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February 2015
March 2015
Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
San Francisco
Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
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San Francisco Middle School Science Fair
San Francisco student scientists have been wowing Randall Museum visitors with their inventive, thoughtful, and quizzical projects exploring an outrageous ... Find out more »
Old Growth Redwood Walks at Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
free
Sunday, March, 1 at 10 a.m.
AND Sunday, March 8 at 10 a.m.
AND Sunday, March 15 at 10 a.m. ... Find out more »
Redwood Loop Walk at Big Basin Redwood SP
Free
Redwood Loop Walk
Join us for this fun and informative guided half-mile stroll through a magnificent old-growth redwood forest!
How ... Find out more »
Old-Growth Redwood Walks at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
free
Old-Growth Redwood Walks
Every Saturday in March at 1 p.m.
Meet at the Visitor Center via the Park’s main entrance ... Find out more »
Family Fun: Spring Wake-Up
Free
Come out and enjoy a spectacular spring morning on a one-mile family walk followed by a Health Hub with Zumba, ... Find out more »
Learn to Saltwater Fish at McNears
Free
Join rangers to learn how to fish on the San Pablo Bay. A limited amount of poles will be available ... Find out more »
Help Restore the Bay shore near Strawberry Creek mouth
Free
Join Friends of Five Creeks and UC Berkeley student volunteers restoring nature in Eastshore State Park near the mouth of ... Find out more »
Location: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
Family Fun: Spring Wake-Up
Free
Come out and enjoy a spectacular spring morning on a one-mile family walk followed by a Health Hub with Zumba, ... Find out more »
Learn to Saltwater Fish at McNears
Free
Join rangers to learn how to fish on the San Pablo Bay. A limited amount of poles will be available ... Find out more »
Hummingbird Days at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
$0-10
March 7-8, 10am to 4pm
Join the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum for Hummingbird Days, the central coast’s premier family-oriented educational ... Find out more »
The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk at Big Basin Redwoods SP
Free
The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk
Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 15 at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March ... Find out more »
Mt. Sutro Enchanting Forest Hike
Deep within the city of San Francisco a forest grows. It’s a complex one, overrun with invasive vines and other ... Find out more »
Location: San Francisco
Wilder Ranch Coast Nature Walks
Wilder Ranch Coast Nature Walks
Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m.
AND Saturday, March 21 at 11 a.m.
AND Saturday, ... Find out more »
Discover Big Basin Redwoods!
Free
Discover Big Basin Redwoods!
Saturday, March 7 at 12 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 at 12 p.m.
Saturday, March 14 at ... Find out more »
Trekking the Model
Free
Join a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover ... Find out more »
16th Annual Bay Area Seed Swap and Celebration
Free w/ seeds and potluck dish OR $10 donation
Join us for a fun and festive Annual Seed Exchange hosted by the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL). Come ... Find out more »
Meteor Trail Hike at Big Basin Redwoods SP
Free
Meteor Trail Hike
Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Join docent Hal Anjo on one of our most diverse hikes—by ... Find out more »
Desire Trails
$25-35
Desire paths are well-trodden trails created by foot traffic, where the ground becomes imprinted evidence of a place that wants ... Find out more »
Wild Oakland Presents… Mapping local nature!
Free
Learn more about what you do and don’t know about the nature around you! Join us as Judy Goldhaft, co-founder ... Find out more »
Location: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano
Nature Wander at Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center
free
Nature Wander
Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m.
Find out what is growing and blooming right now in the Waddell ... Find out more »
LANDFORMS of the Southwest – Art Exhibit
Free
March 10–April 25, 2015
Contemporary Realist Landscape artist Suzanne Siminger moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico for a five-year adventure ... Find out more »
March Mixer & Film Screening of Valley Uprising
$15 General Admission; $14 Students/Seniors/Disabled
Join San Francisco Green Film Festival for our March Mixer & Film Screening of Valley Uprising.
If you were amazed ... Find out more »
Tall Ships: Lady Washington & Hawaiian Chieftain
3-75
Specially designed three-hour and one-hour hands-on living history programs are available for K-12 classrooms. Friendly and knowledgeable deckhand/ educators engage ... Find out more »
History, Nature, and Scenic Views: A Tour of the Grey Whale Ranch Area
free
This challenging guided 3 hour hike will explore the natural and cultural history of the upper hills of Wilder Ranch ... Find out more »
Roll at Rush Creek
Free
Want to go on a scenic mountain bike ride with a ranger? Come join Ranger Ian McLorg for a morning ... Find out more »