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SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Speaker Series: Coyotes
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus.\nThe California State Parks administration has issued an order stating that for events under 250 people\, participants will need to practice social distancing of at least 6 feet at all times. The size of the Village Museum prohibits the conditions needed for this standard\, so unfortunately all further museum events will be cancelled until further notice.\n\nMarch 28th\nMarch’s Speaker Series\nCoyote Citizens: \nWHO they are\, and HOW to get along\nClick here to reserve your space.\n\nNaturalist Janet Kessler has spent every day of the last 13 years studying behavior and family life of Bay Area coyotes. During her presentation\, Janet  will briefly cover some basic characteristics and population dynamics and then dive a little deeper into coyote family interactions. She’ll address general concerns and safety guidelines for people and their pets. Janet shares her observations and photos through her blog\, educational videos\, published articles\, flyers and photo exhibits. She is a co-founder of coyotecoexistence.com. You can visit her blog at coyoteyipps.com. \n  \nDate: Saturday\, March 28th\, 2020 \nTime: 5:30pm – 6:30pm \nLocation: China Camp Village Museum\, China Camp State Park \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.\nClick here to reserve your space.\nOr call (415) 456-0766. \nInclude your name\, the number of seats you need\, and your phone #. \nWe will reply to confirm your reservation. \nCancellation announcements will be posted on the FOCC website homepage.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/speaker-series-coyotes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200329T190000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled by the shelter-in-place directive issued by the county of marin. for more information click here.\n\n March 29th \nNaturalist Book Club\nJoin us as we discuss Dan Flores’s fascinating book- \nCoyote America\nClick here to reserve your space\n  \nThe New York Times best-selling account of how coyotes–long the target of an extermination policy–spread to every corner of the United States \n“A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation.” -Wall Street Journal \nLegends don’t come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases\, helicopters\, and engineered epidemics\, coyotes didn’t just survive\, they thrived\, expanding across the continent from Alaska to New York. In the war between humans and coyotes\, coyotes have won\, hands-down. Coyote America is the illuminating five-million-year biography of this extraordinary animal\, from its origins to its apotheosis. It is one of the great epics of our time. \nExcerpt from Amazon.com \nJoin us for a lively discussion of this fascinating book and learn more about America’s song-dog. \n  \nDate: March 29th  \nTime: 7:00pm – 8:00pm \nLocation: China Camp Village Museum\, China Camp State Park \n100 China Camp Village\, San Rafael CA 94901 \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.\nClick here to reserve your space\nOr call (415) 456-0766. \nInclude your name\, the number of seats you need\, and your phone #. \nWe will reply to confirm your reservation. \nCancellation announcements will be posted on the FOCC website homepage.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/naturalist-book-club-14/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200410
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SUMMARY:TRAIL CLOSURE
DESCRIPTION:The portion of Shoreline trail behind Backranch Meadows Campground and Back Ranch Fire Trail from the campground to Bayview Trail will be closed. There will be major trail work at the intersection of Shore Line Trail and Back Ranch Fire Road from April 6th to April 9th. Large equipment and lots of rock and other materials will be in use. Please stay off the trail and use the detours as shown.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/trail-closure/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201002T190000
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SUMMARY:Online: China Camp History & Chinese-American Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:October 2\, 2020\nHeritage Month \n          The History of China Camp &\n     the Chinese-American Diaspora\n\nFor our October 2nd Heritage Month lecture\, we will journey back in time to see life as it was along the San Pablo shoreline in the mid 1800s. The Gold Rush had ended and San Francisco was developing into a burgeoning city. Faced with war\, famine\, and poverty\, thousands of people left their homeland in China to seek a better life within California’s expanding economy.   \nThe immigrants who settled along what is now called China Camp brought advanced knowledge of shrimp fishing and seafaring technology\, which allowed them to develop a thriving industry- an industry that would later collapse due to rampant discriminatory policies.  \n  \nJoin docent Ed Lai to learn about the story of 19th century China Camp\, and understand how it’s woven into the larger experience of the Chinese-American diaspora.  \n  \nDate: Friday\, October 2\nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.\nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details will be emailed once you reserve a space.) \n\nREGISTER HERE \n  \nThis event is open to all with a suggested (but not required) donation of $20.”  \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-china-camp-history-chinese-american-diaspora/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T190000
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SUMMARY:Milton Quan: Growing up in China Camp Village
