This month, our meeting is Thursday, October 17th. Please join us for a special presentation on Monitoring Avian Community Response to Forest Fuels Management by Shanti Edwards (Sonoma Lant Trust) and Ryan DiGuadio (Point Blue). Sonoma Land Trust, The Wildlands Conservancy and Point Blue Conservation Science have partnered together with vital support from The Cornell Lab Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative to assess woodland birds as an indicator of ecosystem health within forest treatment units being managed for wildfire resiliency. The Monitoring Avian Community Response to Forest Fuels Management Project assessed the 2023 spring breeding season avian response in comparison to baseline surveys within forest treatment units on four conservation properties to determine species richness and abundance, with a focus on special-status or indicator species. Shanti and Ryan will share the project findings and discuss how land managers can use them to help monitor the health of forest ecosystems under shaded fuel break, prescribed fire and restoration forestry management for ecological goals and wildfire resilience.

The meeting agenda is attached and available on our website. Find the meeting location and Zoom link in the agenda.