We’re excited to partner with Slow Foods Sacramento to bring you a tomato tasting experience.

Details and tickets to follow!

Nature Nerds is coming! Stay tuned for details about July 2025 Nature Nerds.

Nature Nerds is an informal educational event for grown-ups.

We swear sometimes. Folks bring their own beverages (wink wink). Jokes are made that are not intended for kids. Pretty much every biologist who gets on stage talks about sex. This program is not for the haughty or for youths. It is... a good time!

Nature Nerds is coming! Stay tuned for details about June Nature Nerds

Nature Nerds is an informal educational event for grown-ups.

We swear sometimes. Folks bring their own beverages (wink wink). Jokes are made that are not intended for kids. Pretty much every biologist who gets on stage talks about sex. This program is not for the haughty or for youths. It is... a good time!

Please join us for a very very special pop-up of Nature Nerds! This event is being held at the historic Camp Pollock and is a fundraiser for Sacramento Valley Conservancy.

The Sacramento Valley Conservancy’s mission is to preserve the beauty, character, and biodiversity of the Sacramento Valley landscape by protecting and stewarding natural and working lands, and scenic open spaces for the benefit of current and future generations.

Our goal is to raise $3,000 to keep their mission going strong.

Time Traveling Insect Science

Since there have been insects and plants... insects have eaten plants. But how has that relationship changed over time? And how do we know? Join us for a quick dive into the world of Paleobotany and learn how fossil records may have information about insect herbivory that might surprise you!

Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, PhD was born in the Santa Cruz mountains. Among the poison oak, blackberries, mountain lions, and redwood trees that surround her childhood home. Earthquakes punctuated her childhood as did the wild nature of the land she was born on.

With an academic career including a BS in Geology, an MS in Botany, and PhD in Ecology, Lauren grew a passion for Paleobotany and works to bridge datasets of modern & fossil plant-insect interactions.

http://www.lazevedoschmidt.com/

Poetry, Ponderings, & Pendejadas

In the spirit of nature nerdom, this presentation will be a melange of short whimsical nature-inspired and based poems, offerings on nature-based leadership, and a dollop of pendejismo for additional reflection and humor.

José González is a professional educator with training in the fields of education and conservation. He is the Founder of Latino Outdoors among other ventures, including vagabond consultant. He also appreciates a witty pun.

IG: @josebilingue #HereIsJose

https://www.facebook.com/josebilingue

https://www.josegagonzalez.com

Urban Ecology

Are cities just for humans? Do cities shape the evolution of plants? Ever wondered what’s going on with the plants in that vacant lot near your house? Join us for a fascinating dive into the world of an urban ecologist who puts plants and people at the center of her focus.

Jasmin Green is an urban ecologist with a keen interest in addressing complex problems in social-ecological systems. Her research sits at the intersection of plants and people: she uses experimental and observational methods to study the distribution of greenspace across urban landscapes and how that impacts plant function and ecosystem services. Beyond her research, she works to dismantle the barriers facing historically marginalized students in STEM.