1 to 2:15pm
This short accessible and beginner-friendly outing is exclusively for people with disabilities or health or mobility issues.
Meet near the central steps on the north side of the Valley Life Sciences Building,
a bit east of the West Circle.
Many of the birds the trees and plantings on the Berkeley campus host are fairly easy to observe close-up. Locations along Strawberry Creek are a delight to visit. Trees to enjoy include Coast Redwoods and Coast Live Oaks.
We will stroll short distances on wide paved paths, level or very gradually sloped, between areas that feature shade and places to sit.
We’ll turn back towards our meeting place when the Campanile Concert begins at 2 pm.
Time: 1 pm to 2:15 pm
Leaders: Judy Smith, judithsmith313@gmail.com, 510.914.0870, Maureen Lahiff, MLahiff@aol.com, 510.484.6529
Registration will open at 1 pm on Tuesday, September 30 and it will close at 11pm on Tuesday, October 14
Tour the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley’s renowned center for the research and study in biology of vertebrates; fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
A sign-up sheet for 1pm and 3pm tours will be available at the MVZ table in front of the David Brower Center on Allston Way. Space is available on a first-come, first serve basis.
Check out more about the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at our website.
Location: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Time: 1pm and 3pm. The tours will include all collections in the museum, and will last approximately 40 minutes.
No Advanced Registration Required
Join us in the Goldman Theater to enjoy recordings by the “Nature Sounds Society”, a family-friendly film and a great Birding Documentary!
Time: Nature Sounds Society 12:15-1:15pm, Happy Feet 1:30-3:18pm, Documentary (TBA) 3:30-5pm.
Location: David Brower Center (Goldman Theater), Allston Way Berkeley, CA
Registration is not required (First come, first served)
Nature Sounds Society 12:15-1:15
Listen to bird songs from around the state in an Immersive audio experience with acoustic
ecologist Dan Dugan. Techno wizard Dugan will also give a quick survey of nature recording
equipment and a brief ear training exercise.
Participants will learn to recognize the songs of specific birds, as well as the elements of a
natural soundscape and the basics of nature sound recording while listening to soundscapes
from parks and wildlife preserves all over California, including Muir Woods, Lava Beds, the
Central Valley, Joshua Tree, and Yosemite.
Dan Dugan started his career as a theatrical lighting designer, then switched to sound. In 1968,
he was the first person to be credited as a “Sound Designer.” Dugan invented the automatic
microphone mixer in 1974, and in 2020 received an Emmy for his contribution to television.
Dugan has been a technical advisor to the Nature Sounds Society for over thirty years and is a
board member. He has published six relaxation CD’s of nature sounds with
naturemusicdownload.com and a full-length dawn chorus from Mariposa Grove in Yosemite
with listeningearth.com.
Acoustic Ecologist Dan Dugan
The Nature Sounds Society is a world-wide organization whose principal purpose is to
encourage the preservation, appreciation, and creative use of natural sounds. The Society
promotes education in the technological, scientific, and aesthetic aspects of nature sounds
through its programs and a diverse network of contacts.
Happy Feet (1:30-3:18pm)
FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES!
A Classic Adventure of Most Everyone’s Favorite (and lovable) Birds – Penguins!
Birders: The Central Park Effect (3:30-5pm)
Join us at 3:30 PM in the Goldmen Theater of the David Brower Center for a FREE one-time Screening of BIRDERS – The Central Park Effect
A must-see for all urban birders — it will make you want to grab your binoculars and head for the closet city park….
and, the film not only features Central Park’s most famous birder, Chris Cooper but also includes a cameo by Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s own Glenn Phillips!
Join us in front Pegasus Books (Solano Ave.) and spend the afternoon making bird-masks and bird puppets with local Berkeley craft artists Annie Hallat and Lydia Lapporte.
No Registration Necessary
Location: Pegasus Books (Solano Ave.)
Time: 12-2pm
Join us in front Pegasus Books (Solano Ave.) and spend the afternoon illustrating our local sidewalks with chalk drawings of beautiful birds. We are looking forward to seeing what kind of birds you create for the Sidewalk Chalk event! Chalk provided. Just drop by, no registration necessary.
No Registration Neccesary
This is an outdoor event.
Come meet some of the many local organizations working toward a better future for the environment and our communities!
Location: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Time: 12-5pm
Organizations include:
Museum of Vertebrate of Zoology, Golden Gate Bird Alliance, CalFalcons,
