Wildlife Conservation Lecture Series
Hosted by the Oregon Zoo, the Audubon Society of Portland and The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Recovery of the California Condor
Kelly Sorenson
Assistant Director, Ventana Wilderness Society and part of the original team to establish it's California Condor Reintroduction Program. He has since served as the Program Coordinator overseeing this reintroduction effort. |
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Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Birds of Heaven
Peter Matthiessen
Author and naturalist with work following the progress of scientists, conservationists and people on five continents in their efforts to preserve the world's dwindling crane population.
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Tuesday, April 23
Seas the Day: Conserving Ocean Wildlife
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Professor of Marine Biology, Oregon State University with a focus on rocky intertidal shores, and near-shore coastal ecosystems, with special emphasis on the ecology of seaweed, plan-herbivore interactions, and community dynamics.
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Tuesday, May 28
Life on the Edge: Penguins in Peril
Dr. P. Dee Boersma
Professor of Zoology, University of Washington has been studying Magellanic penguins in the South Atlantic as they are an important flagship species for conservation and economic development of nature based tourism.
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Tuesday, June 11
The Amazing Klamath Basin: Water and Wildlife in the Balance
Tupper Ansel Blake and Madeleine Graham Blake, Photographers of Balancing Water: Restoring the Klamath Basin
Panelists: Bob Fields, Board member, The Audubon Society of Portland, Alice Kilham, Chair of the Klamath River Compact Commission, Mark Stern, Klamath Basin Conservation Director for The Nature Conservancy
Panel Moderator: Kristian Foden-Vencil, reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Blakes and their photographs illuminate the struggle to find sustainable solutions in the wildlife-rich and agriculturally productive Klamath Basin. The panel of experts will discuss critical conservation issues with Q&A from the audience.
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Admission |
Series Subscription
(available before February 26) |
| General Audience |
$8.00 |
$25.00 |
Students, Seniors and
members of sponsoring organizations |
$6.00 |
$20.00 |
For tickets or information, please call 503-525-4281.
All lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Oregon Zoo's Cascade Crest banquet room, next to the zoo entrance.
This series is intended to build and strengthen our community knowledge base on ecological systems, wildlife conservation and environmental problems. It is the hope of all three partners that this series will motivate our community to make a difference in the environmental future of our region.
Sponsored by   and the Wessinger Foundation
With generous support from Southwest Airlines and Greenwood Inn
Shade grown coffee donated by Coffee Bean International
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