On Saturday and Sunday
daytime events are at AUDUBON-CALIFORNIA’S Kern River Preserve,
18747 Hwy 178, Weldon. Dinners are at the Foursquare Gospel
Church's - Family Life Center in Wofford Heights. Trips are to a variety of
locations mostly in Kern, Tulare, and Inyo Counties.
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, April 27-April 29
TRIP PRF: Inyo/Mono
Pre-Festival Trip. FEE $225
WEDNESDAY, April 29th
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
THURSDAY, April 30th
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
FRIDAY,
May 1st
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/5pm, TRIP O:
Little Lake & Owens Lake. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
5 pm -
6:30
pm.
Mexican Fiesta - by Cindy Hood Catering (vegetarian option available by
pre-order).
Menu - Arroz con pollo (Chili Relleno Cheesy Rice
Casserole for vegetarians), Vegetarian Pot Beans, Chips and Salsa,
Cabbage Cole Slaw, Cake, non-alcoholic drinks.
Join us for dinner as we share 2009
Nature Festival experiences and socialize with
Festival participants and community guests. Location:
Family
Life Center, Panorama & Sycamore, Wofford Heights. Fee $20 (includes meal, tax, tip,
and evening program). Email
krpfriends@audubon.org to
reserve your space; indicate meat or vegetarian entree, which night or
nights you will attend; and bring cash or check made out to KRVR-Nature
Fest and pay at the door.
-
6:30 pm-7:45
pm -
Evening Program. $10 at the door
if only attending the program.
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BLESSING: Tubatulabal of the Kern River Valley: Betsy Johnson &
Samantha Riding Red-Horse
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Highlights of the 2009 Nature Festival: Bird Sightings
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YOUTH BIRDING: Impressions of Liam Huber - 11-year old birder from
Chico, CA - Life list 514 birds
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PROGRAM:
NEW IN
2009!!! Geology of Your Backyard: the Kern River Valley and
Southern Sierra Nevada with Dr. Jason Saleeby and Zorka Foster-Saleeby
6pm-Conclusion, TRIPS R1,
R2,
S, &
T: Owling – Inquire
SATURDAY, May 2nd
5am-Conclusion, TRIP BD:
Birders’ Big Day. Fee $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
5am/6am-3pm/5pm, TRIP G:
Galileo Hill-Silver Saddle Resort. FEE: $40
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP D:
Canebrake Ecological Reserve. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP E:
Chimney Peak National Backcountry By-way. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP F:
Fay Ranch Road. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP I:
Inyokern – Le Conte’s Thrasher & Much More. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP J:
Isabella Reservoir. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP K:
Kelso Creek Sanctuary. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP L:
Kern River Preserve Headquarters. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP P:
Migrant Corner Trail & Prince’s Pond. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP W:
South Fork Wildlife Area. FEE: $30
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
7am-10am. TRIP BB: Basic
Bird Photography Workshop with Bob Steele. FEE $30
7am-Noon. TRIP A: Bird
Banding Demonstration at Kern River Preserve. FREE
8am-1:30pm, TRIP Z:
Southern Sierra Geology. FEE $40 (includes
booklet)
9am-3pm. TRIP Y: An
Introduction to Kern River Valley Spring Butterflies. FEE: $20
9
am - 10 am. Falconry Workshop.
Bill Foster, KRP volunteer and expert hawk handler will
demonstrate the ancient art of falconry.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
9am-11am, TRIP N: Kern
River Preserve Bird Walk led by Kerncrest Audubon Society
volunteers. Meet at the Information table at the Kern River Preserve
Headquarters in Weldon. DONATION.
9 am-11am. TRIP AA:
Habitat Enhancements and Stewardship at the Kern River Preserve.
DONATION.
9 am - 4 pm. Kern River Preserve Festival
Headquarters, Kern River Preserve, Weldon: Children’s activities,
Information, Educational & Interactive Exhibits, Field Trip Departures,
Live animals, Music and more. FREE (Donations welcome).
10 am - 10:30 am.
Southern Pacific Pond Turtle Demonstration.
Learn about the Kern River Preserve's preservation efforts for this rare
species. FREE (Donations welcome).
10 am - 11:30 am.
LIVE MUSIC.
Lost Hills
- Archie Logsdon.
FREE.
10:30 am - 11 am. Bird Feeding Workshop. Our
bird feeding coordinator, Birdie Foster, will teach how to clean and
maintain feeders and what type of feed attracts birds.
