Climate and Ecosystems | Peninsula-South Bay Watershed Forum

Speakers discuss potential climate change impacts to our local ecosystem as seen in plant communities and bird populations. Speakers include:

Stu Weiss, Chief Scientist, Creekside Center for Earth Observation

Dying of thirst: Where is vegetation most vulnerable to increasing drought intensity?

Stu shares research on identifying stands of vegetation that are most vulnerable to increased intensity of summer drought. He will also demonstrate where to find this information online on Conservation Lands Network Explorer.

Katie LaBarbera, Landbird Program Science Director, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

Changing wings and missing migrants: Climate change and the birds of Coyote Creek

Drawing on data from decades of bird monitoring at Coyote Creek, Katie discusses climate change impacts on local birds.

Recorded on July 11, 2022.