DESCRIPTION:(Online Event For Members Only)\n\nIn honor of China Camp’s 2020 Heritage Month\, join us for Q&A with Milton Quan (shown here with cousin Georgette). Milton\, a charming and witty storyteller\, will discuss his unique and rustic childhood growing up in China Camp Village in the 1940s and ‘50s. He’ll share details on how he\, along with the other Quan children\, were very involved in supporting the family\, working in the beachfront cafe\, shrimping\, and running the boat rental business. Miton will also share how he had plenty of time for mischief\, including a 10-day adventure on the bay that lead to a Coast Guard rescue and a sunken shrimp boat. Milton will also shed light on how his role as a movie extra in the 1950’s film Blood Allley\, starring John Wayne and shot largely at China Camp\, and how it led to a stint as a Hollywood stuntman. \nThis event is open to Friends of China Camp members only. Not a member yet? Become a Friend here. \nSpace is limited and advance reservations are required. For additional details\, email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-an-evening-with-milton-quan-growing-up-in-china-camp-village/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201018T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201018T190000
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SUMMARY:Online: Miwok Songs and Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:October 18th \nHeritage Month \n Miwok Songs and Storytelling\n  \nWant to know how Falcon Man and his Grandfather Coyote brought music to the Miwok people? Listen to this tale and more at a special storytelling event led by Alicia Mary Retes\, Education Director at the Museum of the American Indian at Miwok Park in Novato\, and descendant of the Mayo and Yaqui tribes. \nNot only is Alicia an engaging storyteller\, she also composes songs in the Miwok language. Be prepared to sing along as she performs with elderberry clapper sticks. All ages welcome!  \nDate: Sunday\, October 18th \nTime: 6pm-7pm \nLocation:  Zoom Web Meeting \n  \n  \n\nREGISTER HERE \n  \n  \n‘ \n  \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-miwok-songs-and-storytelling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20200923T173613Z
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SUMMARY:Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:October 25\, 2020\nOnline Naturalist Book Club\nBraiding Sweetgrass:\nIndigenous Wisdom\, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants\n\n  \n\nJoin us for a lively interactive program as we discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s profound book\, Braiding Sweetgrass. In her award-winning book\, Kimmerer\, a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation\, looks at our deep interrelationship with plants and the natural world as perceived through the Native American and Western scientific modalities. Friends of China Camp naturalist Harold Hirsch will lead our online group discussion via Zoom. \n  \nExcerpt from Goodreads.com: \nAs a botanist\, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation\, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass\, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth\, and learning to give our own gifts in return. \n  \nDate: Sunday\, October 25\nTime: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details emailed to you once you reserve a space.) \n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required. \nFree. Donations encouraged. \nQuestions?  Reach us at programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email. \n 
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/naturalist-book-club-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201101T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201101T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
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SUMMARY:Online: Miwok Cultural History & Games
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed to november 1st due to statewide pg&e power shutoffs.\n\n\n On November 1st\,  join us for this family- friendly program with our very special guest\, Sky Road Webb\, a Tomales Bay Miwok and board member of the Museum of the American Indian. Sky will share the  contemporary culture and history of indigenous Coast Miwok people who have lived along the San Pedro Shoreline of San Pablo Bay for thousands of years. Have fun making your own traditional games in an interactive experience. Children and adults are encouraged to tune in!  \n  \nDate: Sunday\, October 25th  \nPOSTPONED TO SUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 1st \nTime: 6pm-7pm \nLocation:  Zoom Web Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/6503431822 \nMeeting ID: 650 343 1822\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,6503431822# US (San Jose) \n\nREGISTER HERE \n  \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-miwok-cultural-history-games/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201113T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201026T220407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T220407Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Prehistoric Bay Area Megafauna
DESCRIPTION:Take a walk with Pleistocene giants as we explore the larger-than-life inhabitants that once graced China Camp’s shores.  \n(Illustration by Karen Carr)\nMammoths in the marsh\, sloths in the sloughs\, saber-tooths in the streams\, condors in the conifers\, Elk in the estuary: meet the original megafauna friends of China Camp. Come join us on November 13th as natualist Harold Hirsch leads a stimulating discussion about the remarkable creatures that roamed the Bay Area during the last ice age.    \nHarold Hirsch has been a naturalist with China Camp State Park for over 3 years. He has a keen interest in the natural world and has led numerous hikes and naturalist programs on a variety of topics.  \n  \nDate: Friday\, November 13 \nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details  emailed to you once you reserve a space.)  \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-prehistoric-bay-area-megafauna/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201115T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201007T042555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T042555Z
