Dare to End Extinction | Dan Gluesenkamp | TEDxLosGatos

Why should we care if a species goes extinct? Take this trek through the great outdoors with Dan Gluesenkamp to learn why it matters and about strategies to end extinction. Dan Gluesenkamp is Executive Director of CNPS and works to celebrate and save California’s globally significant flora. Dan earned his Ph.D. in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, and previously directed Habitat Protection and Restoration for Audubon Canyon Ranch’s thirty preserves. A co-founder of the California Invasive Plant Council and of the Bay Area Early Detection Network (BAEDN), in 2009 Dan discovered a presumed-extinct Franciscan manzanita plant growing on a traffic island at the Golden Gate Bridge. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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