San Diego County, California
Cancelled: Saturday, May 30 - Join a San Diego County Park ranger for a fun and creative activity making your own hiking stick! Supplies and tools will be available. Afterward, stop by the educational displays or go for a walk with your new hiking stick along the scenic trail at county's new Santa Ysabel Nature Center.
Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wear: Clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Join a San Diego County Park ranger for a fun and creative activity using nature as your canvas! Supplies and tools will be available. Afterward, stop by the educational displays or go for a walk along the scenic trail at county's new Santa Ysabel Nature Center.
Date: Sunday, March 29
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wear: Clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Join San Diego County Park rangers for a discussion on one of the top preditors in the sky ― hawks! Learn how they hunt and survive in San Diego and other wilderness areas. You'll even get a chance to see them up close! Afterward, stop by the educational displays or go for a walk along the scenic trail at county's new Santa Ysabel Nature Center.
Date: Sunday, March 29
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cancelled: Sunday, May 24 - Spring is finally here and the feeling of renewal is in the air! To celebrate we thought it would be fun to pamper ourselves with a DIY wild and natural spa experience!
Regrettably, due to the widespread health concern of the coronavirus, Wildcrafting: Forest Feast has been cancelled. We will issue a refund to each participant. The Volcan Mountain Foundation strongly believes in public health and safety and, therefore, made this decision as a precautionary measure. We will be hosting this event in the future and will let you know the date as soon as we know it.
Waiting List just added for the Saturday, January 11 Mushroom Foray.
We've received the maximum number of registrations, so please continue to the waiting list and submit your name and contact information.
Monday, December 16 join VMF staff for Audubon's 120th Christmas Bird Count. Results will be part of the Lake Henshaw Circle. This is a great opportunity to hone your bird ID skills with experts, learn about our local mountain bird species, and contribute valuable data to the Volcan Mountain Foundation and National Audubon Society. We'll be focusing our attention on the areas near VMF's Watershed and Sky Island trails and hope to hear owls in the earlier part of the morning. There is a combined two miles of walking during this survey. Hiking is easy to moderate.
On Saturday, December 14, from 9am-11pm, come join the Volcan Mountain Foundation, I Love a Clean San Diego (ILACSD), the County of San Diego, the Julian Chamber of Commerce, Ramona Disposal Service, and Nickel Beer Company for litter cleanup in Julian!
We'll meet at Nickel Beer Company (1485 Hollow Glen Road, Julian, CA 92036) and make a loop through downtown Julian to divert waste from the San Diego and Anza-Borrego watersheds.
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11am -- It's finally here! The long-awaited Grand Opening of the Santa Ysabel Nature Center presented by the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, and co-hosted by the Volcan Mountain Foundation.
As part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony with Supervisor Dianne Jacob, enjoy light refreshments, live music and entertainment, site tours, animal encounters, junior ranger activities and nature crafts.
On Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2pm, Naturalist and Volcan Mountain Foundation Board Member, Valerie Cournoyer will be offering a presentation at the Alpine Library on the amazing variety of plants and animals that inhabit Volcan Mountain in Julian, CA.
The presentation is in conjunction with VMF's Marjorie and Joseph Rubenson Endowment for Art and Science at Volcan Mountain. The watercolors of 2019 Rubenson Endowment award recipient Kaili Park, depicting flora and fauna of Volcan Mountain, are currently on exhibit at the Alpine Library.