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SUMMARY:Friends of China Camp Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Online: Annual Friends of China Camp Community Meeting\nNovember 15\, 10 a.m. \n\nJoin Friends of China Camp’s annual community meeting to learn about our operational accomplishments and challenges in 2020\, as well as plans and ideas for China Camp in the year ahead.\n\n\n\nLocation: Zoom Web Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/6503431822\nMeeting ID: 650 343 1822\nBy telephone\, dial: (669) 900 9128\nMeeting ID: 650 343 1822
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/friends-of-china-camp-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201026T183926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T183926Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Indigenous History of the Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Join naturalist Jerry Coe for an educational Zoom discussion as he discusses the pre-colonial settlements of the indigenous people in the San Francisco Bay Area. He will cover the history of the Miwok and Ohlone people\, how they survived within the landscape\, and some of their common cultural practices. It is estimated that there were over several thousand Coastal Miwok in the North Bay at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1769. Most of this population was dispersed within 100 years. Many died of European diseases. Miwok people still live in the Bay Area today\, with the largest group at Graton Rancheria in Sonoma County. \nDate: Thursday\, November 19th \nTime: 6pm-7pm \nLocation:  Zoom Meeting (Details will be emailed to you upon reservation) \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-indigenous-history-of-the-bay-area/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201026T184717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T184717Z
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SUMMARY:Online Migratory Birding Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to identify birds at China Camp with our free online course \nFerruginous Hawk.  Photo by Joshua Barnett\nFall is here and it’s time once again to welcome back our regional migrating birds! Join us for a special birding seminar on November 20th\, where we will focus on our avian friends who are making their seasonal journey through the bay area. No birding experience needed. \nThis one-hour online seminar will give you the skills to identify common birds in the field and to effectively use essential tools like binoculars and bird guides. We will help you identify new birds by observing flight patterns\, noting body shapes and sizes\,  hearing songs\, and looking for other clues to bird identification. \n  \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \n  \nDate: Friday\, November 20 \nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details  emailed to you once you reserve a space.)  \n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-migratory-birding-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201027T034645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T034645Z
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SUMMARY:Online Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Oaxaca Journal by Oliver Sacks\n\nJoin us for a lively interactive program as we discuss Oliver Sacks’ book\, Oaxaca Journal. Sacks recounts his exploration of southern Mexico\, its rich culture and history\, and his specific quest for a new botanical discovery. Friends of China Camp naturalist Harold Hirsch will lead our online group discussion via Zoom. \nExcerpt from Goodreads.com: \nThe best-selling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\, Oliver Sacks is well know as an explorer of the human mind–a neurologist with a gift for complex\, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions. However\, he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society\, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is Sacks’s spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful\, history-steeped province of Oaxaca\, Mexico. Bringing together Sacks’s passion for natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail\, Oaxaca Journal is a captivating evocation of a place\, its plants\, its people\, and its myriad wonders \nDate: Sunday\, November 29 \nTime: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.  \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details emailed to you once you reserve a space.)   \nREGISTER HERE\nSpace is limited and reservations are required. \nFree. Donations encouraged. \nQuestions?  Reach us at programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-naturalist-book-club/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201124T221403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T221403Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Indigenous History of the  Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Join naturalist Jerry Coe for an educational Zoom discussion as he discusses the pre-colonial settlements of the indigenous people in the San Francisco Bay Area. He will cover the history of the Miwok and Ohlone people\, how they survived within the landscape\, and some of their common cultural practices. It is estimated that there were over several thousand Coastal Miwok in the North Bay at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1769. Most of this population was dispersed within 100 years. Many died of European diseases. Miwok people still live in the Bay Area today\, with the largest group at Graton Rancheria in Sonoma County. \n  \n  \n  \nDate: Thursday\, December 17th \nTime: 6pm-7pm \nLocation:  Zoom Meeting (Details will be emailed to you upon reservation) \nREGISTER HERE\nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-indigenous-history-of-the-bay-area-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201124T220632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T220632Z
