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This event is in the past.It took place on May 14, 2026 at San Francisco County Fair Building.

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Educational Talk

Birds Nests as Botanical Time Capsules

Inner Sunset

Bird nests aren't just cozy homes: they're time capsules. Dr. Justen Whittall reveals how twigs and feathers unlock secrets of lost ecosystems, from the plants birds once gathered to the vanished habitats they reveal.

Ecology lecture
Free event
Science storytelling
Botanical history

Tips

🪹nests preserve plant DNA from centuries ago
🎓Dr. Whittall is a Santa Clara University prof
💰free but donations welcome

San Francisco County Fair Building

1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA

Free

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