Volcan Mountain Foundation

Join the Julian Young Birders Club!

Join VMF on January 11 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. 

Date: Sunday, January 29

Time:  8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Volunteers are free to leave at any time).

Bring: Work gloves (VMF has its own supply as well), water, snacks, lunch.

Wear: Sturdy shoes and dress warmly and in layers.

Join past president of the San Diego Mycological Society, Les Braund, as you learn about the life of mushrooms. We'll start with a presentation at VMF's Webb Education Center. Afterward, we'll collect mushrooms at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center and discuss each one found. 

Date: Sunday, April 2

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Due to the gated entry for VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center, please plan to arrive by 9:45 am.

Sunday, December 17: 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, October 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, September 3: 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 25: 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 April 23: 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 September 24: Join VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Educator, Janice Smith,in this fun hands-on workshop where you will learn about the wide variety of fall berries that grow in abundance on Volcan Mountain. Then we will roll-up your sleeves to make elderberry syrup and bake blackberry pie.

Saturday September 23: Join VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Educator, Janice Smith,in this fun hands-on workshop where you will learn about the wide variety of fall berries that grow in abundance on Volcan Mountain. Then we will roll-up your sleeves to make elderberry syrup and bake blackberry pie.