San Diego County, California
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, the Volcan Mountain Foundation is joining forces with the San Diego Backcountry Visitors Bureau and the Julian Chamber of Commerce for the biggest community clean-up event we've ever had in the backcountry!
Operation Backcountry Clean-Up takes place on Earth Day Weekend, and all local community members, businesses and tourists are invited to participate.
Sunday, April 22nd Join San Diego County Park staff for a nature touch table experience where you can see and touch a series of items found in nature and where you can learn about them from a County park ranger! The table will be set-up from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in the staging area – a great place to stop before or after you hike.
Sunday, April 1st Join San Diego County Park staff for a nature touch table experience where you can see and touch a series of items found in nature and where you can learn about them from a County park ranger! The table will be set-up from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in the staging area – a great place to stop before or after you hike.
Sunday, May 27th join San Diego County Park staff for a nature touch table experience where you can see and touch a series of items found in nature and where you can learn about them from a County park ranger! The table will be set-up from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in the staging area – a great place to stop before or after you hike.
Sunday, April 8th learn about the world's oldest hunting style and sport of kings from Master Falconer Cisco Clibourne. Experience the world's fastest animal, the Peregrine falcon, in action as he swoops to Cisco's lure from amazing speeds. Get up close and personal with Cisco's two Harris hawks, Julian and J.J., as they fly to your fist under his expert guidance. This is a chance of a lifetime, one you won't soon forget! This event is free and for all ages.
Sunday, March 4th learn about the world's oldest hunting style and sport of kings from Master Falconer Cisco Clibourne. Experience the world's fastest animal, the Peregrine falcon, in action as he swoops to Cisco's lure from amazing speeds. Get up close and personal with Cisco's two Harris hawks, Julian and J.J., as they fly to your fist under his expert guidance. This is a chance of a lifetime, one you won't soon forget! This event is free and for all ages.
Thursday, April 26th join Volcan Mountain Foundation for a citizen science bird survey on Volcan Mountain near 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 the Volcan Mountain Foundation. We'll be focusing our attention on the areas near our Watershed and Sky Island trails. There is a combined two miles of walking during this survey. Hiking is easy to moderate.
After our birding adventure, we will stop to have lunch near our Education Center.
Saturday, March 31st, come to Volcan Mountain to help remove invasive plants. We'll also clip over-growing plants along our Sky Island trail. On the way, we'll break for snacks/lunch at the top of the trail that has a beautiful view of Julian and beyond!
Volcan Mountain Foundation Conservation Chair, Sharyl Massey, is looking for a few good volunteers that aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get dirty. Of course, there’s always fun to be had too!
Saturday, March 3rd - March 11th Two California artists will exhibit work at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla Library/Gallery. Created during their time as the 2017 Artists-in-Residence for the Marjorie and Joseph Rubenson Family Endowment for Art and Science at Volcan Mountain.
Saturday, February 10th the Julian Dark Sky Network (JSDN) will give a presentation at the Julian Library at 1pm about how we can help make sure that we will always have "starry, starry nights". In order to do that we must learn how to protect our night skies from light pollution.
Volcan Mountain has a long history with looking up to the stars, and conserving natural treasures like Volcan Mountain goes hand-in-hand with protecting night skies. But there's more than just protecting open spaces. Come to the presentation to learn more!