10 am - 4 pm. Official United States Postal Service
Kern Valley Spring Nature Festival Postal Station,
Kern River Preserve, Weldon. Kern Valley Nature Festival special cancellations from past
years' festivals. You may also order and purchase envelopes with this
year's Spring Nature Festival cancellation from Steve during regular hours at the
Weldon Post Office. Contact Steve for the exact time period for picking
up your order.
10 am - 4 pm. Children’s Activities at the Kern
River Preserve. Charlotte Goodson Nature crafts, storytelling, live
snakes & frogs. FREE
10 am - 4 pm. Live Native Amphibians & Reptiles,
Herp-Ecology. Kern River Preserve Headquarters. FREE
(Donations welcome).
11 am - noon.
Native Plant Gardening Workshop.
Marya Miller, local gardening and native plant
expert will talk about how to use native plants in your garden.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LIVE MUSIC. "Out of the Blue"
with
Pat Seamount, Mike Gallagher
and Terry Harris.
FREE.
Noon - 1 pm. Basic Bird Identification with
Alison Sheehey.
Learn how to identify some of the common birds around the
Kern River Valley, bring binoculars and field guides. FREE
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. LIVE MUSIC.
"The Bako Wed Irish Session".
FREE.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm. Nature Walk. Learn about
the plants, trees, birds and animals that are all part of the Kern River
Preserve.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. LIVE MUSIC.
"Homeless will Play for Money".
FREE.
3pm-5pm. TRIP CC:
Advanced Bird Photography Workshop with Bob Steele. Learn how to
photograph birds in flight. FEE $30
5 pm -
6:30
pm.
Teriyaki Chicken - by Cindy Hood Catering
(vegetarian option available upon request).
Menu - Oven Baked Teriyaki Chicken, Herbed rice, Ranch style
beans, Salad, (for vegetarians an eggplant based dish), Dinner roll,
Cake, non-alcoholic beverages. Join us for dinner as we share 2009
Nature Festival experiences and socialize with
Festival participants and community guests. Location:
Family
Life Center, Panorama & Sycamore, Wofford Heights Fee $20 (includes meal, tax, tip,
and evening program). Email
krpfriends@audubon.org to
reserve your space; indicate meat or vegetarian entree, which night or
nights you will attend; and bring cash or check made out to KRVR-Nature
Fest and pay at the door.
-
LIVE MUSIC. "Out of the Blue" with Pat
Seamount, Michael Gallagher and Terry Harris.
-
Evening Program. $10 at the door
if only attending the program.
-
Highlights of the 2009 Nature Festival: Bird Sightings
-
NEW IN 2009!!!
6:30 pm-7:45pm -
Bob Barnes -
"Birding the Kern River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada".
6pm-Conclusion, TRIPS R1,
R2,
S, &
T: Owling – Inquire
SUNDAY, May
3rd
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
5am/6am-3pm/5pm, TRIP G:
Galileo Hill-Silver Saddle Resort. FEE: $40
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP D:
Canebrake Ecological Reserve. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP E:
Chimney Peak National Backcountry By-way. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP F:
Fay Ranch Road. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP I:
Inyokern – Le Conte’s Thrasher & Much More. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP J:
Isabella Reservoir. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP K:
Kelso Creek Sanctuary. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP L:
Kern River Preserve Headquarters. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP P:
Migrant Corner Trail & Prince’s Pond. FEE: $30
6am-11:30am/1pm, TRIP W:
South Fork Wildlife Area. FEE: $30
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
7am-Noon. TRIP A: Bird
Banding Demonstration at Kern River Preserve. FREE
8am-11am. TRIP ZZ:
Chimney Peak-Long Valley-Kennedy Meadows.
FEE: $30
9
am - 10 am. Falconry Workshop.
Bill Foster, KRP volunteer and expert hawk handler will
demonstrate the ancient art of falconry.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
9am-11am, TRIP N: Kern
River Preserve Bird Walk led by Kerncrest Audubon Society
volunteers. Meet at the Information table at the Kern River Preserve
Headquarters in Weldon. DONATION.
9am-3pm. TRIP Y: An
Introduction to Kern River Valley Spring Butterflies. FEE: $20
10 am - 10:30 am.
Southern Pacific Pond Turtle Demonstration.
Learn about the Kern River Preserve's preservation efforts for this rare
species. FREE (Donations welcome).
