eric Krussman

 Beer Brewing Workshop

Dr. John Keane

 Northern Goshawk Ecology
Patrick Schlemmer Flesh-eating Beetles
2001

Thomas Wang

 Ecology and Art

Barbara Palmer

 Snow Leopards of Nepal

Deb Cano

 Bear Biology

Steve Thomas

 Beekeeping in San Francisco

Blythe Loutit

 Rhino Conservation

Gerald Moore

 South Florida: A Bird Lover's Winter Paradise  

Susan Barnes

 The Changing Face of Africa  

Dr. Martin Haulena

 Veterinary Medicine at the Marine Mammal Center

Brian Whitely

 Tarantulas  
Maraleen Manos Jones Butterflies in Human Culture
2002

Greg Gaar

 San Francisco's Changing Landscape

Brandais Roumasset

 Behavioral Training of Captive Dolphins

Dr. John Ochsenreiter

 African Bushmeat Crisis

Linda Micke

 Pelts, Bones and Skulls in Conservation Education  

Shari Snitovsky

 Whales along the California Coast

Nancy DeStefanis

 History of Stow Lake
John Dobson Sidewalk Astronomy
2003

Chris Giorni

 Global Amphibian Decline

Victoria Saxe

 A Brief History of Scientific Illustration

Caroline Dingle

 Natural History of Ecuador

Bob Stewart

 Common Local Insects And Their Relatives  

Susan Way

 The Geology of Corona Heights

Eric Mills

 SARS and Live Animal Markets

Helmut Will

 Choosing and Using a Microscope
Jill Andrews Wildlife of Southern Africa
2004

Carol Preston

 Tidepool Field Trip to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve  

Jessie Bushell

 Sex in the Animal Kingdom

Sarah Sterling

 Carnivores of Madagascar

Nancy DeStefanis

 Great Blue Herons of Golden Gate Park

Doreen Moser

 Marine Mammal Center Behind-the-Scenes Tour  

Josiah Clark

 Presidio Bird Walk

Mike Boom

 Underwater Footage from the South Seas

Heather Canfield

 Bats

Chris Giorni

 Bay Area Amphibians
2005

Darin Dawson

 Tour of the Conservatory of Flowers

Carol Preston

 Tidepooling Field Trip to Fitgerald Marine Reserve  

Norm and Leslie Gershenz

 Center for Ecosystem Survival "Bowl the Planet" Fundraiser

Nancy DeStefanis

 When Birds Were Hats-Political Ramifications of Victorian Fashion

Jack Laws

 The Process of Creating a Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada

Darrell Ubick

 A Biological Survey of the Santa Cruz Caves
Monique Lee Meet Live Bats!
Shari Snitovsky Alaska's Whales and Wildlife  
John Dillon The Heydey of Natural History
2006
Jane Tollini The Original Sex Tour
Bob Debets Polar Bear Encounters
Brent Plater The 109th Congress' Attempt to Eviscerate the Endangered Species Act
Irene Donovan-Marten Cheetah Conservation in Namibia
Angela Rory West Nile Virus and other Vector Borne Diseases
Allen Fish Half a Million Hawks Later: Results from 20 years of Studying Migrating Raptors at the Golden Gate.
George Bristol Perennial Yellowjacket Nests
Paul S. Hamilton, MA, PhD. Reptiles and Amphibians of Ecuador

2007
Jane Tollini Sex Tour
Ray Bandar Showing of "Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls," a film by Beth Cataldo
Nancy DeStefanis Premiere of “Heron Island,” a film by Judy Irving
Summer Lindzey Investigating the Mission Blue Butterfly
Jill Andrews and Patrick Schlemmer Wildlife of Kenya
Brent Plater GGNRA Big Year
2008
S. F. Zoo GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year Kickoff Party.
Liam O'Brien A Year of Butterflies in San Francisco
Craig Nikitas Hawks, Falcons, and other Raptors of the Bay Area
Nancy DeStefanis Birds of Three Remarkable World Heritage Sites: Galapagos, Machu Picchu, and Manu Jungle.
2009
Field Trip Ano Nuevo State Reserve
Nancy DeStefanis the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915
Tidepooling with Carol Preston Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Birding with Allan Ridley Edgewood Natural Preserve
Dr. Jerry Powell Moths of the Bay Area
Mike Boom Underwater Footage of the Eastern Pacific
Ned McAllister SFNS Summer BBQ
Craig Nikitas Owls of California
Walter Kitundu San Francisco Bird Encounters
Brent Plater Twain's Frog and the Most Beautiful Serpent
2010
SPAWN Coho Salmon Field Trip
Victoria Elena Vasquez Great White Sharks
Jake Sigg Wildflowers of McLaren Park
Patrick Schlemmer Insects
Ashwin Sunder Life in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve
Megan Isadore Raccoons
Craig Nikitas Corvidae of California  
James Martin Islands of San Francisco Bay
2011
Zara McDonald Bay Area Puma Project
Sharon Levy Once and Future Giants: what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth’s largest animals
Dr. Kerry Kriger The Wild World of Frogs
Adah Bakalinsky Stairway Walk on Mount Davidson
Dr. Gretchen LeBuhn The Great Sunflower Project
Patrick Schlemmer Tarantula Tour at the SF Zoo  
Michael Ellis Footloose Forays
2012
J. R. Blair What is a Mushroom Anyway?

 

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