Leader Details

Van Dees Van Dees is a retired community college professor from Orange County. She had been visiting the Central Coast for many years before moving here a few years ago. She has been birding in the US for over twenty years and has taken birding trips to Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Peru, Ecuador, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Besides birding, Van is a docent for Friends of the Elephant Seal, sharing information about northern elephant seals, birds, and the environment at Piedras Blancas Rookery."