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Free Tours of Arcata Marsh - March 2010
Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) and Redwood Region Audubon Society (RRAS) sponsor free tours of the Arcata Marsh on Saturdays.
Note that tour leader and focus changes each week!
Morning tours are led by RRAS, and afternoon tours are sponsored by FOAM.
Saturday, August 7 at 2 p.m. Meet leader Art Barab at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the history and birds of the marsh.
Saturday, August 7 at 8:30 a.m.. Meet leader Pat Bitton at the parking lot at end of South I Street. Bring binoculars. Rain or shine.
Saturday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m.. Meet leader David Couch at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 1.5 to 2 hour walk focusing on
the wastewater treatment plant. For more information, call 707-826-2359.
Saturday, August 14 at 8:30 a.m.. Meet leader Gary Friedrichsen at the parking lot at end of South I Street. Bring binoculars. Rain or shine.
Saturday, August 21 at 2:00 p.m.. Meet leader at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the ecology of the marsh. For more information, call 707-826-2359.
Saturday, August 21 at 8:30 a.m.. Meet leader Ken Burton at the parking lot at end of South I Street. Bring binoculars. Rain or shine.
Saturday, August 28 at 2:00 p.m.. Meet leader Katy Allen at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the ecology of the marsh. For more information, call 707-826-2359.
Saturday, August 28 at 8:30 a.m.. Meet leader Chet Ogan at
the
parking lot at end of South I Street. Bring binoculars. Rain or shine.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING! The Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary needs your help to welcome and educate its thousands of yearly visitors. Come learn how to lead tours and/or staff the Interpretive Center’s front desk during a weekend session sponsored by Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM). FOAM’s fall volunteer training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday, August 14-15 at the Interpretive Center on South G Street, Arcata. Local experts will use lectures and field trips to teach about birds, plants, wetlands, invertebrates, Arcata Marsh history, the wastewater treatment process, and how to lead tours. Docent manuals will be distributed. Morning snacks are provided; lunch is on your own. Bring rubber boots for a mud walk. Pre-registration required; call (707) 826-2359 to sign up.