Events & Training Opportunities

The following organizations regularly offer workshops and training events in the San Francisco Bay Area:

Technical Species Workshops – TBD
- The Conservation Partnership routinely offers workshops on California tiger salamander and California red-legged frog, as well as other species of importance in the region. Please check their web site for more information.

Herp Group is a graduate level seminar series based on current and recent herpetological research. Each meeting will begin with a review of recent publications. The body of each meeting will consist of a presentation or led discussion by a participant or invited guest. Presentation of manuscripts and research plans for comment is encouraged. The seminar meets during the academic year, every other Monday from 7-9 pm in the Grinnell-Miller Library. Contact Dr. Jim Guire mcguirej@berkeley.edu for more information.

Wildlife Studies – Live Trapping, Morphometrics, IR Camera Surveys, and Radio Telemetry Workshop
- A tailored learning experience for wildlife studies with a particular emphasis on one California Fully Protected mammal, the Ringtail. Live-trapping, sedation and morphometric measures, radio telemetry, and wildlife cameras are studied. This is a unique opportunity for training in wildlife in the wildlands of the Sutter Buttes. To register, contact Dave Wyatt at davidwyatt@me.com.