Presenter: Peter Ottesen Will discuss my book of the same title, going from the time of the northern Yokuts, to Cattle Baron Henry Miller, to the dewatering of the San Joaquin River, to fighting for water to sustain and protect the 240,000-acre Grassland Ecological Area.Legacy: A classic example of private ownership fighting for a public… Read More »Against All Odds…Protecting the West’s Largest Wetland
Please join the 2026 Stockton Earth Day Festival (The Seeds of Change) on April 19th (10-00 AM to 4:00 PM) at Stockton Victory Park. Admission is Free. Find more information about the event at https://www.earthdaystockton.com/ San Joaquin Audubon will have a table there selling T-shirts. Make sure to visit us!.
Tracy Earth Day is on 25th April (Saturday), 2026 at 9th Street and Central Avenue, Tracy. Please visit the web site of the event for more info. San Joaquin Audubon will be there. Please make sure to visit our booth!.
Join leader Henry Koertzen for a beginning bird trip for people of all ages. We will start the bird walk near the intersection of Main Street and Central Parkway (at the pond side of the road). We will be walking the dirt path, accessible by stroller or wheelchair. Location: Mountain House Park, 25 Main St, Mountain House
Please join leader Henry Koertzen for this fun beginner event. We will stroll around the park identifying the birds we find. Bring your questions regarding bird identification by sight or sound, binoculars, free phone apps, etc. Remember your binoculars or borrow our extras. We will meet at the park entrance on the corner of San… Read More »Beginner Bird Walk at the American Legion Park
Enjoy an educational morning under heritage oak trees watching birds, learning about California native plants, and sharing brunch with fellow bird watchers and nature lovers at Stockton Garden Club's native plant garden. Hosted by the California Native Plant Society - North San Joaquin Valley, the San Joaquin Audubon Society and the Stockton Garden Club. To… Read More »Birds Blooms Brunch
Join leader Henry Koertzen for a birding walk through the riparian habitat with several ponds. The levee walk gives great views over the ponds and the lake (once a gravel pit). There are restrooms at the lake. Extra binoculars will be available. Directions: We will enter the park from the south at 8am. There is… Read More »Birding Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Join us on Sunday, June 14, for this exciting annual event. No experience needed and each participant receives a four-page color butterfly field guide to keep. We start at Oak Grove at 8:30 and continue through the sometimes warm day until 3 or 4 pm. We always see and learn to identify several species of… Read More »Butterfly Count – 40th year as an Audubon Field trip
Leaders: Ralph Baker & John Harris We intend to bird several locations around Mono Lake. Some possible destinations are Mono Lake County Park, Pole Line Road, Cottonwood Canyon Road, Bodie, Lundy Lakes, Virginia Lakes Resort, Wild Rose Canyon, Mono Mills, Crestview Rest Area and Lee Vining Canyon. Birds we’ll be looking for include Greater Sage… Read More »Mono Lake Field Trip
Meet Kasey Foley at the entry gate of Carnegie SVRA located at 18600 Corral Hollow Road in Tracy for a walk on the wild side. This walk will be on the ALAMEDA COUNTY portion of the park but it's a beautiful walk sometimes yielding Western Screech Owls, Great Horned Owls, cool scorpions and spiders, again it's Alameda County,… Read More »Carnegie Night Walk
Join leader Cavan Allen at the north end of Laurel Ave. in Lodi (on the east side of Lodi Lake Park, off of Turner Rd.) at 8:00 AM. Birders of all skill levels are welcome, but the focus will be on birding fundamentals. Extra binoculars and field guides will be available.Location: Lodi Lake,1101 W Turner… Read More »Introductory Birding at Lodi Lake
Join leader Jim Rowoth for the monthly River Walk bird count through the varied habitats of the CRP. Meet Jim at the visitor center on Franklin Blvd.
