Please join us for the 11th Annual Dr. Mary Bowerman Science and Research Colloquium!

Dr. Mary Leolin Bowerman co-founded Save Mount Diablo in 1971. Mary was a botanist and a student of the flora of Mount Diablo for over 70 years. In her honor, Save Mount Diablo established the Mary Bowerman Science and Research Program in 2013.

In addition to facilitating research on and around the mountain by offering micro-grant awards, one of the goals of the program is to share valuable findings and management implications for Mount Diablo’s natural resources with the public.

Save Mount Diablo will be hosting the 11th annual Dr. Mary Bowerman Science and Research Colloquium on Friday, December 6th, 2024 at the David Brower Center in downtown Berkeley. The Colloquium will inform other scientists, researchers, and the general public about ongoing projects and discoveries in the Diablo Range.

The colloquium will be held in the Tamalpais Room at the David Brower Center.

The David Brower Center is one block away from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station.

There is also a parking garage on the same block (the Oxford Garage) for $2/hr and metered street parking available.

Join us for light refreshments before the presentations and lunch afterwards.

Doors Open & Light Refreshments: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Presentations: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Reception: 12:00 – 12:30 PM

Speakers:

Welcome

Sean Burke (Land Programs Director, Save Mount Diablo)

Introduction

Seth Adams (Land Conservation Director, Save Mount Diablo)

Nesting Behavior in a Population of Western Pond Turtles

Madie Stein (M.Sc. Biology Graduate Student)

In Search of Undescribed Species of Centipedes from the Mt. Diablo Range

Cedric Lee (Ph.D. Student, UC Berkeley)

Plant Diversity and Ecology of Diablo Range Rock Pools

Jamie Kneitel (Ph.D. & Professor in Department of Biological Sciences, CSU Sacramento)

Diablo’s Door: A Drive Across California’s Most Mysterious Mountain Range

Joan Hamilton (Producer, Audible Mount Diablo)

Conservation Biology: Through the Eyes and Lens of a Wildlife Ecologist and Photographer

Steve Bobzien (Behavioral Ecologist, Conservation Biologist, and Photographer)

Beneath a Black and White Sky: A Year Among Condors at Pinnacles National Park

Joseph Belli (Wildlife Biologist)

California Condors Exploring the Diablo and Gabilan Ranges

Kaitlin Lopez (Condor Crew Leader, Pinnacles National Park)

Using Camera Traps to Understand Mountain Lion Habitat Use in the Diablo Range

Vishal Subramanyan (Wildlife Photographer and UC Berkeley Undergraduate)

Closing Remarks

Malcolm Sproul (Science and Research Committee Chair, Save Mount Diablo)