Environmental Speaker Series – Restoring Biodiversity

In this talk we’ll tour San Nicolas Island and discuss restoring habitat for the previously endangered island night lizard of San Nicolas Island (SNI). The island night lizard (Xantusia riversiana) was listed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act in 1977, then delisted in 2014, marking a great success for both island managers and the lizard. We will look at habitat repair on San Nicolas Island starting in the 1940's until the present.