This event is full and registration is closed.
Date & Time: Monday, January 17 at 9:00am
Location: Big Hill Preserves, North Auburn
About this event: They say the early bird catches the worm, so morning must be the best time for bird watching! Our trained docents will help you look and listen for year-round residents in this open oak woodland and fields area and along Raccoon Creek. We’ll spend a couple hours practicing basic birding identification skills and get to know the common residents of the diverse habitat of this beautiful preserve.
Distance and difficulty: This will be an easy outing with only about a mile of hiking/walking involved, with some uphill and downhill travel on uneven ground and rough terrain. Some of the walking may be off trail on steep ground or in tall grass.
Who should attend: This event is open to all levels of birders; no prior experience necessary, and more advanced birders are welcome too. Sorry, no dogs allowed unless they are service animals (due to the potential conflicts with livestock and wildlife). We expect to be done around Noon.
Cost: This is a free event; however, donations help make these activities possible! Plus, your donation of any size makes you, and everyone in your household, a Placer Land Trust member for one year. We suggest a donation of $10 per person (or $25 for family) made online after you register for the event. We can also accept checks at the event, or cash in an envelope with your name written on the envelope.
Registration:
- You may only register yourself and members of your immediate household (for more than 5 people please contact our office before registering to see if we can accommodate you.)
- People outside of your household must register themselves.
- Deadline to sign up is 5pm on Thursday prior to the event (unless the event fills first.)
- Space is limited!Please only register if you will be attending so that you don’t take a spot away from someone else.
- If you signed up and can no longer attend, please contact Janet by email.
Participants must sign a release of liability available here.
Please print and bring it with you the day of the event. One form per household. Parent signature is required for children under 18.
This activity is a wilderness outing in a natural setting. PLT reserves the right to cancel an event in cases of extreme weather, bad air quality, rain, or other conditions beyond our control.
Directions to the Preserve and a list of what to bring will be emailed after registration. Check your spam folder if you do not receive the email within 15 minutes of registering.
Important Note: Our Big Hill, Harvego and Laursen Preserves, including the roads surrounding them, are not open to the public. Please help us respect the neighborhoods around these preserves by only visiting during scheduled guided activities that you are registered for. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
