Calaveras Big Trees Association
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Warming Hut
Warming HutThe Warming Hut is a great place to warm up by a roaring fire on a cold day, and enjoy a complimentary hot beverage (tea, coffee, cider, or cocoa) served by friendly Docents. Donations are always welcome. The Warming Hut is also the place to borrow snowshoes for a North Grove Guided Hike, if there [...]
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Birds of Calaveras Big Trees – Walk and Seminar
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesIntroduction to Bird watching – Nancy Muleady-Mecham, Ph.D. 9 am – 9:45 am Saturday April 13, 2019 Meet outside the Education room at CBTA. Bring binoculars if you have them, some will be available to borrow. Learn the tools, techniques, and tricks of the trade that it takes to watch birds. Join Doc Nancy for [...]
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Sold Out – 2019 Dogwood Festival
Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States2019 Dogwood Festival featuring Dogwood Chamber Players Saturday May 11, 2019 2 pm - 4:30 pm Dogwood Walk 12:30 - 1:30 This is a rare opportunity to hear music from this local [...]
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Art in the Park
Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPlein Air painting demonstrations. To be held inside Jack Knight Hall. En plein air, or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". It is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, also called French: peinture sur le motif ("painting of the object(s) or what [...]
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Seminar – The Way Across the Mountain
Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesPresented by author Scott Stine. A historical account of a trek across the Sierra. From July to November 1833, Joseph R. Walker led a brigade of fifty-eight fur trappers, with two hundred horses and a year’s provisions, from the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming to the Pacific coast of central California. Toward the end of their [...]
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2019 Annual CBTA Meeting
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Ralston Classroom 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesCalling all CBTA Members Calaveras Big Trees Association Annual General Meeting Help us celebrate our 45th Anniversary Saturday June 22, 2019 11:00 AM For members, there will be an election of the Board of Directors Calaveras Grove Association Meeting The Emily M. Hewitt & Stephen K. Stocking Scholarships will be awarded Please come and meet [...]
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Discovery Day – History Comes Alive
Calaveras Big Trees 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesOn July 20th, 2019, Calaveras Big Trees State Park will offer a special event called Discovery Day. It’s a celebration of the “Discovery” of the Giant Sequoia Trees. Park docents will share the stories of how our park came to be. Visitors may pick up a “Passport” and visit the 5 locations near the Visitor [...]
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Astronomy Program
Overlook 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesCome look at the stars! Docents will be sharing information and telling stories as everyone gazes at the night sky. Two telescopes and astronomical binoculars will give you a closer look at the moon, planets and deep sky objects. We’re excited to have a webcam for one of the telescopes, so images can be shown [...]
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Wild Things
Calaveras Big Trees Campfire Center 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United StatesGet up close and personal with a raccoon, porcupine, a river otter and other surprises. WILD THINGS are brought to the Park by CONSERVATION AMBASSADORS “Providing a loving home for displaced, abused, abandoned, injured wild animals” Call 209-795-1196 for more information
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Power Outage
Visitor CenterIf PG&E shuts off the power, the Visitor Center will be closed until power is restored. The Park will remain open.