CONSERVATION LUNCH SERIES

There's so much to learn when it comes to the abundant natural resources in Shasta County! Since we at Shasta Land Trust don't always have the opportunity to bring our members and supporters out into the field to learn firsthand about the amazing efforts of talented community partners, we thought we'd bring the education and knowledge to you.

In 2022 we are so excited to bring back our Conservation Lunch Series. Throughout this year’s series of webinars, you’ll have the chance to hear from community experts and local conservation leaders about the great work they are doing in and around Shasta County. As always, these webinars are open to all, FREE of charge. Check out our past events below and stay tuned to our Newsroom for updates on upcoming speakers and presentations!

Conservation Lunch Series: Salamander Migrations & Prescribed Fire

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00

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Details: Dwellers of the often overlooked moist and dark habitats of forests and caves, salamanders are a fascinating presence living in some of our most vulnerable ecosystems. Learn about the importance of these incredibly dynamic amphibious species in our fire-threatened ecosystems in our upcoming Conservation Lunch Series. Shay will be discussing her extensive research on salamander migrations and their interactions with fire-affected habitats, including the results of a tagging and recapture study of these slippery, slimy creatures. The presentation will conclude with a review of the planning and implications behind prescribed burns and an analysis of those effects on salamander breeding ponds.

An excerpt from Shay’s GrizzlyCorps bio: “As a Grizzly Corp Fellow with the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, Shay Callahan assists with forest health and wildfire resiliency in western Shasta County. Shay studied Biology and Geoscience at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and conducted research on how land history affects salamander exploratory behavior in the Finger Lakes National Forest. After undergrad, Shay was a field intern for The Guppy Project in Trinidad and Tobago where she conducted mesocosm behavioral experiments on guppies. Shay additionally studied salamander migrations and the effects of prescribed burns and salamander safety during her Master's degree studies in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.”

Learn more about the speaker and her work with Western Shasta RCD here.