Conservation Dinner Series: Birkin Newell of Russian Riverkeepers joins us in the elephant room after dinner to give a talk about our local river ecology. The conservation dinner series is complimentary to all dinner guests.

If you want to attend this presentation, please call our reservations team at (707) 566-3667 or (800) 616-2695 and they can book it for you. Dinner starts at 7:00 PM.

Speaker Bio:

Birkin Newell developed a love of nature from growing up in Modjeska Canyon, nestled in the Santa Ana Mountains of Southern California. After completing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Aquatic Biology from U.C. Santa Barbara, he has built a career around the outdoors. He has worked as a naturalist for the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the YMCA Point Bonita Outdoor Center, and Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, where he managed a nature preserve. Habitat restoration and natural resources management have also been a career focus, working for the U.S. Forest Service, UCSB’s Museum of Systematics and Ecology, the Sonoma County Water Agency, and Audubon Canyon Ranch. With Russian Riverkeeper he has led numerous riparian habitat restoration projects, led our post-fire recovery efforts, and taught numerous education programs. Birkin can be reached at birkin@russianriverkeeper.org