Feb Chapter Meeting

Feb 1, 2011 by cnps2011

Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve – Biodiversity, Monitoring, and Research

by Bob Stafford

The Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve contains a wide variety of vegetative communities. This botanical variety supports an equally diverse faunal assemblage which will be explored during this presentation. We will also look at past, present, and future wildlife research projects and how all of this information will be used to direct the future management direction of the ecological reserve.

Bob Stafford has worked as an associate wildlife biologist for the California Department of Fish and Game for over 19 years and he has worked in the San Luis Obispo county unit for the past 13 years. He has extensive experience working with the endangered vertebrates of the San Joaquin Valley as well as large mammal species such as black bear, tule elk, and pronghorn. His current duties include developing a land management plan for the Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve, including the Chimineas Unit.

Thursday, February 3, 2011 — Meet at the Veterans Hall, 801 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, 7:00 p.m. 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy social time, refreshments and browse our book table.

The meeting  begins at 7:30 with a little time for chapter business and announcements, followed by the presentations.