UID:2899-1608314400-1608318000@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Online Migratory Birding Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to identify birds at China Camp with our free online course\n\nLesser scaup\, ruddy duck\, bufflehead… Bird species or… Shakespearian insults? These peculiar names actually belong to several migratory waterfowl species that one can currently find wintering  at China Camp. Want to learn how to view them and where to look? Join us for a special birding seminar on December 18th\, where we will teach you what you need to know to get started as a birder. No birding experience needed. \nThis one-hour online seminar will give you the skills to identify common birds in the field and to effectively use essential tools like binoculars and bird guides. We will help you identify new birds by observing flight patterns\, noting body shapes and sizes\,  hearing songs\, and looking for other clues to bird identification. \n  \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, December 18 \nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details  emailed to you once you reserve a space.)  \n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-migratory-birding-seminar-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201219T025304Z
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SUMMARY:Online Indigenous History of the Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Join naturalist Jerry Coe as he discusses the pre-colonial settlements of indigenous peoples in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jerry will cover the history of the Miwok and Ohlone people\, how they survived within the landscape\, and common cultural practices. He’ll also share how the thousands of Coastal Miwok who lived in the North Bay when Spaniards arrived in 1769 were almost wiped out within a century.  Many died of European diseases; others moved away. Miwok people still live in the Bay Area today\, with the largest group at Graton Rancheria in Sonoma County. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, January 14 \nTime: 6pm – 7pm \nLocation:  Zoom meeting (details emailed  upon reservation) \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-indigenous-history-of-the-bay-area-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210115T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201219T024539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201219T024539Z
UID:2912-1610733600-1610737200@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Online Beginning Birding Seminar
DESCRIPTION:LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY BIRDS AT CHINA CAMP WITH OUR FREE ONLINE COURSE\nWinter is here and the bay area is abounding with migratory Cedar Waxwings\, Golden Crowned and White Crowned Sparrows as well as Pine Siskins and other boreal finches. Pine Siskens are especially abundant in the bay area this year due to food shortages along their migratory flight path further north in Canada.  Want some insight on how and where to spot these beautiful birds? Join our upcoming online seminar on beginning birding\, led by naturalist Jerry Coe. \n  \nYou’ll learn how to identify common birds in the field and to effectively use essential tools like binoculars and bird guides. You’ll also find out other clues\, including how to identify birds by observing flight patterns\, noting body shapes and sizes\,  and hearing songs. \n  \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \n  \nDate: Friday\, January 15 \nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details  emailed once space is reserved)  \n\nREGISTER HERE\n\nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-beginning-birding-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210131T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20201219T024755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210522T101518Z
UID:2914-1612119600-1612123200@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Dreampt Land by Mark Arax \nJoin us as we discuss Mark Arax’s book\, Dreamt Land in this interactive book club. Arax chronicles the complex history of the mismanagement of California’s most valued natural resource: water. Friends of China Camp naturalist Harold Hirsch will lead our online group discussion via Zoom. \n  \nExcerpt from Goodreads.com: \nAuthor Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers\, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land\, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system\, built in the 1940s\, ’50s and ’60s\, that is straining to keep up with California’s relentless growth. \nThis is a heartfelt\, beautifully written book about the land and the people who have worked it–from gold miners to wheat ranchers to small fruit farmers and today’s Big Ag. Since the beginning\, Californians have redirected rivers\, drilled ever-deeper wells and built higher dams\, pushing the water supply past its limit… \n  \nDate: Sunday\, January 31 \nTime: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.  \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details emailed to you once you reserve a space.)  \n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required. \nFree. Donations encouraged. \nQuestions?  Reach us at programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/naturalist-book-club-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210129T015140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210129T015140Z
UID:3017-1613239200-1613242800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Darwin Day Online
DESCRIPTION:Darwin’s Progress\n\nJoin us on February 13th as we celebrate worldwide Darwin Day\,  in commemoration of Charles Darwin’s birthday (which is on February 12th). Join us for a presentation on the theory of evolution\, and how it has advanced since Charles Darwin first published his momentous book\, On the Origin of Species. Fun fact: this book was published around the same time that China Camp Village was established. Naturalist Harold Hirsch will lead this stimulating discussion about the evolution of well… evolution!    \n\nHarold Hirsch has been a naturalist with China Camp State Park for over 3 years. He has a keen interest in the natural world and has led numerous hikes and naturalist programs on a variety of topics.  \n  \nDate: Saturday\, February 13 \nTime: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (Details  emailed to you once you reserve a space.)  \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited and reservations are required.  \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nYou will be notified of cancellations via email. \n  \nPhoto Credit: Getty Images
