San Diego County, California
Sunday, September 14th join Ranger Bobbi at Santa Ysabel Preserve East for a fun and easy craft for kids of all ages. During this hands-on activity, you will learn how to make a birdfeeder out of recycled materials. All you need to do is show up. All materials will be supplied.
Saturday, September 20th join San Diego County Park Ranger Roger at Santa Ysabel Preserve East for his fun, interesting, and informative 'All About Julian' talk. Find out about the gold boom, the development of the Julian area, the short-lived ski resort, and what happened to the bears! Learn why the oaks are dying and what we are doing about it.
Sunday, September 7th join San Diego County Parks Rangers in working to return the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (East) to a pristine native meadow. Learn why certain plants need to be removed and what will grow in their place!
Sunday, August 31st join San Diego County Parks Rangers in working to return the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (East) to a pristine native meadow. Learn why certain plants need to be removed and what will grow in their place!
Sunday, August 24th join San Diego County Parks Rangers in working to return the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (East) to a pristine native meadow. Learn why certain plants need to be removed and what will grow in their place!
Plein Aire Painting: Saturday, August 16th; 3:30-5:30pm
VMF Education Coordinator and artist, Kathleen Beck, and artist, Connie Newgard, will take you up in elevation to VMF’s Sky Island Trail property and surrounding roads to discover plein aire painting among the high-elevation mixed conifer forest of Volcan Mountain.
Botanical Drawing: Tuesday, August 12th & Thursday, August 14th; 3:30-5:30pm See August 12th Botanical Drawing for full description.
Botanical Drawing: Tuesday, August 12th & Thursday, August 14th; 3:30-5:30pm
Artist, Connie Newgard makes discovering art a joy! Whether you’re already an accomplished artist, or still discovering your inner artist, Connie will help you look at the abundance of plants in Julian’s backcountry in a whole new light as you create your own botanical drawings in nature.
Watershed Wonders: Monday, August 11th & Wednesday, August 13th; 3:30-5:30pm See August 11th Watershed Wonders for full description.
Watershed Wonders: Monday, August 11th & Wednesday, August 13th; 3:30-5:30pm
Outdoor educator, Greg Hill presents a fun and informative look at watersheds, and why it’s important to protect water sources like Volcan Mountain. Did you know that Volcan Mountain provides the source waters for three major San Diego County rivers to the west, and San Felipe Creek to the east?