Volcan Mountain Foundation

Botanical Drawing:  Tuesday, August 12th & Thursday, August 14th; 3:30-5:30pm  See August 12th Botanical Drawing for full description.

Botanical Drawing:  Tuesday, August 12th & Thursday, August 14th; 3:30-5:30pm

Artist, Connie Newgard makes discovering art a joy!  Whether you’re already an accomplished artist, or still discovering your inner artist, Connie will help you look at the abundance of plants in Julian’s backcountry in a whole new light as you create your own botanical drawings in nature.

Watershed Wonders:  Monday, August 11th & Wednesday, August 13th; 3:30-5:30pm  See August 11th Watershed Wonders for full description.

Watershed Wonders:  Monday, August 11th & Wednesday, August 13th; 3:30-5:30pm

Outdoor educator, Greg Hill presents a fun and informative look at watersheds, and why it’s important to protect water sources like Volcan Mountain.  Did you know that Volcan Mountain provides the source waters for three major San Diego County rivers to the west, and San Felipe Creek to the east?

Wildlife Tracking:  Monday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 6th; 3:30-5:30pm  See August 4th for full Wildlife Tracking description. 

Wildlife Tracking:  Monday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 6th; 3:30-5:30pm

Take a walk on the wild side with outdoor educator, Greg Hill!  Learn some of the basics about tracking wildlife, and discover what animals have been visiting the Volcan Mountain Nature Center.

UPDATE:  Wildlife Tracking will now be led by VMF Education Coordinator, Kathleen Beck and VMF naturalist, Sharyl Massey.

Julian Farm-to-Table End of Summer Celebration--Hosted by Cook Pigs & Friends

The 2014 3rd Annual Julian Wild & Scenic Film Festival will wrap up on Saturday night, May 17th from 7:30-10:30pm at Julian’s historic Town Hall with an awards ceremony and party.

Chef Jeremy Manley and Jeremy's On The Hill will host the 2014 3rd Annual Julian Wild & Scenic Film Festival kick-off event on Friday evening, May 16th from 6-8:30pm.  The special "farm-to-table" event will feature food from local organic farms.

Saturday, March 15th, Volcan Mountain Foundation friends and interested volunteer docents are invited to join naturalist Sharyl Massey for an early morning bird walk at Lake Cuyamaca.  If you are interested in learning the basics of bird identification and ecology, then join Sharyl and friends for a leisurely walk along the lake where you will learn the skills to identify a variety of bird species in addition to getting a close up look at their behavior.