NSAS Presents: Our Native American’s Reverent Relationship with Birds – with Charlie Toledo – 
March 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Napa Valley Lutheran Church

Napa Valley Lutheran Church 1796 Elm St., Napa, CA 94558

About the Program: Birds played a significant role in Native American Cultures. Ms. Charlie Toledo will share her knowledge of birds and the role they played in CA native American cultures. Birds were used by every Native American culture for food, medicine, art and ceremony. She will explore the reverent relationship that Native Americans had […]

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January Monthly Speaker Series: Badger Run Wildlife Rehab Center’s Mission: Caring for Injured Birds and Wildlife with Liz Burton – January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m. – Napa Valley Lutheran Church

Napa Valley Lutheran Church 1796 Elm St., Napa, CA 94558

About the Program: Liz will be sharing how she got started in Wildlife Rehabilitation, her original vision for Badger Run Wildlife Rehab, what happened along the way and where they are now. She will also give brief "case studies" of  their Educational Ambassadors from injured bird intake to today. She will be happy to answer […]

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NSAS Speaker Series Presents: The Raptor Advantage with Dr. Craig Farquhar

Napa Valley Lutheran Church 1796 Elm St., Napa, CA 94558

About the Program: Learn about ‘the raptor advantage’ with this brief overview of what a ‘raptor’ really is; focusing on the main anatomical and physiological adaptations that are featured in these birds which are products of millions of years of evolution honing virtually every body part to a lifestyle that depends on being able to […]

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Monthly Speaker Program Thursday, September 12th The Albatross of Kaua’i with Hob Osterlund

Napa Valley Lutheran Church 1796 Elm St., Napa, CA 94558

About the Presentation: The Laysan Albatross is a large soaring seabird distinguished by sensational thousand mile flights from the Hawaiian Islands to the Aleutian Islands and the West Coast of the U.S. They breed mainly on islands and atolls in the Hawaiian Archipelago during the northern winter, and spend the non-breeding summer months from July-November […]