Living with Nature
Joe Medeiros
November 5, 2010
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The Sierra Nevada is home to quite a vast array of characters, from the magnificent White Tailed Kite to the old-time charm of the Clustered Lady-Slipper Orchid to the suitably named Stinkbell flower. Yet these distinctive species all share a common element: they have all been considered rare or endangered.
There are an estimated 2,500 plant species in Placer and Nevada Counties. Of these, 90 are considered rare, unusual, or sensitive, and, of these, 5 are listed by the state or federal government as “rare and endangered.”
Join naturalist, conservationist, and recently retired Sierra College biology professor Joe Medeiros on an armchair tour of the wildlife and habitats of Western Placer County and learn how to attract, identify, nurture, and protect the wild plants and animals that share our yards and neighborhoods.
About Joe Medeiros
Joe Medeiros has hiked and studied in the Sierra for more than 35 years, lead countless trips of students and mountain enthusiasts, served as a National Park Ranger at Devils Postpile National Monument in the southern Sierra Nevada, and loves to share photographs and stories about his favorite place in the world.
Medeiros recently retired from teaching biology at Sierra College, and was coordinator of the college’s Interdisciplinary Program and many campus events, such as Earth Day. During his tenure, Mr. Medeiros was the first faculty advisor of ECOStudents (Environmentally Concerned Organization of Students), voted Faculty of the Year, Teacher of the Year (1999, 2003, 2005 and 2008), and received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
He also taught for many years at Modesto Community College and was Director of the college’s outstanding Great Valley Museum. In 2009 he was honored with the Placer Land Trust Conservator of the Year Award.
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