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Friends of China Camp 
Take a walk with Pleistocene giants as we explore the larger-than-life inhabitants that once graced China Camp’s shores. (Illustration by Karen Carr) Mammoths 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.... Read more »
Online: Annual Friends of China Camp Community Meeting November 15, 10 a.m. Join 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. Location: Zoom Web Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6503431822 Meeting ID:... Read more »
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... Read more »
Learn how to identify birds at China Camp with our free online course Ferruginous Hawk. Photo by Joshua Barnett Fall 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... Read more »
Oaxaca Journal by Oliver Sacks Join 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... Read more »
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... Read more »
Learn how to identify birds at China Camp with our free online course Lesser 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... Read more »
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... Read more »
LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY BIRDS AT CHINA CAMP WITH OUR FREE ONLINE COURSE Winter 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... Read more »
The Dreampt Land by Mark Arax Join 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... Read more »