Events
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Glorious Trees-Alfred Russel Wallace in California – Seminar
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by author, Sal Manna This book is the until-now untold story of the 1887 visit to California of one of the most famous men of science in the world, the man who had conceptualized around the same time as Darwin the “survival of the fittest” cornerstone of natural selection, the lynch-pin for the theory of evolution. [...]
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Miwok and Native American Culture
Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by CBT Supervising Ranger, Steven Walloupe. Seminars are free and open to the public. There is a day-use fee to enter the Park. Pack a lunch, bring the family and plan on spending the day among the Giant Sequoias. For more information call Calaveras Big Trees Association at (209)795-1196. Location: Jack Knight Hall [...]
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Tree Mortality, Fire, Climate Change and Future Forests in the Sierra Nevada- Seminar
Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by Susie Kocher, Forestry/ Natural Resources Advisor The forests of the Sierra Nevada have been undergoing increasing stressors with drought leading to increasing tree mortality and wildfires killing trees across vast areas. The type and timing of disturbances such as bark beetles or fire have profound effects on the recovery of Sierra Nevada forests as [...]
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Photography in Calaveras Big Trees-Seminar
Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by Alan and Claudia Beymer, our amazing Park photographers. How do you take a picture of a Giant Sequoia? Come find out. Two of the most prolific photographers in Calaveras Big Trees State Park will provide a free slide show this Saturday May 5 of their beautiful work, including dozens of stunning photographs of [...]
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Nature Blitz
Calaveras Big Trees 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesHere is your chance to immerse yourself in the Natural History of the Sierra Nevada at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Join Doc Nancy for a day of in-depth nature exploration. In addition to topic presentation, walks and demonstrations, attendees will learn interpretive techniques as well. All walks are classed as “easy,” with the longest [...]
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Bradley Grove and More History of Calaveras Big Trees- Seminar
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by Mel Bradley, grandson of the Owen and Adrienne Bradley, who helped protect the grove, raised the money to purchase the South Grove, and planted the Bradley Grove. Seminars are free and open to the public. There is a day-use fee to enter the Park. Pack a lunch, bring the family and plan on spending [...]
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2022 California Naturalist-Waitlist only
Sorry, the class is sold out. If you are still interested, please click on the button below and fill out the waitlist form. Thanks for all the interest. https://form.jotform.com/220076104941144 Class Limited to 24. Do you enjoy Exploring and learning about our local ecology? Engaging in citizen science? Sharing your knowledge with others? This is the [...]
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Birds: The Inside Scoop and Outside Stories – Seminar
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States“BIRDS: The Inside Scoop and Outside Stories” Presented by Nancy Muleady-Mecham PhD Seminar & outside - Saturday September 10, 2022-10am-12pm – Ralston Classroom Inside Birds: Avian Structure and Function Join Doc Nancy for a literal look inside birds. How have they evolved to be the unique class they are today? From skeleton to muscles, digestion [...]
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Fact and Folklore of Big Trees
Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by Joan Allday Seminar – Saturday September 17, 2022 – 10am-12pm- Ralston Classroom Come hear the little-known stories that most people haven’t heard before…..some will be fact and others will be folklore. Call 209-795-1196 for more information.
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Explore the Pacific Crest Trail – Seminar
Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesHiking the Trail Dave Baugher, retired Arnold fire chief, completed hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in August 2022. After a nine-year adventure, Dave has many stories to tell. Telling the Stories Trail-Tested stories and information from 'Crossing Paths: A Pacific Crest Trailside Reader.' Presented by contributing writer and hiker Dave Baugher. Where: Ralston Classroom [...]