Schedule
of 2016 CALIFORNIA
DRAGONFLY and Wildlife Pond EVENTS

by Kathy &/or Dave Biggs; Tim Manolis; Sandra Hunt-von Arb and others

including the DSA annual meeting, and Dragonfly
festivals from all around!

Events are free unless otherwise indicated.

Click on Blue Links to
learn more!

2016

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Programs
are being added as plans get firmed up.

For
the most part, any program offered last year will be offered at approximately the
same time this year.

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Tues,
January 19, 7:30 PM

Ponds for
Wildlife

Learn about
one of the best ways to support wildlife and how a wildlife pond differs from
one build for Koi or tropical lilies

Kathy
& Dave Biggs will give a PowerPoint presentation

All are
welcome! For more information, contact Virginia :
[email-masked]  - Milo Baker Chapter, CNPS

LOCATION Luther Burbank Art & Garden
Center, 2050
Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa, CA

Free

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Tues,
February 9, 7:00 PM

Supporting Dragonflies
and Other Wildlife with a Pond

Learn about
one of the best ways to support wildlife and how a wildlife pond differs from
one build for Koi or tropical lilies

Kathy
& Dave Biggs will give a PowerPoint presentation

All are
welcome! For more information, contact Dave Berg: [email-masked]  - Santa Rosa Men’s Gardening Club

LOCATION Luther Burbank Art & Garden
Center, 2050
Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa, CA

Free

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Thursday,
March 24, 7:00-8:30pm

The Absolutely Amazing Dragonflies of the
Laguna de Santa Rosa and Environs

Presentation
by Kathy Biggs

Location: Heron Hall, Laguna
Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

$10 at the door. No RSVP necessary.

Learn about the fifty or more
species of dragonflies that inhabit the Laguna de Santa Rosa and how some of them use the
flyway for migration, like birds migrating along this portion of the Pacific
flyway.  Take a moment to ponder, who was here first, the birds or the
dragonflies? (Hint: Dragonflies were on Earth BEFORE dinosaurs. Dinosaurs became
birds....). There is so much we are still learning about the Odes (short for
Odonata, the name of the order dragonflies belong to).

Come and find out what we do know,
as well as what we are still learning about these dazzling dragonflies.

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Monday, April 18, 7PM

Mendocino County’s Dazzling
Dragonflies

Mendocino
Audubon

Dragonflies

@ the
Caspar Community Center, 15051
Caspar Rd, Caspar, CA 95420

Kathy & Dave Biggs will give a PowerPoint Presentation

More info to be posted as we get closer to the actual date. Contact Charlene
McAlLister

Free

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2015 – not updated yet

Saturday, April 25, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival:

Dragonflies of Five Brooks

Join dragonfly biologist Sandra Hunt-von Arb in exploring Five
Brooks Pond in Point Reyes National Seashore for spring examples of our
colorful and fascinating dragonflies and damselflies. If the day is warm, the
group will see such wonderful creatures as the blue-eyed darner, pacific
forktail, western pondhawk and the cardinal meadowhawk!
Learn the difference between dragonflies and damselflies, where to go see them,
and how to identify individual species. Find out why dragonflies are the Next
Big Thing!! Easy walking. This program will begin with
an indoor presentation on the area’s dragonflies.

Guide: Sandra Hunt-von Arb

$30

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Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m. to
noon

Calaveras’s Dazzling Dragonflies Seminar

for Calaveras Big
Trees Association (CBTA)

in Jack Knight Hall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Kathy & Dave Biggs will give a PowerPoint Presentation

Weather permitting, a
short field trip will follow

More info to be posted as we get closer to the actual date. Contact Vida Kenk
or call Calaveras Big Trees
Association at 795-1196 for more information.

Free

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Saturday, May  - 2015 info,
to be updated

Field Trip along the American River Parkway

Tim Manolis

Sacramento Audubon

Folks can email Tim (ylightfoot at
aol.com) the week before to confirm the location, how and when to meet, etc.

