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SUMMARY:Advisory: Footrace
DESCRIPTION:There will be a footrace beginning at Miwok Meadows from 8am to 1pm on September 4th. Expect increased foot traffic on all trails during that time. For more information about the trails that will be impacted\, check out the Inside Trail Racing event website.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/advisory-footrace/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210904T090000
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SUMMARY:Park Champion Volunteer Event- Postponed to 10/2
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. However\, you can still pitch in for our next event on October 2nd. \nJoin other volunteers on our first Park Champions event of the year\, sponsored by the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) in partnership with Friends of China Camp. This is the perfect opportunity to get a great workout\, enjoy nature\, and help out our park all at once. \nFor this event\, we’ll focus on grooming 1-2 miles of our popular multi-use trails. We’ll cut back overgrowth\, weed-whip encroaching plants\, rake off slough\, break down berms\, and restore trails to their full width. Your efforts will improve visibility and help reduce runoff and erosion once winter rains arrive (hopefully). \n  \nDate: Saturday\, October 2nd\nTime: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nREGISTER\n  \n\nPlease note: Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of the event is required for participation.\nPlease register on the CSPF website. Once registered\, you will receive additional information about what to bring (in addition to your can-do attitude) and where to meet.\nWear long pants\, long-sleeve shirt\, and close-toed shoes. Bring a mask and work gloves. A hat and sunscreen are advised.\nAges 14 and older welcome (minors must be accompanied by an adult and bring a waiver signed by a legal guardian).\nPlease arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to park and check in. Be sure to bring your signed waiver (included with your registration).
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/park-champion-volunteer-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T080000
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SUMMARY:Summer Birding Hike
DESCRIPTION:For this month’s birding hike\, we will focus on the effects of climate change on the birds of the Bay Area. Local backyard birds like dark-eyed juncos\, acorn woodpeckers\, and chestnut-backed chickadees (shown here) are at serious risk of extinction from the projected effects of climate change. A new report by Audubon suggests that birds like chestnut-backed chickadees may be forced to relocate to Canada as the trend towards extreme heat and torrential springtime rainstorms in the Bay Area could destroy nestlings. \n  \nOn this month’s birding walk\, naturalist Jerry Coe will discuss more about how local birds are being affected by climate change. We will also observe and identify these vulnerable species in the park. He will show us how to identify birds by shape\, flight patterns\, calls\, and habitat\, and give tips on how to effectively use binoculars and bird guides.  \n  \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\, September 11 \nTime: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. \nLocation: Details emailed to you when you register.  \nWalking difficulty: Easy; 1½  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: Chestnut-backed chickadee by John Reynolds ©/Macaulay Library
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/summer-birding-hike-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210911T120000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger Program
DESCRIPTION:WILDLIFE HOME-BUILDERS:\nIf we look closely\, we can see that the forest isn’t just a bunch of trees. It’s also a neighborhood for many animals and insects.  \nJoin us for this month’s Junior Ranger Program\, where we will explore the master builders of the woodlands. We’ll search for woodrat dens\, delicate turret spider homes\, and bird nests. We’ll also examine the building materials that animals use to make their homes at China Camp. Then we’ll use natural objects\, such as leaves\, twigs\, and moss\, to create our own miniature nature homes. This program will be guided by Suzanne Mirviss and Paula O’Connell\, who have both been longtime school teachers.  \n  \nDate: Saturday\, September 11 \nTime: 10 a.m. – noon \nLocation: Details emailed to you when you register.  \nAges: 7 to 9 years \nDress in layers for changeable weather. Bring snacks and water. \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations appreciated). \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \n  \nPhoto credit: Dusky-footed woodrat by Dani Montijo
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/junior-ranger-program-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T110000
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SUMMARY:EVENT POSTPONED: Miwok History Walk
DESCRIPTION:The Coast Miwok History Walk event on September 12th has been postponed to October.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience and we will let you know the new date of the event as soon as possible. \nJoin us this month for an informative walk through Back Ranch Meadows. Naturalist Jerry Coe will focus on plants that pre-Colonial Coast Miwok collected in late summer to use for tools and housing. For example\,  tule plants were cut\, dried\, and carefully bound together to make fishing boats. Pliable hazelwood was gathered to make burden baskets in preparation for the acorn harvests of October.  \nCoast Miwok people\, who once thrived in the area now known as China Camp\,  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  \nDate: Sunday\, September 12 \nTime: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. \nLocation: Details emailed to you when you register.  \nWalking difficulty: Easy; 1½ miles \n  \nREGISTER HERE \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations appreciated). \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \nPhoto credit: Traditional Miwok tule kotcha/ Novato Museum of American Indian
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/miwok-history-walk-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210918T090000
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SUMMARY:Coastal Cleanup Day
