Date
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Activity
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Speaker & Topic / Bird Walk & Leader
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Sept 3
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Registration
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FALL Quarter Begins - DVD: "Birds of Oregon" (produced by Oregon Field Guide)
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Sept. 10
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Bird Walk; Leader: Steve Barron
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Delta Ponds East; North lot along Goodpasture Island Rd
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Sept. 17
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Lecture
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Dan Gleason, Biologist/Ornithologist, author, co-owner of "Wild Birds Unlimited:
"What's in a Name:?" This presentation will tell you how and why many birds got their names.
As we inquire into birds' names, we will inevitably discover fascinating behaviors and more
about the lives of many North American birds.
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Sept. 24
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Bird Walk;Leader Steve Barron
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Willow Creek Natural Area
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Oct. 1
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Lecture
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Charlene Simpson, Botanist: 'Hydrophytes: Water-Loving Plants Found on Wetlands in and near Eugene" How do plants adapt to inundation & hypoxic conditions?
Charlene explores the origins of Eugene's clay soils and discusses the types & value of wetlands; the effect of the Clean Water Act & biological pollutants.
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Oct 8.
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Bird Walk Leader Steve Barron
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Eastgate Woodlands (West D st. Springfield)
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Oct. 15
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Lecture
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Josh Laughlin, Interim Director, Cascadia Wildlands: The Wolf Recovery Project
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Oct. 22
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Bird Walk Leader Steve Barron
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Finley Wildlife Refuge
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Oct. 29
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Bird Walk;Leader Steve Barron
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VRC bike path / Delta Ponds
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Nov. 5
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Lecture
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Cascades Raptor Center presentation
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Nov. 12
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Bird Walk;Leader Steve Barron
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LCC ponds and hills
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Nov. 19
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Lecture
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Rick Ahrens, Naturalist: "Birds, Bugs and Beyond in Southern Florida!"
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Nov. 26
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-- NO MEETING OR BIRD WALK --
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Holiday
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Dec. 3
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End-of-Term POTLUCK!
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End of Fall Quarter Potluck - 10am to 12Noon;
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Dec. 10
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Nothing scheduled at this time
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Dec. 17
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Nothing scheduled at this time
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Jan. 7
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Registration
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WINTER Quarter Begins; DVD: a topic on Birds or General Science
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