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April 2020
POSTPONED: Free! Pond Farm Docent Training – April 2020
Postponed until further notice. Please feel free to sign up here, and we will notify you when we reschedule the event. Questions or concerns 707-869-9177 or stewards@stewardscr.org FREE Training for Docents Learn about the inspiring history of Pond Farm Pottery and the life's work of Marguerite Wildenhain, first woman master potter from the Bauhaus in Germany. Meets: Armstrong Redwood Volunteer Center/ Stewards Office, 17000 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville. Carpool to Pond Farm after introduction Instructor: Michele Luna, Stewards Executive Director…
Find out more »May 2020
Armstrong Redwoods Trail Run
This Pacific Coast Trail Runs event begins and ends in Armstrong Redwoods State Park among ancient 1,200+ year old redwoods, more than 300 feet high!
Find out more »Sonoma Coast Wildflowers Hike
May 16, 2020 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM A great opportunity to join naturalist Laura Morgan for a Wildflower Hike on Sonoma Coast. Park in the lot just south of Shell Beach, off Carlevaro Way. The hike will go up to 3 miles north, to Blind Beach. Participants can hike as far as they feel comfortable. Families with kids are welcome (no charge for kids under 13). Hikers would need to bring fluids and bag lunches. Significant rain would cancel.…
Find out more »Pond Farm Docent-led Tour
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Take a docent-led tour of Pond Farm Pottery and learn about the history of this significant cultural site that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn about the dreams and challenges of the Herr Family and Marguerite Wildenhain, the first woman master potter to graduate from the Bauhaus. Pond Farm was Marguerite's home, school and studio for over 30 years and she taught hundreds of her students in the traditions of the Bauhaus.…
Find out more »August 2020
Watershed Education Program Training (Free for Members and Docents)
Aug 27, 2020 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Learn to lead students in interactive watershed citizen science activities. Includes life cycle of salmon, water quality testing, and benthic macroinvertevretes. Please note that there are no restrooms (before you come out, use bathrooms in Duncans Mills or Jenner). We will meet at Willow Creek Road at the first bridge (Bridgehaven). Willow Creek is the road next to the Russian House Restaurant. Please call if you need more directions 707-869-9177.
Find out more »September 2020
Old Grove Festival
The Annual Old Grove Festival is held at the historic Redwood Forest Theater in Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve each September. The festival features an outstanding variety of musical and theatrical productions that help Stewards raise funds to support educational and stewardship programs, as well as continued advocacy for all State Parks.
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The Annual Old Grove Festival takes place at the historic Redwood Forest Theater in Armstrong Redwoods SNR in September. This beautiful open-air theatre was built in the 1930s. Concerts and theatrical events took place there for decades until the theater was closed in the 1980s out of concern for natural resource protection. In 2006, the theater was reopened for limited use. Event reservations are limited to alleviate environmental impacts and due to parking limitations. The Old Grove Festival features an…
Find out more »October 2020
Sonoma Coast Ecosystems Hike/Sonoma Coast Docent Training
Oct 17, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Learn about the botony and flora of the Sonoma Coast, the pre-history of our coastal plainslands and the unique geologic history, landforms, plate tectonics and their significance on our coast during this popular and engaging seminar that doubles as a docent orientation. Please note that this a moderate all-day hike from Shell Beach to the bottom of Goat Rock, carpool optional from Goat Rock Beach back to Shell at the end of…
Find out more »November 2020
Free Whale Watch Training!
Nov 14, 2020 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM The Whale Watch Public Education Program was started in 1986 by our Whale Mother, Bea Brunn, as a response to the public's growing concern and awareness of the fragile relationship with the dwindling population of remaining whales. In this training, you will learn about Pacific Gray Whale physiology, migration, breeding habits, and other facts to share with the public. Docents are stationed at Bodega Head on weekends from January through June. Instructor(s):…
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