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/darwin-day-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210125T062644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T062644Z
UID:3006-1613671200-1613674800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Online Indigenous History of the Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the indigenous Coast Miwok and Ohlone peoples have been master gardeners for thousands of years? Early Europeans described them as hunter-gatherers\, but in reality there is much greater depth and complexity to their relationship to the land as they “tended the wild.” Join naturalist Jerry Coe as he discusses the pre-Colonial settlements of indigenous peoples in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jerry will cover the history of the Coast Miwok and Ohlone people\, how they survived within the landscape\, and common cultural practices. He’ll also share how the thousands of Coastal Miwok who lived in the North Bay when Spaniards arrived in 1769 were almost wiped out within a century. Many died of European diseases; others moved away. Miwok people still live in the Bay Area today\, with the largest group at Graton Rancheria in Sonoma County. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, February 18 \nTime: 6pm – 7pm \nLocation:  Zoom meeting (details emailed upon reservation) \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations encouraged). \nQuestions?  Contact programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \n  \nIllustration credit: Depiction of Pruristac\, a Ramaytush village in what is now Pacifica\, by Amy Hosa & Linda Yamane\, 2019.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-indigenous-history-of-the-bay-area-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210125T061918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T061918Z
UID:3003-1613757600-1613761200@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Online Beginning Birding Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Which thrush is which? Join our birding class and gain the skills to find out! \nAs the first flowers appear in February\, local thrush species begin to migrate to their breeding grounds. In the Bay Area\, the hermit and the Swainson’s thrush will effectively “switch” places; just as the hermit thrush migrates further north\, the Swainson’s thrush returns to the Bay Area in search of a mate. To even an experienced birder\, these secretive woodland species are difficult to tell apart by looks alone. Luckily\, we can distinguish these species by their otherworldly\, flute-like calls. The Swainson’s thrush (pictured right) has more of an ascending cascade of quick notes that seem to echo throughout the forest canopy\, whereas the hermit thrush (left) has a shorter call with longer notes that make a low-high-low pattern.  \nWant more tips on how and where to spot these and other beautiful birds? Join our upcoming online seminar on beginning birding\, led by naturalist Jerry Coe. Learn how to identify common birds in the field and how to use essential tools like binoculars and bird guides. You will also learn how to identify birds by observing flight patterns\, noting body shapes and sizes\, hearing songs\, and watching behaviors. \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \n  \nDate: Friday\, February 19 \nTime: 6pm. – 7pm \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details emailed once space is reserved)  \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \n  Hermit thrush (left) by Yves Gauthier; Swainson’s thrush (right) by Adam Jackson. Macaulay Library.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-beginning-birding-seminar-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210129T010943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210129T010943Z
UID:3014-1614538800-1614542400@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald \nJoin us as we discuss Helen Macdonald’s book\, Vesper Flights\, for this month’s interactive online book club. Macdonald\, author of the award winning book H is for Hawk\, offers a compilation of essays chronicling her astute observations about the natural world. Friends of China Camp naturalist Harold Hirsch will lead our online group discussion via Zoom. \nExcerpt from Amazon.com: \nAnimals don’t exist in order to teach us things\, but that is what they have always done\, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. In Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays\, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom\, immigration and flight\, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building\, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary\, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk’s poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar\, swifts\, mushroom hunting\, migraines\, the strangeness of birds’ nests\, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife. By one of this century’s most important and insightful nature writers\, Vesper Flights is a captivating and foundational book about observation\, fascination\, time\, memory\, love and loss and how we make sense of the world around us. \n  \nDate: Sunday\, February 28 \nTime: 7pm – 8pm \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details emailed once space is reserved ) \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nSpace limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations encouraged) \nQuestions?  Contact programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/naturalist-book-club-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210521T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210516T013453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T151451Z
