Program Nights
Program Nights are generally held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, excluding January, August, and December.
In Person Meeting
September 16th – Program Night Details.
This Program Night is in person.
Our September Program Night is Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7pm. THIS IS A LIVE EVENT at Valle Verde. CCCC member and professional photographer Ralph Clevenger will present: The Great Bear Rainforest
“Spending weeks on a converted tug boat I traveled the fjords of this wilderness along the coast of British Columbia photographing whales, eagles, and bears, all of whom rely on the riches of the sea to survive. One of the rarest bears in the world lives here. Called the Spirit Bear by the First Nation peoples, they tell of when Raven created the world, he made one in ten Black Bears white to remind people of the Ice Age. Global issues are impacting this remote habitat, especially concerning the bears primary food source, salmon. They now call these coastal temperate rain forests “salmon forests” to show the connection between salmon and everything else.
I’ve been fortunate to photograph wildlife and wild places around the world and the Great Bear Rainforest of western Canada stands out as one of my favorites. I’m very humbled in the presence of this magical place.” – Ralph Clevenger
Ralph holds degrees in both zoology and photography and was a senior faculty member at the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California for 33 years.
Ralph is now retired from his 40-year commercial photography business but still travels extensively sharing images via his website and Instagram account, @ralphwildshot. Today, much of his photography is dedicated to supporting environmental and social issues he’s passionate about.
He specializes in photography and video projects of ecotravel, wildlife and the undersea realm and has traveled throughout the world on assignment. His print and digital publication credits include Audubon, Backpacker, Islands, Oceans, Outside, Nature’s Best, Nature Conservancy, National Geographic, Orion Nature Quarterly, among other national and international publications. He is the author of the book “Photographing Nature”, and is represented by Tandem Stills & Motion.