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(Please Note: Not the usual 3rd Wednesday, to accomodate tour schedule.) Sonoma Group's March Environmental Forum The Siskiyou Field Institute: An Interesting Area to the North Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:00 to 4:00 PM Environmental Center 55A Ridgway Avenue, Santa Rosa (off Cleveland Ave., North of College Ave., South of Coddingtown) | |
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Guest Speaker: Donna Chickering The Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI) is a non-profit organization that provides engaging field-science programs (open to the public) about the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion of southern Oregon and northern California. In the Klamath-Siskiyous very unusual natural features - such as metal-rich serpentine and peridotite rocks, a confluence of multiple climactic influences, and mixed and jumbled geology - create a complex mosaic of habitats with fascinating plant and animal species. The Klamath-Siskiyous are home to a diversity of bird species, and 280 of the more than 3100 plant species are endemic to the area. |
SFI and Southern Oregon University have partnered to cooperatively own a stunning 850-acre property near Selma, OR. With fire-affected canopied forest, serpentine outcrops, oak woodlands, and miles of stream frontage, the property showcases the region's spectacular diversity. SFI offers a wide array of programs and a Naturalist Certificate, as well as field programs about the area's landscape, and flora and fauna. Contact Veronica Jacobi 544-7651 or vjacobi@sonic.net for more information or to volunteer to help with Forums. All Sierra Club members and the general public are invited to this free forum. |