Friends of China Camp Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
This month, we discuss Natural History, an engaging compilation of historical fiction short stories by Andrea Barrett, winner of the National Book Award. Excerpt from publisher’s website: “A masterful collection of…six exquisite stories…set largely in a small community in central New York state… spanning the decades between the Civil War... Read more »
Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
Pileated Woodpecker (female) Move over Ozzy Ozborne. Nature’s ultimate headbangers are taking center stage at China Camp this month: woodpeckers! These dedicated rockers hammer out rhythms that echo throughout our oak woodlands day in and day out. But how can they consistently pound their beaks into a tree without injury?... Read more »
August’s full moon, known as the “sturgeon moon,” got its name because it rose during the peak season for lake sturgeon, a once-bountiful game fish that lives in East Coast watersheds. Here at China Camp, we too have sturgeon—the white sturgeon thrives in the murky waters of San Pablo Bay.... Read more »
Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
Take part in a lively discussion about Sounds Wild and Broken, by David George Haskell, professor of biology and environmental studies at Tennessee’s University of the South and a Guggenheim Fellow. From the publisher’s website: “Starting with the origins of animal song and traversing the whole arc of Earth... Read more »
Enjoy a morning making a difference in the park. Our weekly maintenance days tackle a host of jobs large and small, so there’s something for everyone. You don’t need to be a weightlifter or a construction worker to help out, in fact we’ve got men and women of all shapes,... Read more »
When you pick up a pebble along the China Camp shoreline, you're holding one of the most epic stories ever told. Find out more on this leisurely shoreline walk with Nicole Myers, professor of geology at Sonoma State University.Learn about the Franciscan Assemblage, the landmass that encompasses the North Bay,... Read more »
California State Parks & Quiet Lightning, in partnership with Friends of China Camp, present Poetry in Parks 2024, a daylong literary arts festival to be held at China Camp Village in San Rafael's China Camp State Park. More will be announced soon, but programming will include a Better Ancestors set and a submission-based literary mixtape featuring all forms of writing,... Read more »
