Friends of China Camp A guide to California's mushrooms Curious about mushrooms, their basic biology, and local diversity? In this discussion and hike, we’ll learn about fungal life cycles, ecological niches, and the novel characteristics of some of our ecosystems' most important players in nutrient cycling. We’ll review a variety of local mushrooms and... Read more »
THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13, BUT WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO PREDICTED HEAVY RAIN. Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split... Read more »
RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 11 DUE TO PREDICTED HEAVY RAIN Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the... Read more »
Worm Moon Ever feel like it’s time to change up your weekly evening routine for something a bit more… spectacular? Take a night off from Netflix and exchange your couch for a hike through our verdant hills to a wide open sky and a full moon. On this 3.5-mile round-trip... Read more »
Late-winter arrivals China Camp’s most dazzling aerial acrobats are back. Glossy tree swallows, shimmering violet-green swallows, and iridescent barn swallows return each spring to soar through China Camp’s skies. During this easy guided hike, we'll search for these and other avian migrants, many of which have just returned after a long... Read more »
Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »
Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »
This event has been canceled due to predicted weather conditions. Join retired National Park Ranger Kathryn Daskal to explore the resplendent night sky on a dark, moonless night. As ancient as it is wondrous, stunning, and mysterious, the night sky is surely humanity's oldest universal resource. During this evening program,... Read more »
Ends of the Earth & The Serviceberry For this month’s program we will discuss two entertaining books by award-winning authors: Ends of the Earth by Neil Shubin and The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Shubin is a science writer and paleontologist; Kimmerer is a botanist, professor, and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. The... Read more »
April is "Earth Month"—the perfect time to make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks... Read more »
