San Diego County, California
Tuesday, June 17 - If you're interested in becoming an education volunteer, please join us for an orientation at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. You'll learn about the different programs we offer school groups as well as the fun activities we do with youth.
Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
May 28: Join the Volcan Mountain Foundation for its quarterly bird count on Volcan Mountain in Julian. This is a great opportunity to hone your bird ID skills with experts, learn about our local mountain bird species, and contribute valuable data to VMF and the Cornell Lab of Orinthology. We'll be focusing our attention on the areas near our Watershed and Sky Island trails as well as VMF's recently acquired pond. There is a combined two miles of walking during this survey. Hiking is easy to moderate.
Date: Wednesday, May 28
Sunday, June 22: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday, June 8 - If you’ve ever wondered what that bright yellow bird is, who's singing that beautiful song, or what made those rows of little holes in a tree, then join us for an introductory presentation about birds and bird identification. We’ll cover a variety of ways to observe birds, including physical characteristics, behaviors and their habitats. We’ll also share some of the best birding apps to help you identify birds wherever you go. After a one-hour presentation, you’ll get to try out your new skills by birding at some of Volcan Mountain Foundation’s most beau
Saturday, June 21- VMF needs your help! Join botanist and conservationist Larry Hendrickson and VMF's Suzie Meyer for a morning removing non-native and highly invasive bull thistle at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. By removing this plant species, you will have the satisfaction knowing that you are restoring the forest to its healthy, natural ecosystem!
Date: Saturday, June 21
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, June 14 - Join us for a look into the little known yet truly fascinating world of plant reproduction. From mosses to ferns to pine trees, we’ll learn some of the complex ways these plants create the next generation. A more in-depth look at the extremely diverse group of flowering plants will reveal some remarkable and unbelievable ways some species use mimicry, trickery, and seduction just to attract pollinators and get their pollen transported to other flowers. You’ll never look at plants the same again!
Sunday, April 20: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Join VMF for a stewardship day on Volcan Mountain. As a wildfire prevention measure, we will be creating piles of wood collected from the forest and burning them throughout the day. No experience necessary.
Date: Monday, March 3
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Volunteers are free to leave at anytime).
Bring: Work gloves (VMF has its own supply as well), water, snacks, lunch. Camp chair optional. If you have a rake, bring that too.
Wear: Sturdy shoes and dress warmly and in layers.
Saturday, April 26: The Volcan Mountain Foundation is partnering with I Love a Clean San Diego to clean up VMF's Copper Spur Ranch. The focus will be to remove trash items in a forested area near the headwaters of the San Dieguito River. By participating in this clean-up, you will be restoring the forest to a healthy ecosystem.
The Volcan Mountain Foundation greatly appreciates the time and energy volunteers take to restore the beautiful ecosystems of the Volcan Mountains in Julian, CA.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Sunday, May 25: Join VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Janice Smith as we start our day relaxing quietly in a sensory meditation, allowing us to slow down, breathe deeply, and connect with the beauty of nature. Inspired by the freshness of the season, we’ll take a short walk to forage the ingredients we will use to make botanical bath salts, a raw sugar scrub, and a handmade spring soap infused with essential oils of your choice. You will be able to take home your handcrafted creations.