BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sierra Nevada Alliance - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sierra Nevada Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sierranevadaalliance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sierra Nevada Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211215T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T080540 CREATED:20211214T225337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T225337Z UID:3140-1639555200-1639593000@sierranevadaalliance.org SUMMARY:2021 Christmas Bird Count DESCRIPTION:The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is widely regarded as the largest and oldest citizen science project in the world. Each year\, from 14 December through 5 January\, tens of thousands of volunteers head out into the winter landscape to count birds for a day. This tradition goes back to 1900\, and in the intervening years\, these birders have built a database on bird populations that is unmatched by any other wildlife census. TINS Co-founder Will Richardson has coordinated the South Lake Tahoe CBC since 2004. \nDue to Covid-19\, we will most likely have to change the structure of the count. This year\, we will be prioritizing data and will not facilitate a social count. Historically\, we would meet the morning of the count at the local coffee shop and proceed to bird together as a group at Cove East. We will be cancelling the morning routine this year and instead\, have come up with two alternative options: \nOption one: The Backyard CBC. We encourage folks to participate in the 2021 CBC by monitoring birds in your yards or at your feeder. This way\, you can kick back\, relax\, and learn about the birds that inhabit your yard\, all while practicing social distancing. Be sure to hang up your feeder a few weeks leading up to the count\, so the birds get used to the location of your seeds. \nOption two: Dedication to the Chase. If you want to chase birds on foot\, we are looking for experienced avian enthusiasts to find birds at an assigned location. We have decided to appoint small groups\, such as families\, couples\, or people that have consistently been in close contact with one another to specific locations around South Lake Tahoe and Meyers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please let us know if you would like to be assigned to a specific location(s)\, and we will do our best to make it work on a first come\, first serve basis. \nWe are looking forward to the count and to see how many species we can find. \nClick here to register. \nFind more information on the event here. URL:https://sierranevadaalliance.org/event/2021-christmas-bird-count/ LOCATION:South Lake Tahoe\, South Lake Tahoe\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sierranevadaalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Bird.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR