Canceled due to the rain and wet conditions. Refunds will be issued. How does the cold season transform and shape our familiar landscapes?  How do plants and animals adapt to the cold?  Find out as we spend time observing and learning about the little things we often overlook – ferns, mosses, mushrooms, lichens, bird song, leaf buds, leaf litter, insects, and any other interesting signs of life, including signs of the upcoming spring growing season as we take a 1.5-mile round trip walk to the Wolf House.  The grand Wolf House burned 109 years ago and since that time plant life and critters have made their home on and around the ruins. Join us on this fascinating nature walk.

Leader Carolyn Greene is an endlessly curious general naturalist, who has been observing, pondering, and asking questions about botanical wonders, for decades.  Her undergraduate degree is in biogeography from U.C., with a specialty in botany. She has worked as a field biologist, conducting wildlife, plant, and restoration research for the past 25 years, for local parks, the California State Parks system, and the U.S. National Park Service. Carolyn is also a certified California Naturalist and “Cal Nat” trainer.

Bring water, a snack, layered clothing, good hiking shoes, optional poles, and your sense of wonder and curiosity.  Heavy rain cancels.

Participation is limited to 12 FULL

WHEN: January 14, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

WHERE: Meet in the Museum parking lot on the left as you enter the park