• Guided Nature Walks - Bouverie
• Spring and Fall Work Days
• Restoration Work Days

LEARN TO BE A NATURE PHOTO PRO WITH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER BRYANT HICHWA

Join ACR Board President Bryant Hichwa for two special classes this spring and learn while supporting ACR programs. Become skilled at the use of digital photographic equipment in the field and capture stunning wildlife images during your travels. Classes will include tutorials on key camera settings; how to best use natural lighting; how to capture wildlife in the field; close up/macro photography of spring wildflowers; and a demonstration of digiscoping. Bring your camera.

Introduction to digital cameras
9 am to 2 pm
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Bouverie Preserve.

Intermediate class
9 am to 2 pm
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve.

Fee $300 each or $500 for the two -
every dollar will be donated to Audubon Canyon Ranch.

To register, contact Leslie at 415/868-9244.

MOTHER'S DAY BBQ

Volunteer Canyon of Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Sunday, May 11, 2008

The Marin Audubon Society hosts this delightful fundraiser at Audubon Canyon Ranch on Mother's Day, bringing families and friends together for a great day of delicious food and good fun in a beautiful coastal wildlife preserve. Proceeds from event benefit the educational and conservation programs of Audubon Canyon Ranch and Marin Audubon Society. Call Mary Anne Cowperthwaite at 415/453-2216 for information. Space is limited. Please RSVP by May 1st. Carpooling strongly encouraged!

$20 per adult; $10 children under 10; payable to
Marin Audubon Society. Mail your check to:
MAS
141 Oak Avenue, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Your check guarantees your reservation.

GUIDED NATURE WALKS

Bouverie Preserve
Saturdays— January 26, March 8, March 29, April 12, April 19, and May 17, 2008.
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This is your chance to experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 500-acre preserve. Half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout spring and fall. For more information on how to make a reservation, visit www.egret.org/pdfs/GNWDates0708.pdf
No charge, but donations appreciated.
Docent Council of Bouverie Preserve

FALL WORK DAY

Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - Volunteer Canyon
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 p.m. - LUNCH
Mark your calendar for our fall 2008 work day. Help us with trail work, library work, pulling weeds, or cooking the lunch (which we provide).
Call 415/868-9244 to register.
Free, but please call to register so we can plan on enough food!
ACR Staff

Note: There will be no work day at the Bouverie Preserve in fall 2008.

DR. MARTY GRIFFIN RECEIVES 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER OF MARIN AWARD

Audubon Canyon Ranch is pleased to congratulate Dr. L. Martin Griffin, Jr., ACR founder, for his receipt of the 2007 Environmental Leader of Marin award. Audubon Canyon Ranch nominated Dr. Griffin for the award sponsored by the Environmental Education Council of Marin (EECOM) because of his leadership in preserving Marin's beauty, environmental diversity and natural habitats.

For more information on Dr. Griffin's work and the history of Audubon Canyon Ranch, visit www.egret.org/history.html. Audubon Canyon Ranch is grateful for Dr. Griffin's continued commitment to environmental protection in Marin County, as well as his service as an ACR Emeritus Director.