Your Chance to be Published - CSUC Biology Professor, Dr. Roger Lederer, is writing a book for Barrons Publishing with the working title of The Bird Book of Lists.  It will be a rather random, illustrated compilation of interesting bird facts.  For example, the Tower of London keeps six Ravens on the Tower Grounds as ordered by King Charles II 350 years ago.  Roger is looking for, and would appreciate, more such interesting and verifiable bits of information.  If you have anything you’d like to share with him, please e-mail him at: rlederer@csuchico.edu .

March 23 - March 24, Thursday/Friday - The Vernal Pool Complexes of the North State: Biology, Conservation, and Management Conference, Chico, CA - The Butte Environmental Council is hosting a vernal pool conference, poster session, and tours.  The conference will be held at the Sierra Nevada Brewery, 1075 E. 20th Street in Chico. There will be presentations by eminent scholars and agency representatives concerning plant and animal species dependent on the vernal pool ecosystem, conservation efforts and needs, and what management techniques have been used to enhance the viability of certain sites.  The Butte Environmental Council is online at:  www.becnet.org .

March 25, Saturday, Birdhouses/Feeders from Gourds – The California Gourd Society is conducting a workshop at the CSUC Museum of Anthropology, 301 Langdon Hall, First and Ivy Streets, from 1 to 5 p.m.  Participants will be given everything needed to make a birdhouse or feeder from a gourd and will take their creations home with them.  The cost is $30.  Call 898-5397 for details.

March 31-April 4, Friday-Saturday, Crescent City, CA, The 8th Annual Aleutian Goose Festival - Discover the rugged beauty of California's most northwest corner, Crescent City and Del Norte County's wild redwood coast.  Nearby are the Redwood National and State Parks, Smith River National Recreation Area, and Lake Earl Wildlife Area.  The complexity and diversity of species goes beyond birds. Find out why the Klamath-Siskiyou region is often called "the Galapagos of North America". Begin to experience the botanical variety that is almost unparalleled around the globe.  Learn about the indigenous peoples of this region who still live on or near their original tribal lands.  Choose from 80 guided birding, nature and heritage excursions, featuring coastal lagoon, river and ocean trips and a coastal fly-off spectacle of 30,000 once-endangered Aleutian Canada Geese.  The county bird list is composed of 414 species and the 7th Annual Festival bird list reached 184 species.  Contact: Redwood Economic Development Institute, 140 Marine Way, Suite A, Crescent City, CA 95531; Tel: 1-800-343-8300 or 707-465-0880; E-mail, soar2@northcoast.com .  Registration may be accomplished online at:  http://calbirding.com/AleutianGoose/cart/cart.cfm

April 21-23, Friday-Sunday, The 11th Annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, Arcata, CA - Godwit Days is a three-day Spring migration bird festival celebrating the Marbled Godwit and all the birds of the coastal redwoods, bays, marshes, and mudflats of California's Redwood Coast. Choose from nearly 100 field trips, lectures, workshops, and boat excursions. Pre- and post-festival trips are available for an extended stay and opportunity to explore all the birds of the North Coast and Klamath Bioregion.  The Festival headquarters are at the Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Park Way.  Contact: Godwit Days Non-profit Organization, P.O. Box 894, Arcata, CA 95518; Tel: 800-908-9464 or 707-444-2938; Fax: 707-269-0632. Registration may be done online at: http://www.godwitdays.com/register/

May 6, Saturday, The 27th Annual Endangered Species Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bidwell Park in Chico. It is the oldest environmental fair in northern California. This year's theme reflects local concerns regarding plans to exploit the aquifer: “Hidden Waters…In Danger?”   If your school, agency, or nonprofit would like to attend and promote your activities or support the Faire, we welcome both. Please contact Cindy at mccartneyfive@earthlink.net or at 891-6424.  www.becnet.org .