Friends of China Camp

GREAT ADAPTATIONS BY KENNETH CATANIA Join this month’s online naturalist book club as we discuss Great Adaptations. In this book, author, biologist, and neuroscientist Kenneth Catania explores the peculiar morphology of some of the world's most extraordinary animals and insects.    Excerpt from Amazon.com: ”From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing... Read more »

  THE REGISTRATION FOR THESE EVENTS IS FULL.  Join scientist and educator Bella Mayorga from San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for a walk near the edge of China Camp’s tidal salt marsh during a “king tide,” the name for one of the highest tides of the year. We... Read more »

THE REGISTRATION FOR THESE EVENTS IS FULL.  Join scientist and educator Bella Mayorga from San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for a walk near the edge of China Camp’s tidal salt marsh during a “king tide,” the name for one of the highest tides of the year. We will... Read more »

White-faced ibis by Michael Brown/Macaulay Library December is a great time to spot winter migrants, particularly waterfowl. One species of interest at China Camp is the white-faced ibis. These crow-sized birds use their long curving bills to seek out crunchy invertebrates among China Camp’s vast wetlands. The adult ibis has... Read more »

Photo Credit: Steve Ziman This event has been canceled due to predicted stormy weather.   When you think of winter, you might imagine the snowy Sierra, when most animal and plant life enters a time of dormancy.  Not so in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here, winter is a time... Read more »

December “Cold Moon” Bring your coat and mittens and join us for a special trek to view December’s “Cold Moon” as it rises into the night sky. December’s moon has a high trajectory across the sky, affording skygazers with a good view above the horizon line to have a longer... Read more »