• Madagascar, a place like nowhere else.

    United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave.South, Auburn, Washington, United States

    Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island, situated off East Africa in the Indian Ocean. Isolated since it drifted away from India 88 million years ago, a very large percentage of its plants and animals are endemic, occurring nowhere else—95% of reptiles, 92% of mammals, 89% of plants, and 41% of birds. Dennis Paulson spent 18 days there in January 2016 and will share some of his wonderful experiences.

  • Seattle Urban Carnivore Project

    Federal Way United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001, Auburn, Washington, United States

    Have you ever wondered what life is like at the top of the food chain in a big city? The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project aims to find out by monitoring the carnivores of the greater Seattle area. During this presentation, you'll learn about our work, the variety of carnivores that share our home, and what we all can do to peacefully coexist with them.

  • SEATTLE’S ADAPTABLE URBAN COOPER’S HAWKS

    United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave.South, Auburn, Washington, United States

    Thirty years ago, Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US, developing a tolerance for living in proximity to humans.

  • Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in June

    United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave.South, Auburn, Washington, United States

    I have been going to Malheur NWR for about 15 years now and still think it has the best birding in the Pacific Northwest.

  • In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land

    Federal Way United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001, Auburn, Washington, United States

    As a wildlife scientist and birder, I think about our relationship with, and effects on, nature. As I
    searched for meadowlarks and other open country birds among farms and ranches, I learned
    how these species flee the plow and how many farmers adjust their actions to lessen this
    exodus.