Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival

Lodi Hutchins Street Square 125 S Hutchins St, Lodi, CA, United States

The Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival is celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary at Lodi’s Hutchins Street Square on November 3, 4, and 5th. The event’s popular guided wildlife tours begin Friday, November 3rd, and are scheduled through Sunday the 5th. Reservations … Read more

Free

Lafayette Reservoir Birding BioBlitz

Lafayette Reservoir

Join Wholly H2O and EBMUD a fun adventure at the Lafayette Reservoir and get ready to have tons of fun showing off your documenting and observing skills by capturing the local birds! Check out iNaturalist to see what other bird … Read more

Free

Family Bird Walk

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 2 Marshlands Rd., Fremont, CA, United States

Let family walks become a shared time of nature learning The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge begins by helping kids create their personal bird-watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. … Read more

Free

Vasco Caves Regional Preserve Tour

Round Valley Regional Preserve 19450 Marsh Creek Rd, Brentwood, CA, United States

Join this tour in celebrating National Native American Heritage Month by hiking 2-3 miles through this wild and windswept land which is sacred to local California Indian communities and a refuge for golden eagles, fairy shrimp, and tiger salamanders. The … Read more

Volunteer Day and Tomatoes-Peppers Workshop

Richmond Richmond, CA, United States

Come out, volunteer, and show some love for the Greenway Community Garden. Rebuild your connection with the land and get to know your fellow community members. No garden experience is needed! Join a fun and informative tomato and pepper growing … Read more

Family Nature Adventures: The Amazing World of Insects and Helpful Pollinators

Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, California

These nature adventures take a deep look into a different aspect of the surrounding redwood forest. Your adventure includes a hands-on workshop, access to scientific tools and instruments, a simple snack, and a short exploration work in the forest. Through … Read more

$15 – $25

Vasco Caves Regional Preserve Tour

Round Valley Regional Preserve 19450 Marsh Creek Rd, Brentwood, CA, United States

Join this tour in celebrating National Native American Heritage Month by hiking 2-3 miles through this wild and windswept land which is sacred to local California Indian communities and a refuge for golden eagles, fairy shrimp, and tiger salamanders. The … Read more

Nature Walk: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Mitchell Canyon 96 Mitchell Canyon Fire Rd, Clayton, CA, United States

Join naturalist Dan Fitzgerald for a nature walk in the Mitchell Canyon area. You will be looking for birds, butterflies, and some early/late Spring flowers. The walk is about 3 miles with some elevation gain. There is a limited number … Read more

$5 – $6

Family Nature Adventures: Fantastic Fungi Fun

Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, California

These nature adventures take a deep look into a different aspect of the surrounding redwood forest. Your adventure includes a hands-on workshop, access to scientific tools and instruments, a simple snack, and a short exploration work in the forest. Join … Read more

$15 – $25

Nature Walk: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Mitchell Canyon 96 Mitchell Canyon Fire Rd, Clayton, CA, United States

Join naturalist Dan Fitzgerald for a nature walk in the Mitchell Canyon area. You will be looking for birds, butterflies, and some seasonal blooms. The walk is about 3 miles with some elevation gain. There is a limited number of … Read more

$5 – $6

Naturalist Training – Nature Interpretation for the Rest of Us

Live Online Training +1 more

During this Naturalist Training webinar, we will explore effective ways to share your passion for nature in this presentation by Michael Hawk from Jumpstart Nature. Learn to make any nature topic engaging. Whether a field trip, casual hike, or chance encounter, … Read more

Free

Lend an Ear – Using Neuroscience to Study Hearing in Songbirds!

Online Zoom

Songbirds communicate with one another for many reasons – to find and attract a mate, to defend their territory, or even to band together to ward off a predator. However, human-generated noise, also known as anthropogenic noise, and encroachment into … Read more

Free

Randall Museum’s Science Fair Fest

Randall Museum 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, United States

Come celebrate science with hands-on science and art activities and experiments and meet members of the local science community! Learn more here. The Randall Museum has hosted the annual SF Middle School Science Fair for over 40 years. Student scientists … Read more

Free

Introduction to Backpacking Course

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, kenwood

Join Sugarloaf docents Inga Aksamit and Andy Westbom for a three-hour course covering basics and examining gear. Learn more and buy tickets here. There will be examples of all the gear needed. No actual hiking is involved in this instructional … Read more

$15 – $20

Walking Waterhoods Tour in Lower Dimond Park

Dimond Park 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland, California

Sausal Creek winds its way through this dramatic canyon that has seen thousands of years of human activity. As European colonists moved into the area and displaced the native Ohlone from their land, the area now known as Dimond Park … Read more