May
Bigfoot Birding Days:
May 9th 7:30 PM - Keith Slausen will present an amazing
slideshow featuring photos of local migratory birds accompanied by the
bird calls. A Selection of local entries from the Godwit Days
Student Bird Art Contest will be posted for viewing
May 10th 7:30 am - Local experts Keith Slauson, and Tom
Leskiw, will lead a birding expedition around the
Orleans area. Learn to identify both local residents and seasonal
migrants by sight and sound. Binoculars, comfortable clothes, and a
bag lunch recommended.
Both of these events are FREE and will
begin at the Panamnik Building:
38150 Hwy 96, Orleans, CA 95556
Please call the Mid Klamath Watershed Council
at 530-627-3202 for more information.
June
June
12-15th: Klamath
River Spring Guitar & MandoJam 2008
A three day music
camp with acoustic workshops, jams, and fun in the sun on the Klamath
River in Northern California. Access to swimming, rafting, hiking,
and more. Come learn & play music in a supportive environment
and a beautiful setting!
All
levels of players are welcome!!!
All
acoustic string instruments are welcome!!!!
Where:
Sandy Bar Ranch, Orleans, California
June 12-15 - Guitar-MandoJam begins Thursday evening, June 12 with a 6 PM potluck and goes until Sunday brunch, June
15. Cost
$150/person, includes lodging (hostel style lodging in cabins and camping) 1 group meal/day (participants responsible for other meals) and all workshops and jam circles.
Space
is limited, so please pre register!!
November
November
20-23rd: Fall Mushroom Retreat
A
three day gathering of mushroom enthusiasts who will come together to
hunt, identify, cook, and preserve wild edible mushrooms.
Participants of all ages are invited to come and share their fungal
knowledge. Bring your favorite mushroom recipes, stories, and
experience. The weekend will include various field trips,
identifications sessions, preservation techniques, great
meals, a mushroom cookoff, and an evening of mycological theatre. This is an educational and festive event for
fungal fanatics of all ages, inclinations, and persuasions!
Where:
Sandy Bar Ranch, Orleans, California (this region is home to more than
one thousand varieties of mushrooms!)
When:
Thursday night (Nov 15th) will be a potluck dinner and
slideshow. Friday and Saturday will consist of field trips until the
mid-afternoon. Afternoons will be devoted to identification and
setting up the ID Table led by our friends Wendell Wood and Alan
Braun. Friday evening will be the Fungal Feasts cook off.
Saturday evening will be the Free Expression Mycological Theater - an
evening of creativity, spontaneity and hilarity in ode to our fungal
allies....not to be missed!
Cost:
$200, includes shared lodging and one meal per day.
December
Saturday December 13th 11-4pm: The 14th annual San Francisco Wreath Sale and Open House
Dried Flower Wreaths, Pepper Wreaths, Beeswax Candles and
more! Please call for details.
Monday
December 15th: Evergreen wreath making classes in Menlo Park.
Learn to make traditional wreaths from evergreen boughs and berries.
They will brighten up your home for the holidays and make great
gifts! Please call for details.
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