On Thursday, March 14, at noon at the Baywood Golf and Country Club, Humboldt ERFSA, the Emeritus Retired Faculty and Staff Association will present Tiana Williams-Claussen, Director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, will present on the history and current status of California condor, the species cultural importance to the Yurok people, the Yurok Tribe’s leadership and 20-year effort to bring them home to Yurok and surrounding country, and next steps for condor recovery in the north coast region.
Tiana Williams-Claussen is a member of the Yurok Tribe and was raised in Klamath, CA on the Yurok Reservation. She received her BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University, returned to serve her tribe, and is currently pursuing a Master of Sciences in Natural Resources from California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt. Instrumental to the formation of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, which was started with the goal of California condor recovery to Yurok territory, she currently serves as the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department Director.