Free

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Saturday, June 25  9:00am-3:30PM

“Messengers of Summer: Sonoma
County’s
Dazzling Dragonflies”

Laguna Foundation workshop with Kathy & Dave Biggs AND Kevin Munroe (the new Exec. Dir. and dragonfly enthusiast)

Morning
indoor PowerPoint presentation and afternoon field trip to nearby ponds

Occidental Rd. and Sanford Rd., 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

·
Minimum 10, maximum 20 participants

Contact Kathy Biggs

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July 15-17

2016 Annual DSA (Dragonfly Society
of the Americas)
Meeting

Provo, Utah

Contact person Alan Myrup
<[email-masked]>

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July, date tba

Field Trip along Bear
Creek in Colusa County

Tim Manolis

Sacramento Audubon

Folks can email Tim (ylightfoot at
aol.com) get the date, confirm the location, how and when to meet, etc.

Free

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Saturday
& Sunday, July 16-17

Dragonflies
of the Siskiyous, a 2-day class

Kathy and Dave Biggs

Offered thru the Siskiyou
Field Institute in Selma, OR

FOR ONLY THE 2nd TIME EVER, THIS
WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFERED AT THE FLOWING WATERS RETREAT WEST OF WEED, CA

This class was so popular last year
that it will repeat in Calif. this year

Day One introduces students to the
fascinating world of dragonflies: their biology, life cycles and
identification.

An indoor
classroom season in the morning is followed by an excursion to a nearby lake to
practice identifications and behavior observations.

Day Two
introduces the uncommon species The late morning and
afternoon will be spent visiting nearby high mountain lakes, streams and bogs;

This
year you must (and will want to) sign up for both the introductory class (day
1) and the intermediate level class (day 2).

(541) 597-8530 ext. 309

http://www.thesfi.org/
- Find them on Facebook! THIS IS A FABULOUS PLACE!!

$220 (includes
two-day class and lodging); $140 (2-day class only)

Contact
Kathleen Pyle

Meet
the gorgeous ODONATES that hatch and live in southern Siskiyou ponds and
lakes.  Species we’ll likely see include
the Petaltail, Clubtails, Cruiser and Emerald
and Skimmer dragonflies and the Spreadwing,  Broad-winged
and Pond damselflies. Our home base will be the serene Flowing Waters Retreat Center,
which has its own mountain stream. LAST YEAR WE HAD SPIKETAILS OVIPOSITING AND
LARVAE IN THE CREEKLET THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE FRONT YARD. On the first morning,
we’ll concentrate on dragonflies’ unique biology, life cycles and
identification, then spend the afternoon at a nearby
lake. Day 2 will focus on more unusual mountain species. A field trip to high
mountain lake, a creek AND A HANGING FEN will follow a short morning indoor
session. In the field we’ll practice species identifications and behavior
interpretations.

Treat yourself to a full-fledged naturalist retreat by lodging in Namasté House boasting three bathrooms, a
fully-equipped kitchen,  deck overlooking Parks
Creek and a refreshing swimming hole. The house sleeps 13, including two double
beds for couples. Very limited campsites are also available. A two-night
minimum stay is required in order to lodge here. OTHER NEARBY LODGING IS
AVAILABLE. Visit www.shastaflowingwaters.com for
more information.

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September 10

15th Annual
Bitter Lake
National Wildlife Refuge Dragonfly Festival

Info to
be updated. Here’s last year’s:

view 2015's Dragonfly Festival

All Activities are Free for the
entire family!

The
Dragonfly Festival at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Roswell, NM is
held annually on the Saturday after Labor Day which will be Sep 10, 2016.

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IF
you know of an event not listed here, please let me know: Contact Kathy
Biggs

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All the programs listed are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted.
If you are interested in attending any of these programs and need more
information, including location & directions, please contact the group
giving the program, or email Kathy.

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If you know of a dragonfly or wildlife pond related event not listed above,

please email Kathy to have it included
here.

Thanks!