Free, June 20, 10:30am, Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Talking Turkey Speaker Stephen Tillotson shares stories about these fascinating animals and their unique adaptations. This will be a great program for the whole family, so bring the kids. Please RSVP...

Free. May 16, 10:30am, Speaker Series: Bugs in Motion – Filming Insects to Appreciate Biodiversity & Advance Science, at Walnut Creek Preserve. Dr. Adrian Smith discusses arthropods and insects that live right outside your door. During this presentation he will show some of his work filming the behaviors of some of these insects. RSVP...

Free. February 21, 10:30am, Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Oak – The Tree of Civilization. Steve Pettis discusses the history and plant science of how oak trees and humans share from the end of the last ice age to the present. He also discusses the many ways oaks have influenced human civilization including acorns as a food source, oaken ships and ancient and modern industries based on oak. RSVP is...

Free. January 17, 10:30am-12pm, Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Nature’s Misfits – Animals with a Bad Reputation Speaker Sarah Branagan discusses nature’s most unfairly judged creatures – from the “scary” to the “strange.” Discover the secrets, surprises and vital roles these animals play in our world as we rewrite their stories and reveal the truth behind the myths. Prepare to see the wild in a way that transforms fear into fascination and wonder. RSVP is requested...