With Dr. Sasha Berleman of Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Fire Ecology Program
This past October, the North Bay area experienced one of its most destructive and tragic human disasters in recorded history due to fire. Over the past hundred years, the human-fire relationship has been one riddled with animosity, and this antagonism has come at great cost to people and ecosystems alike. Yet it hasn’t always been this way, and it doesn’t have to be this way as we look to the future.

Attend this talk to learn about fire’s long-standing and critical role in our ecosystems, and the ways our plant communities have come to depend on fire as an ecosystem process.

$15 per ticket

Part 3 of the MAGC Conservation Series
Co-Sponsored by ONE TAM, an initiative of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative

Help Marin County Open Space District improve tread and drainage on the Yolanda Trail. Minor brushing included. This Trail Crew event will include approximately 4 miles of hiking to keep you warm and limber!

Meet at the Deer Park School lot in Fairfax.
Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9 a.m.
RSVP to volunteerprogram@marinwater.org required.

Ages 13 and up. Minors under the age of 16 must have a guardian present. Those ages 16-18 must have permission from a guardian. As with all events, please bring a water bottle, closed toe shoes and clothes for variable weather. Bring your lunch. We will provide tools, breakfast snacks and water!

Baltimore Canyon Preserve. Meet the MCOSD guide at the gate at the end of Crown Rd in Kent Woodlands.

This is one of the best places to see a great variety of early blooming wildflowers. Within just a mile of the gate we can find an amazing assortment of different habitats (and birds, bees, and more). Remember to bring binoculars, if you have them.

This walk is for ages 18 and up. We request that no pets (except service animals) attend. Rain may cancel. If questionable weather, call (415) 893-9527 after 8am on the morning of the event to hear a recorded message if cancelled.

No registration is required.

Questions: Contact David Herlocker at (415) 893-9508.

DIRECTIONS From Hwy 101 in Larkspur, take the exit for Sir Francis Drake Blvd west 2.1 miles. Turn left onto College Ave, right onto Woodland Rd, left onto Evergreen Dr. Continue uphill to the intersection with Ridgecrest; 50-feet uphill from this junction, left onto Crown Rd, and follow to end (dead end).

Held in the Studio at the Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross

The agenda will be posted at www.marincounty.org/main/Calendar

Sprinkle or shine, meet your friends and family at Marin Stables for a day of habitat restoration with Marin County Open Space District. Have a fun morning pulling broom and then enjoy Cowboy Chili with all the fixin’s at noon!

Meet at Marin Stables, end of Wood Lane, off Porteous Avenue in Fairfax.

For this MCOSD event, meet across from Marin General Hospital at Hal Brown Park at Creekside (at the pedestrian bridge near the bike path). The creation of Earth Day on April 22, 1970 marked what many consider to be the birth of the environmental movement. Today, it is regarded as the largest civic event in the world. Marin residents have embraced it since the first Earth Day celebrations began. Join us to clean up litter from the Corte Madera Creek watershed and restore habitat at Hal Brown Park at Creekside. Let’s keep up the good work, Marin! Questions or to RSVP: Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kirk Schroeder at KSchroeder@marincounty.org. or (415) 763-2977.

Park on McAllister Avenue or Berens Drive, walk to the end of Stadium Way and turn left along the bike path to the site. Wear boots and gloves, to weed and tend new plants. Call Charlie at (415) 457-1147 for information.

Meet at the gate at the end of Taylor Rd in Tiburon.
Join MCOSD rangers for a full moon adventure on the Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve.

This event is ideal for all ages. Degree of difficulty: Easy. Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Don’t forget to bring water and snacks. Friendly dogs are welcome, but must be leashed.

Questions: Contact Ranger Lindsay Contreras at or (415) 473-2816.

DIRECTIONS From Hwy 101 in Corte Madera, take the exit for Tamalpais Dr east. Go straight onto San Clemente, which merges into Paradise Dr after 0.4 miles. Follow Paradise Dr approximately 1.7 miles, turn right onto Taylor Rd, and follow to end (dead end).