After the short annual membership meeting, learn about the latest on bird learning, instinct, and intelligence from Dr. Susan Schneider, an expert on learning principles and nature-nurture relations, an avid birder, field trip leader, and environmental activist.
The presentation includes a slide show and features several species of live, tame bats. All ages will benefit from and appreciate this chance to learn about the real world of bats.
Myths, superstitions, and misconceptions about these highly beneficial mammals are discussed and replaced with factual learning about the ecological importance of bats and their roles in many ecosystems as insect controllers, pollinators, and seed dispersers. Discover why bats don't get headaches from hanging upside down and why you don't have to worry about bats getting stuck in your hair.
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If you have questions, leave message at 805-772-1991
[Photos provided by Melinda Alvarado]
ZOOM INFO:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85013205771?pwd=cUJzNEIwSkgvY240VGlDd1N1NFhhdz09
Meeting ID: 850 1320 5771
Passcode: MorroCoast
April Annual Membership Meeting and Presentation
April 19, 2021
The April community program will begin with the required MCAS annual membership meeting, followed by the presentation No Birdbrains Here: The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct, and Intelligence.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
This year members will be voting 1) on the proaposed slate of Board candidates to begin their terms on May 1st, and 2) on the proposed revisions to the MCAS By-laws.
1) The Board positions voted on in “odd” years and the slate of nominees is as follows:
2) The proposed by-law revisions now follow the “California Attorney General’s Guidelines for Charities,” necessitating some additions and modifications to the existing MCAS by-laws. Other revisions include changing the title “Past President” to “Vice President” (and that new position need not be filled by a past president), eliminating the position of “President Elect,” and eliminating, with Board approval, term limits of Board members (previously a 2-year limit). The standing chair committee duties were removed from the by-laws and placed in a separate “stand alone” document, making them easier to amend if necessary.
The full revisions and the standing committee duties can be found on the MCAS website: https://www.morrocoastaudubon.org/p/about-mcas.html#bylaws (or select OUR CHAPTER-->About MCAS from website menu).
PRESENTATION
No Birdbrains Here: The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct, and IntelligencePresenter: Dr. Susan Schneider
When: Monday, April 19, 2021, 7:00 pm (after the annual membership meeting)
(Zoom info at bottom.)
A behavioral and biopsychologist, Dr. Schneider is an expert on learning principles and nature-nurture relations. She’s also an avid birder, field trip leader, and environmental activist. A Past President of San Joaquin Audubon (CA), she is currently focused on applying learning principles to the climate crisis. Her award-winning book for the public, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact our World, was a selection of the Scientific American Book Club. Schneider is a Visiting Scholar at University of the Pacific (Stockton) and a consultant for the Bay-area sustainability nonprofit Root Solutions.
Website: http://www.scienceofconsequences.com
For more program info, email mcas@morrocoastaudubon.org or leave voice msg at 805-772-1991.
ZOOM INFO:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85013205771?pwd=cUJzNEIwSkgvY240VGlDd1N1NFhhdz09
Meeting ID: 850 1320 5771
Passcode: MorroCoast
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| Photo by Dave Lawrence [featured in this Community Program] |
VIDEO from Monday's Community Program, Birds of SLO County-2020-Part 1, is now available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTuOvPU-l3c.
Beautiful photographs of hundreds of species!! Presented by Dave Keeling with piano accompaniment by Oliver Glynn.
MCAS YouTube channel, with all our zoom Community Program recordings is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-j4mKcOk47aXSrcq3m2XZw