UID:3835-1621620000-1621623600@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Online: Spring Birding Seminar
DESCRIPTION:One of the great treasures in our park is the daily chorus of birdsong that echoes throughout the oak woodland forest. Among the avian symphony\, there is a family of birds that play the part of the percussionists; joining the ensemble not just with their voice\, but with the rhythmic beat of their hammering beaks. You guessed it\, we’re talking about woodpeckers! These headbangers each have a pecking drumbeat that is unique to their species\, and with a little practice\, you can actually learn to identify different woodpecker species by the cadence of their pecking.   \nPileated woodpeckers\, for example\, have a slow resonant drumming that lasts for about three seconds at a time. By contrast\, the hairy woodpecker sounds more like a high-pitched mini jackhammer\, pecking at about 26 beats per second\, with second-long intervals.  \nWant to learn more? Join our upcoming online birding seminar\, led by naturalist Jerry Coe via Zoom. In this month’s program\, Jerry will cover the different woodpecker species that you might find in the park. He will show you different methods for field identification and how to use essential tools like binoculars and bird guides.  \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \nDate: Friday\, May 21 \nTime: 6pm – 7pm \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details emailed once space is reserved).  \nREGISTER HERE \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nFree (donations appreciated) \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \n Photo credit: Pileated woodpecker by © Hal and Kirsten Snyder/Macaulay Library
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-spring-birding-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210619T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210527T231911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T001338Z
UID:3904-1624089600-1624096800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Summer Birding Hike
DESCRIPTION:During this relaxing morning stroll\, you will learn how to identify birds by their shape\, flight patterns\, calls\, and habitat. We will also discuss how to effectively use essential tools like binoculars and bird identification guides.  Feeling rusty on your birding skills? Not a problem\, this class is perfect for beginners. We’ll catch a glimpse of violet-green swallows\, barn swallows\, warblers\, white-tailed kites\, acorn woodpeckers\, and other birds that frequent Miwok Meadows.  \nJerry Coe is a naturalist with over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \nPlease Note: We do not require masks to participate\, however we do ask that only people who have been vaccinated can attend the event. Group sizes will be limited\, so register early. \nDate: Saturday\, June 19 \nTime: 8am-10am \nLocation: Details emailed to you when you register.  \nDifficulty: easy\,  1.5 miles \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nFree (donations appreciated) \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \n  \nPhoto credit: Violet-green swallow by © Darren Clark /Macaulay Library
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/summer-birding-hike/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210527T232626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T001638Z
UID:3907-1624179600-1624186800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Coast Miwok History Walk
DESCRIPTION: Join us as we walk through Back Ranch Meadows and discuss the deep relationship that Coast Miwok people have had with the plants and animals at China Camp.  \nWhen Spaniards arrived to colonize the bay area in the 1700’s\, they described Miwok peoples as hunter-gatherers. They did not see fences and rows of crops characteristic of European agriculture\, and assumed the Miwok people just passively found what they ate.  In reality\, the Coast Miwok had been tending the land for food and resources for thousands of years. From carefully setting controlled burns to clear deadfall and promote new growth\, to scattering seeds in strategic areas\, to pruning and selective ‘weeding’ – the forest was a dynamic garden that was altered to enhance food and resource production.  Just about every plant had a purpose and a season to harvest\, and preparations were guided by great ancestral knowledge of ritual and process. \nJoin naturalist Jerry Coe as he discusses the history of the Coast Miwok people and how they survived and thrived  within the landscape. Coast Miwok people still live in the Bay Area today\, with the largest group at Graton Rancheria in Sonoma County. For more information about California’s indigenous history\, visit the California Native American Heritage Commission website. \n  \nPlease Note: We do not require masks to participate\, however we do ask that only people who have been vaccinated can attend the event. Group sizes will be limited\, so register early. \n  \nDate: June 20\, 2021 \nTime: 9am-11am \nLocation:  Details emailed to you when you register.  \nDifficulty: easy\,  1.5 miles \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations appreciated)  \nQuestions? Contact programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \n  \nIllustration credit: Ohlones transported mussels and other foods in willow baskets: courtesy of Linda Yamane
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/miwok-history-walk-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210620T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210527T233149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T001420Z
UID:3910-1624179600-1624186800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Father's Day Hike
