UC Campus Events

Come meet some of the many local organizations working toward a better future for the environment and our communities!  Check out our “action table” for more information on how to take part in campaigns that support the planet and all its beautiful birds.

Location: UC Berkeley Campus (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology)

Time: 9am-5pm

Organizations participating in 2023’s 3rd Annual Festival include:

Golden Gate Bird Alliance, Palomacy, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Cal Falcons, International Bird Rescue, Raptors Are the Solution, Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue,

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 specific tour times the day of the event will be available at the MVZ table on the North side of Valley Life Science Building beginning at 9 am. Tours will be limited to 20 people, and 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: Tours  start on the hour from 9 am – 5 pm with the last tour beginning at 4 pm. The tours will include all collections in the museum, and will last approximately 40 minutes.

No Advanced Registration Required

Calling all artists, doodlers, sketchers, and folks of all ages who just want to have fun with chalk! Join us to create sidewalk chalk drawings of Bay Area birds. We’ll provide the chalk and some photos of local birds for (optional) reference; you provide the imagination and busy hands! All are welcome; no experience needed! 

Location: UC campus in front of the Li Ka Shing Center. The closest BART stop is Downtown Berkeley.

No Registration Required. Drop In Anytime between 10am and 4pm.

Calling all artists, doodlers, sketchers, and folks of all ages who just want to have fun with chalk! Join us to create sidewalk chalk drawings of Bay Area birds. We’ll provide the chalk and some photos of local birds for (optional) reference; you provide the imagination and busy hands! All are welcome; no experience needed! 

Location: UC campus at the plaza in front of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Valley Life Sciences Building). The closest BART stop is Downtown Berkeley.

No Registration Required. Drop In Anytime between 10am and 4pm.

There’s more to the main U.C. campus than libraries and lecture halls! Join Bears for Birds, the Cal birding club, to find and learn about some of the birds that make Cal their home. We’ll focus on the Eucalyptus Grove/Grinnell Natural Area, then follow Strawberry Creek up to Faculty Glade and return by way of the Campanile. Species we hope to find include chickadees, warblers, sparrows, towhees, creepers and perhaps Hermit Thrush. Beginners are warmly welcome.

Bring binoculars if you have them. If not, we will have some pairs to share. This moderately accessible trip is about a mile and a half of walking on paved ground with no stairs, with some inclines.

This 1.5 mile loop walk is on wide, mostly paved paths. Total elevation gain is 135 ft. and slopes are no greater than 8% (an ADA compliant ramp) with one possible exception. Testers using motorized wheelchairs easily managed the route.

Time: Four sessions: 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2:30pm.

Directions: Meet at the table outside MVZ. 

Leader: Bears for Birds, TBD

No Registration Required.