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May/June 2008

May brings Mother's Day, International Migratory Bird Day and lots of outdoor learning opportunities at Audubon Canyon Ranch. Read on...

 

 

Celebrate Mom with

Audubon Canyon Ranch! 

mom and egret chick 

Make the programs and preserves of Audubon Canyon Ranch part of your Mother's Day weekend plans: 

ACR logoMake a donation to Audubon Canyon Ranch in honor or memory of your mom, your children's mom, your grandmother... or Mother Earth! We'll send a letter to the honoree announcing your gift. 

ACR logoLearn about Native Grasses with Bouverie Preserve's Backyard Naturalist Series on Saturday, May 10. Register by Thursday.

ACR logoCelebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 10 at Muir Beach and Muir Woods, where ACR docents and naturalists from other organizations will have activities for kids. Then, migrate north on Highway One to ACR's Bolinas Lagoon Preserve to observe newborn heron and egret chicks in a historic heronry. 

ACR logoCome to the Marin Audubon Mother's Day Barbeque on Sunday, May 11 in Volunteer Canyon of the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve. Learn more...

newt papparazzi

Become skilled at the use of digital photographic equipment in the field and learn how to capture stunning wildlife images during your travels, like the newt paparazzi pictured above. Join ACR Board President Bryant Hichwa and learn while supporting ACR programs. Bring your camera.

The Essentials of Nature Photography for the Eco-Traveler: Digital Photography for the Intermediate Photographer
Saturday, May 10 from 9 am to 2 pm  

Bolinas Lagoon Preserve

Donation:  $300.  Every dollar will be donated to ACR, as Dr. Hichwa is contributing 100% of his fee. Register now! 

 

Learn, Teach, Explore: Become a Docent of the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve!

girl with newt

Learn about the natural history of West Marin. Teach schoolchildren in an inspiring outdoor setting. Explore a nature preserve that has been protected from development for just this purpose. Docents are the lifeblood of the education programs of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Become one. Learn more...

 

phone:  415/868-9244

website:  www.egret.org 

 

 

This morning...

Cypress Grove

on the edge of the Cypress Grove Research Center.

 

 

 

 

Family Fun: 

Pond Day is Saturday, May 17!

A favorite day at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, Pond Day offers visitors an opportunity to explore Parson's Pond using microscopes, nets, buckets, tubs and field guides. ACR Ranch Guides will answer questions about the pond's diverse aquatic life. Learn more about the preserve.

 

 

KGO's View from the Bay highlights nesting egrets

Watch a video clip from a recent broadcast.

 

 

Friends at Ten 

Friends of the Bouverie Preserve - a circle of supporters who help fund the programs of Bouverie - celebrates its 10th anniversary in June! Join us now to support the Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch this spring with a pledge of $500 or more. 

 

 

 

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