DESCRIPTION:Even after more than a year apart\, we’re still all connected from the mountains to the ocean. Come back together on September 18 for California Coastal Cleanup Day\, and help us clean up the shoreline of China Camp State Park. \n  \n  \n\n  \nDate: Saturday\, September 18 \nTime: 9 a.m. – noon \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nPlease note: Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of the event is required for participation. \nSpace is limited.\nReservations are required.\nLocation details will be emailed to you when you register.\nQuestions?\nEmail programs@friendsofchinacamp.org\nor call (415) 456-0766.\nYou will be notified of cancellations via email.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/coastal-cleanup-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210919T110000
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SUMMARY:China Camp Village Museum Tour
DESCRIPTION:IN CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE MONTH:\nJoin us as we 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—and a city of hope for Chinese immigrants. Faced with war\, famine\, and poverty\, thousands of these immigrants left their homeland in China to seek a better life within California’s booming economy.   \n  \nThe immigrants who settled in the area now known as 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.  \nJoin docent Steve Deering for this informative tour of China Camp Village. Learn about the legacy of the 19th-century Chinese shrimpers and those that continued their family businesses into the 20th century.  \nDate: Sunday\,  September 19 \nTime: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. \nVenue: China Camp Village Museum \n  \nPlease Note: Masks required. Marin County Health and Human Services requires that masks be worn\, regardless of vaccination status\, within indoor venues.. \n  \nREGISTER HERE  \n  \nFree (donations appreciated) \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: Chinese family at McNear’s beach circa 1906/ California State Parks Historical Archive
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/china-camp-village-museum-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210920T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210920T193000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Hike
DESCRIPTION:  \nSeptember “Harvest Moon” \nWant to enjoy the harvest moon with us? No\, not the Neil Young song\, but the real deal! Join us for this special walk lit by September’s full moon. Naturalist Harold Hirsch will guide us on a moderately strenuous\, 4-mile round-trip hike where we will stop at a vista point and watch the radiant full moon cast glittering light over the bay. This September moon is deemed a “harvest moon” as it is the closest full moonrise to the fall equinox. Suitable for kids ages 10+. \n  \nDate: Monday\, September 20 \nTime:  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. \nDifficulty: moderately strenuous\, 4 miles round-trip \nBring warm clothing\, water\, and a flashlight\, and wear appropriate hiking shoes.  \nNote: This hike will begin at 6:30 sharp\, so don’t be late or you’ll miss the fun! \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nFee: $5 non-members; FOCC members free \nSpace is limited; reservations required. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766. \nCancellations notified via email. \nPhoto credit: Moonrise over the bay\, Sheila Coll
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/full-moon-hike-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210925T140000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Indigenous Storytelling and Songs
DESCRIPTION:The Coast Miwok Storytelling and Songs event on September 25th has been postponed to October.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience and we will let you know the new date of the event as soon as possible. \n\n\n\nIN CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE MONTH:\nWhy did the trickster god Coyote steal music from Water\, the sacred being? \nWhat is a clapper stick? How do you play it? \nJoin us for a fun\, family-friendly program as we listen to traditional Coast Miwok folktales and sing songs in the Coast Miwok language. This program will be led by Alicia Mary Retes\, storytelling performer throughout the Greater Bay Area\, and a Mayo/Yaqui descendant. \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.  \nThis program is great for children\, but all ages are welcome!  \n  \nDate: Saturday\, September 25 \nTime: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. \nLocation:  Miwok Meadows. Location details provided upon registration.  \nFree (donations appreciated). \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/miwok-stories-and-songs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T073443
CREATED:20210824T164521Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Naturalist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:NATURAL HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY: ENVISIONING MYTH AND HISTORY \nBY ARIEL RUBISSOW & KATHLEEN WONG \nJoin this month’s naturalist book club as we discuss the Natural History of San Francisco Bay. This edition of the California Natural History Guides\, published by the University of California Press\, is very close to China Camp’s salt-marshy heart. Authors Ariel Rubissow and Kathleen Wong provide a comprehensive overview of the San Francisco estuary; its ebbing tides\, geological origins\, and the impact human development has had on the bay’s complex biodiversity. \nExcerpt from Bayariel.com: \n”This book\, part of the California Natural History Guide series\, includes over 300 pages of text\, color photographs\, maps and charts. At its most basic level\, Natural History of San Francisco Bay tells the reader what lives in the Bay\, how its waters move and change\, and whether it is safe to swim in or eat fish caught from the Bay. On a deeper level\, it offers an overview of how the Bay became the most altered and invaded estuary in the world\, describes how history has shaped its present shores\, and explores how recent generations of activists and scientists have rekindled interest in the Bay’s current and future health.” \n  \nDate: Sunday\, September 26 \nTime: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. \nVenue: Zoom meeting (details emailed once space is reserved). \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nSpace limited; reservations required. \nFree (donations appreciated). \nCancellations notified via email. \nQuestions? Email programs@friendsofchinacamp.org or call (415) 456-0766.
URL:https://friendsofchinacamp.org/event/online-naturalist-book-club-3/
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