April 10, Wednesday. 7:30 pm “From Bees to Hummingbirds: Convergent Evolution in Penstemon Flowers.” Among penstemons, hummingbird pollination has evolved from bee pollination over a dozen times. Retired ecology and evolution professor Paul Wilson will discuss these two pollination syndromes involving color, nectar rewards, and dispensing of pollen, and he will explore the rate … [Read more...] about From Bees to Hummingbirds: Convergent Evolution in Penstemon Flowers
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Celebrate! North Coast Chapter’s 53rd Anniversary!
Evening Program Wednesday - September 13 - 7:30 p.m. Celebrate! North Coast Chapter's 53rd Anniversary! With photos from the archives of James P. Smith, Dave Imper, Michael Kauffmann, and others, we will review how our Chapter began. What were the important issues and activities? Who was there? What were the chapter-significant plants and … [Read more...] about Celebrate! North Coast Chapter’s 53rd Anniversary!
Sagebrush to Sea
Luke Ruediger and Suzie Savoie will share their film Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest, documenting their 10-day, 200-mile backpacking trip through the wildlands of the Siskiyou Mountains … [Read more...] about Sagebrush to Sea