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EUREKA! THE BIRDS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY - May 2021
MAY 2021
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PACIFIC FLYWAY NEWSLETTER July/August 2021
JULY/AUGUST 2021
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Celebrating Sweet Springs Circle of Friends Donors!
MCAS wishes to again thank each and every one of you for your generous support. We will be sending special invitations to each of the Circle of Friends donors once we decide on a date for this year's celebration (which will also include the 2019 donors since we had to postpone that celebration last year due to covid).
We will be broadly announcing the 2020 celebration once a date is set.
You can become a Friends member at https://www.morrocoastaudubon.org/p/donate-to-mcas.html#friends
Jan Surbey (on behalf of the MCAS Board)
EUREKA! THE BIRDS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY - April 2021
APRIL 2021
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PACIFIC FLYWAY NEWSLETTER - June 2021
JUNE 2021
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Education Committee Reunites
Morro Coast Audubon Education team met at Luanda Garden Bistro in Cayucos in late May to share hugs and stories after a long year of Covid restrictions which had kept us from being able to get together in person. All present are now fully vaccinated and definitely enjoyed the chance to laugh and visit without masking up when outdoors. Plans for our Fall return to classrooms with our presentations and campus field trips were briefly discussed and will be further addressed at a meeting of the team in late Summer. ALL of us are excitedly looking forward to resuming our programs, sharing our love of wildlife and nature with the many boys and girls in SLO County!
Kaaren Perry
MCAS Eduction Chairperson
VIDEO from May Community Program on BATS has posted
Topic: Do You Think Bats are Scary? Learn the truth about bats.
Presenter: Melinda Alvarado with Blind Bat Educational Programs
Presenter Melinda Alvarado has been a wildlife rehabilitator, conservationist, and educator since 1989. She has worked with a wide range of birds and animals, including seabirds, eagles, and hummingbirds as well as foxes, coyotes, and raccoons. She has extensive training in wildlife rehabilitation, and has worked at several oil spills in California from 1990 through 2001. She served on the Pacific Wildlife Care Board of Directors for many years. Currently retired from that position, Melinda continues to lead their bat rehabilitation team as a volunteer. When Melinda attended her first bat training in 1995, she came to realize that bats are the most misunderstood and persecuted animals on the planet. Since 1999, she has given over 900 wildlife educational programs to schools, libraries, and adult groups, 800 of which have been specifically about bats. Melinda firmly believes that the only way we will succeed in saving bats from their current rapid population decline is through public education. She incorporates her vast knowledge and experience with bats, as well as new bat discoveries, into her programs.
Presenter: Melinda Alvarado with Blind Bat Educational Programs
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.
