Next Chapter Meeting April 15 at 7:00 pm In-person at Madrona Marsh Nature Center and via Zoom
PV/SB Audubon
Dedicated to the protection and appreciation of our local, Palos Verdes/South Bay wildlife.
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Our next meeting will be on April 15th at 7:00 pm
In-person at Madrona Marsh Nature Center and via Zoom
Up in Smoke: Impacts of Wildfire Smoke and Urban Air Pollution on Birds
Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot
UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science
Dr. Sanderfoot is an ecologist with a passion for conservation, teaching, and science communication and policy. She studies the impacts of wildfire smoke and urban air pollution on birds and other wildlife.
Olivia currently works as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Morgan Tingley‘s lab in the UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her research is focused on the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of birds; she is especially interested in discovering how smoke shapes species distributions and characterizing smoke refugia for birds. She is fully funded by the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Postdoctoral Fellowship.
In this timely presentation following the wildfires of January 2025, Dr. Sanderfoot will present on the short-term and long-term impacts of air pollution and wildfire smoke on birds from fires. Additionally, she will talk about Project Phoenix – a community science program engaging birders all along the West Coast in monitoring birds during the fire season to learn about avian responses to wildfire smoke disturbance.
Join us at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center, or participate via Zoom
We hold monthly presentations on 3rd Tuesdays from 7-9pm. Click above for more info, or click here to join our Zoom room (during meeting hours).
A migratory bird bill recently passed in the US Senate – check out National Audubon’s article highlighting the development, above!
We welcome individuals of all ages and experience levels to join us in guided explorations of a few of our favorite local birding spots.
ADOPTA Panama Rainforest promotes conservation and sustainable use of forests. Learn more about the organization and how we lend support.
Our chapter regularly hosts birding-related excursions to an exciting variety of habitats/locations.
The Audubon YES! Program awards and aids in youth-led environmental projects. Ideal to bolster college and scholarship applications.
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Join us at Madrona Marsh on one of our monthly bird walks for families, beginners, and birders of any experience level (4th Saturdays).
Every Chapter meeting features a unique nature-related presentation delivered by knowledgeable and passionate speakers.
Our chapter regularly hosts birding-related excursions to an exciting variety of habitats/locations.
Rooted in a 100-year-old, nationwide tradition, our annual Christmas Bird Count contributes valuable wild bird data to the Christmas Bird Census.
Similar to the Christmas Bird Count, volunteers count all butterflies seen in our designated PV/South Bay “circle”. Results are collected by to the North American Butterfly Association as critical population & distribution data.
Help us identify and monitor the population size of our local dragonflies in a once-yearly event similar in structure to the CBC and Butterfly counts.
Video describing the impact on birds when they collide with buildings and solutions available.
PV/SB Audubon
Address: P.O. Box 2582, Palos Verdes, CA 90274
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Contact: info@pvsbaudubon.org