Spread your wings (hehe, see what we did there?) this Earth Day and discover your local Audubon chapter. Here is a list of volunteer opportunities, but please add any we missed in the comments, and if you want to find an event in your neck of the woods search our directory:
Eastern Sierra Audubon Society
COSA Earth Day Bird Walk
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013
Bishop Elders Hall on 350 N. Barlow
Our monthly Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) Bird Walk and Census will be held in conjunction with the Bishop Paiute Tribe's Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 21st this month. Audubon and Eastern Sierra Land Trust volunteers will be leading bird walks in the new COSA on Bishop Tribal land. All are welcome - these walks will be for birders of any level, including beginners. We will bring some extra binoculars to share with anyone who is interested and doesn't have their own. If you are coming, and have extra binoculars you are willing to share, bring them along!
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
Saturday, April 20th, 9am to 12pm
4100 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, 90056
Join Los Angeles Audubon, Genereation Water, and Mujeres de la Tierra to help add new native plants to this beautiful urban park in the uplands of the Ballona Creek Watershed. Gloves and tools will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to carpool and bring reusable water bottles. Please wear sturdy covered shoes, long sleeves, and sun protection. Volunteers under 18 years of age will need parent/guardian signatures in order to participate. To register, contact us at tern@laaudubon.org, (323) 481 4037
Sunday, April 21, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM & 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Lake Elizabeth And Coyote Hills Regional Park
The 11th Annual Return of the Swallows Festival, sponsored by the City of Fremont, Ohlone Audubon Society, and Chabot College, will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 AM at Chabot College. In conjunction with the festival, we offer a field trip on Sunday, April 21 to see swallows at Lake Elizabeth and Coyote Hills Regional Park.
23rd annual Earth Day celebration
Saturday, April 20th, 11am-3pm
OC Parks Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
There are so many things to see and do: ~Environmental exhibits ~Face painting and henna tattoo ~Scavenger hunts for all ages ~Science discovery and craft booths ~Opportunity drawing with great prizes ~Live music performed by Danny Maika ~Newport Beach Film Festival environmental films ~And much more!
Earth Day Event
Bird watching at Radio Pond Road
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 8:30am
Join us at Radio Road pond for Earth Day to watch birds and discuss the state of the environment in San Mateo County. Volunteers will have scopes set up for best viewing.
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Palo Alto Family Day
Sat, April 20, 10am – 3pm
Palo Alto Baylands
Activities - binocs and bird walks; exact bird walk schedule TBD, but bird walk leaders needed approx every 45 minutes
North Fork Earth Day
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Old Mill
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Featuring lots of green technology and a line-up of local musicians. Some of the on-site demonstrations will include composting and landscaping with native plants. Others will feature the use of power from the sun, from a solar charging station, to solar cooking and an electric car display.
Oakhurst Earth Day
Monday, April 22, 2013
Oakhurst Feed
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
We’ll have a very special guest that day! Cat Krosschell, a master falconer, naturalist, educator and experienced wildlife rehabilitator, will bring three live raptors, including Sammy, the great horned owl in this picture, plus a peregrine falcon and a red-tailed hawk.
Photograph by DonkeyHotey/FlickrCreativeCommons
By Daniela Ogden
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