NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Tuleyome’s "Nature and You" lecture series, in partnership with the Yolo County Library, continues with two separate lectures this month.

On Thursday, July 17, Sara Husby-Good will be speaking "All about Tuleyome!"

The lecture will feature information about the organization, the work being done to help permanently protect the Berryessa Snow Mountain region, and updates on Tuleyome’s projects and programs, including their national award winning Home Place Adventures program.  

This lecture will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Arthur F. Turner Community Library, 1212 Merkley Ave., West Sacramento.

On Thursday, July 24, Anna Davidson, host of WISE and LASER, will be speaking about her study of "How Plants Deal with Environmental Stress," and how her education and research dovetailed into her work as a “bio-artist.”

This lecture will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 East 14th St., Davis.

The “Nature and You” series focuses on nature – including the earth-sciences, the environment and conservation, clean water, climate change, etc.  

Piggy-backing on the nationally acclaimed STEM program, which encourages young people – especially young women – to enter into the educational fields of science, technology, engineering and math, the lecture series this year features female speakers: strong models of women in the scientific and academic fields.

Each speaker talks about their own work, how they entered into their field, and how their work makes a positive impact on our understanding of our planet around us.  

Although some of the subject matter may sound very “technical,” all lectures are provided in an easy-to-understand format, and time will be allowed for questions and answers after each talk.  Families, seniors, youth groups and women’s group are all invited to attend.

More lectures are also slated throughout the year. There is no admission fee, so RSVP's are recommended although walk-ins are welcome.

For more information about the series and upcoming topics and speakers, see the Tuleyome Web site at www.tuleyome.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  

RSVPs also are accepted through Tuleyome’s Meet Up site at http://www.meetup.com/Tuleyome-Home-Place-Adventures/ .  

Tuleyome is a nonprofit conservation organization with offices in Napa and Woodland.

Mary K. Hanson is an amateur naturalist and photographer who is the author of “The Chubby Woman’s Walkabout” blog.  For more information about Tuleyome, go to www.tuleyome.org .