DESCRIPTION:Bring dad along for this fun father’s day hike with naturalist Harold Hirsch. What better way to celebrate dad than to share the open sky and bay breezes. Learn about the flora and fauna of the oak woodland habitat on this easy\, 3 mile loop which will feature beautiful bay vistas and oak woodlands. \nPlease Note: We do not require masks to participate\, however we do ask that only people who have been vaccinated can attend the event. Group sizes will be limited\, so register early. \n  \nDate: Sunday\, June 20 \nTime: 9am – 11am \nMeeting Location: Location emailed to you upon reservation. \nDifficulty: Moderate hike\, 3 miles \n\nRegister Here\n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nFree (donations appreciated) \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nPhoto credit: Sheila Coll
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/3910/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210527T235345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210615T194142Z
UID:3913-1624820400-1624824000@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast\, written by Kim Steinhardt and Gary Griggs. Steinhardt\, a writer and nature photographer\, and Griggs\, an earth sciences professor at University of California in Santa Cruz\, present a timeline of the environmental and social pressures that have shaped the past\, present\, and future of the California coastline.  \nExcerpt from Barnesandnoble.com: \n“The Edge is a dramatic snapshot of the California coast’s past\, present\, and probable future in a time of climate change and expanding human activity. Written by two marine experts who grew up on the coast\, The Edge is both a celebration of the coast’s natural and cultural uniqueness and a warning of the many complex changes that threaten that uniqueness.” \n  \nDate: Sunday\, June 27 \nTime: 7pm – 8pm \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details emailed once space is reserved). \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations appreciated) \nQuestions? Contact programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/naturalist-book-club-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210718T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210616T000009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T000100Z
UID:3996-1626597000-1626613200@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Footrace: Sasquatch Racing
DESCRIPTION:There will be a footrace beginning at Miwok Meadows picnic area on Sunday\, July 18th\, 2021. Please be advised that there will be increased foot traffic from 8:30am until 1pm as a result. Plan your trip to the park accordingly. \nCheck out the Sasquatch Racing event website for more information. \n 
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/footrace-sasquatch-racing-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210723T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210723T214500
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210706T232123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210722T001529Z
UID:4080-1627069500-1627076700@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Hike
DESCRIPTION:Moonrise over Rat Rock by Steve Ziman\nJuly “Buck Moon”The “buck moon” is named for the season when bucks begin to grow new antlers.  For this full moon hike\, we will go on a moderately strenuous\, 4-mile round-trip hike and watch the radiant full moon cast glittering light over the bay.  Suitable for kids ages 10+. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDate: Friday\, July 23 \nTime:  7:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. \nLength: 4 miles round-trip \nDifficuly: moderately strenuous \nPlease bring warm clothing\, appropriate hiking gear\, water\, and a flashlight.  \nWe will meet at 7:30 p.m. sharp.  \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nLocation details emailed to you when you register. \nFee: $5 non-members; FOCC members free \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \n  \n 
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/full-moon-hike-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210724T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210724T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152438
CREATED:20210706T235951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T000024Z
UID:4085-1627113600-1627120800@friendsofchinacamp.org
SUMMARY:July Birding Hike
DESCRIPTION:In the summer\, when many bird species are wrapping up nesting in China Camp\, warbling vireos are just starting to raise their young here. A great place to look for them is in the tall trees surrounding Miwok Meadows. With a little practice\, you can identify these beautiful seasonal visitors.  \nFirst\, listen for the vireo’s rapid\, undulating call. Next\, scan the canopy. Warbling vireos have a  gray-olive upper body\, creamy belly and throat\, and a black stripe bounded by white stripes crossing the eye. \nTo up your chances of spotting vireos and other summer birds at China Camp\, join a morning stroll with naturalist Jerry Coe. Learn how to identify birds by their shape\, flight patterns\, calls\, and habitat. Also learn how to use binoculars and bird guides as we search for other species\, including violet-green and barn swallows\, warblers\, white-tailed kites\, and acorn woodpeckers.   \nJerry Coe has  over eight years of intensive training in ornithological field identification. He spent 15 years as a volunteer in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park\, using bird activities to assess the health of habitats. Jerry has also guided outdoor expeditions all over the world. \n  \nDate: Saturday\, July 24 \nTime: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. \nLocation: Details emailed to you when you register.  \nWalking difficulty: Easy; 1.5 miles  \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required.  \nFree (donations appreciated). \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \n Photo credit: Warbling vireo by ©Ryan O’Donnel/Macaulay Library
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/july-birding-hike/
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