10am-11:30am.
LIVE MUSIC. Lost Hills with Archie
Logsdon. FREE
10 am - 4 pm. Children’s Activities at the Kern
River Preserve. Nature crafts, storytelling, live snakes & frogs.
FREE
10 am - 4 pm. Kern River Preserve Headquarters.
Kern River Preserve, Weldon: Children’s activities, Information,
Educational & Interactive Exhibits, Field Trip Departures, Live animals,
and more. FREE (Donations welcome).
10 am - 4 pm. Live Native Amphibians & Reptiles.
Kern River Preserve. Educational presentations throughout the day by
HerpEcology. On display will be a wide variety of California reptiles
and amphibians. FREE
(Donations welcome).
10:30 am - 11 am. Bird Feeding Workshop. Our
bird feeding coordinator, Birdie Foster, will teach how to clean and
maintain feeders and what type of feed attracts birds.
11 am - noon.
Native Plant Gardening Workshop.
Marya Miller, local gardening and native plant
expert will talk about how to use native plants in your garden.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC.
"Jill Egland, Brenda Hunter & Friends"
FREE (Donations welcome).
Noon - 1 pm. Basic Bird Identification with
Alison Sheehey.
Learn how to identify some of the common birds around the
Kern River Valley, bring binoculars and field guides. FREE
Noon - 2 pm. Native American use of Native Plants.
Carol Wermuth, Native American expert brings back this ever
popular talk about
traditional uses of plants and discover how local Native Americans used,
and use, native plants as sources of medicine and food. The
land that the preserve sits on was Tübatulabal (the local Indian tribe)
territory.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters FREE
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. LIVE MUSIC.
"Homeless will Play for Money". FREE (Donations welcome).
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Nature Walk. Learn about
the plants, trees, birds and animals that are all part of the Kern River
Preserve. FREE
2:30 p.m. - closing. LIVE MUSIC.
LIVE MUSIC
at the Kern River Preserve
Jam with various local artists.
FREE.
MONDAY, May 4
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP B:
Butterbredt Spring & East Kern Desert Oases. FEE $40
5am/6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP C:
Butterbredt Spring & Piute Mountains. FEE $40
5:45am-4pm/6pm, TRIP X:
Target Species / Target Trips. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP H:
Greenhorn Mountains Transect. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP M: Kern
River Valley & Southern Sierra Nevada. FEE: $40
6am-4pm/6pm, TRIP Q:
Mojave Desert & Great Basin. FEE: $40
6:30am-4pm/6pm, TRIP U:
San Joaquin Valley & Greenhorn Mountains. FEE: $40
6:30am-3pm/5pm, TRIP V:
San Joaquin Valley/Tulare Lake Basin via the Kern River Canyon. FEE:
$40
7 am - 5 pm.
TRIP DD: Naturalist Bonanza with
Nature Ali. FEE $40.
TUESDAY, May 5
5:45am-4pm/6pm, TRIP X:
Target Species / Target Trips. FEE: $40
TUESDAY-FRIDAY, May 5-8
TRIP POF: Central Coast
& Santa Cruz Island Post-Festival Trip. FEE: $292
SPRING NATURE FESTIVAL FIELD TRIPS
LODGINGS become very crowded in the Kern River Valley by late
April. Be sure to make your reservations sooner rather than later so you
have a comfortable place to stay each night during the Nature Festival.
Click here for local inns.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Weather: Weather in the Kern Valley in late April /
early May is usually
spectacular (sunny, 65-80° F daytime highs), but it can be variable. On
mountain trips prepare for very cool to freezing weather. For your
comfort, we suggest bringing water, snacks, a hat, sunscreen, insect
repellent, jacket for cool weather, and sturdy shoes (waterproof boots
may be handy in riparian areas).
Fees/Registration: There is no general entrance fee to attend the
Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival. All fees go to support the Festival and are not refundable.
Vendor fees are 10% of net or $100
whichever is lower for booths selling merchandise at the Kern River
Preserve.
Schedule of Events: Additional events will be added between now
and the Spring Nature Festival weekend.
A big thank you to all of the 2009 Festival Sponsors:
 (Kern River Preserve),
Bob Barnes & Associates,
Friends of the Kern River Preserve,
Kerncrest Audubon Society,
Kern River Valley Revitalization, Inc.,
Southern Sierra Research Center,
USDA- Forest Service – Sequoia National
Forest,
and
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