Feb 10, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST
$15 per person or sliding scale. Fees help support the Land Steward Program.
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Woodpeckers are keystone species; they play a critical role in the overall health and wellbeing of our ecological community by provided nesting and roosting holes for dozens of other birds and mammals. This presentation will feature nine of our local and somewhat common woodpeckers.
Some birds play a more complicated part in keeping many aspects of the natural world alive. Flickers and other woodpeckers are examples of this. They require dead trees in which to make nesting holes for other birds and mammals. Flickers help humans by controlling ant populations. In turn, they are a food source for hawks. We will discuss the complex interconnectedness of all species, including humans, and how we need one another in the bigger picture of beauty and survival.
Instructor Biography:
Shannon Rio is on the board of the Klamath Bird Observatory because of its work to protect birds and wild places in nature. She is a wildlife educator with a goal to connect people with nature so they will want to care for and protect what they love. She teaches classes in various settings and also teaches yoga, works as a nurse practitioner, and is devoted to family, friends, and community.